Judges often credit the time an accused person was detained awaiting trial as "credit for time served." This practice acknowledges that:

A. judges are not fair.
B. judges favor probation over incarceration.
C. most jails offer inmates little or no rehabilitative programming.
D. most crimes do not deserve long jail stays.


Answer: C

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