What influence do most jails have on their communities?

A. They are sources of jobs in the public sector (working at the jail) and the private sector (working as lawyers or for bail bond businesses).
B. They depress the local job market because they take up so much prime real estate and because few businesses are willing to be near them.
C. They lead to decreased funding from the county, city, state, and federal governments.
D. They keep away violence, racial tensions, and generational cycles of crime.


A. They are sources of jobs in the public sector (working at the jail) and the private sector (working as lawyers or for bail bond businesses).

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