Multiple Choice
Which of the following is true regarding prison as a mechanism for punishing crime?
A) Throughout history, most societies have used prison to punish at least the most serious crimes.
B) Historically, only relatively humane and ethical societies have used prison as a form of punishment.
C) Even today prison is rarely used.
D) Prison was rarely used before the nineteenth century.
E) Prison is commonly used as a punishment because it is extremely cost effective.
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