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fahad

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Which of the following statements is true of the Walnut Street Jail?
 
  A) Prisoners were allowed to congregate during the day to work in factories to improve the production of goods.
  B) It introduced the idea of releasing offenders on a conditional basis, leading to the development of parole.
  C) Prison administrators often put masks on inmates as they moved through the prison, to avoid identification in case they met each other after release.
  D) It was an architectural nightmare, built in an octagon with small, dark cells inside the cellblocks to provide solitary confinement and no labor.

Question 2

How do correctional agencies fulfill their mission?
  I. By imprisoning offenders who receive a sentence of incarceration from the courts
  II. By assisting courts in the decision to grant bail
  III. By supervising offenders in the community under court jurisdiction
 
  A) I, II
  B) II, III
  C) I, III
  D) I, II, III



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D



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