Which of the following is one way in which prisons in the southern U.S. differed from those in the northeast?

A. Southern prisons used the contract labor system.
B. The use of reformatories began in the south, then spread to the northeast.
C. The lease system was frequently used in southern prisons.
D. The first prisons for women were in the south.
E. The south built many more prisons than the northern states following the Civil War.


Answer: C

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