According to Gresham Sykes, the major problems faced by new inmates like the loss of liberty, a lack of material possessions, deprivation of goods and services, the loss of heterosexual relationships, the loss of personal autonomy, and a reduction in personal security were referred to as the ________.

A. inmate subcultures
B. essential corrections
C. prison argots
D. pains of imprisonment


Answer: D

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