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

1. In the contract and convict leasing system, convicts worked for their own enrichment.
2. Solitary confinement frequently leads to negative consequences for the inmate’s physical and mental health.
3. Prisons are just larger jails.
4. Most people in jail have not been convicted of a crime.
5. A disproportionate number of blacks are held in city and county jails compared with their presence in the general population.


1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE

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