Which of the Following Statements About Prisons Is True

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about prisons is true?

A) The cost to keep a prisoner in the federal prison system for one is year is very low, about $6,000 per year.
B) Spending time in prison makes it unlikely that the ex-felon will ever commit another crime.
C) Spending time in prison often makes the ex-felon a more hardened criminal.
D) The average convict serves most of his sentence.
E) Most African American men are either in prison or otherwise under the control of the penal system.