Multiple Choice
The principle of "less eligibility" refers to:
A) the idea that only first offenders are eligible for probation
B) the belief that the conditions of prisons should never be better than the conditions of the lowest worker on the outside
C) the idea that one should not be sentenced for the lesser of several crimes
D) the belief that a prisoner should serve a certain minimum amount of time before being eligible for parole
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