Prior to 1860, prison reform in the United States

A. focused on punishment, not on rehabilitation.
B. led to widespread calls to end capital punishment.
C. included the practice of solitary confinement.
D. decried the racial bias of the judicial system.
E. began largely in the West and spread to the East.


Answer: C

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