Which of the following contributed to the increase in federal prisons and inmate populations?

a. determinate sentencing practices
b. indeterminate sentencing practices
c. creation of parole and probation
d. the use of good time credits


a. determinate sentencing practices

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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