Some of the Lawmakers Are More Concerned with the Costs

Multiple Choice

Some of the lawmakers are more concerned with the costs of jails than they are prisons.They make the argument that almost 13 million people are admitted to jails over the course of a year nationwide.Other lawmakers claim that jails are different than prisons and should not be their concern at this time.How are jails different than prisons?

A) Jails are operated by county and city governments.
B) Jails only house inmates that have been convicted of a crime.
C) Jails house inmates who have sentences than longer than one year.
D) Jails offer a wide variety of rehabilitation and educational programs.