What was the purpose of the Bridewells constructed in England in the 1500s?
A) They were early cellular prisons designed for incorrigible juveniles.
B) They were workhouses created to provide employment and housing for the unemployed.
C) They were asylums sponsored by the Christian church to place wrongdoers in seclusion.
D) They were prisons designed to incarcerate individuals convicted of serious felony offenses.
B
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