Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Prisons are used to house individuals who are awaiting criminal prosecution,
individuals on shorter term sentences, or individuals that are being held for a probation
or parole violation.
2. Like the inmate population, the majority of jail employees are female.
3. Most prison inmates are housed in federal prisons.
4. Incarceration is an expensive investment.
5. Texas houses the greatest number of inmates in private facilities.


1. false
2. false
3. false
4. true
5. true

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