Which of the following systems of confinement avoided the harmful psychological effects of total solitary confinement and allowed more inmates to be housed in less space because cells could be smaller?

A. the Pennsylvania system
B. the Auburn system
C. the snitch system
D. the separate system


Answer: B

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