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Which Jail Became the First Jail in the United States

Question 31

Question 31

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Which jail became the first jail in the United States to use confinement as a punishment rather than as a means of pretrial detention?


A) Walnut Street
B) Montgomery
C) Comstock
D) Greene County

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