Which is not one of the five primary purposes for jails?

A. Detain accused offenders awaiting trial
B. Hold probationers and parolees who are awaiting a revocation hearing
C. House convicted felons when state prisons are overcrowded
D. Hold mental patients when asylums are overcrowded


Answer: D

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