Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The U.S. prison population rate is the highest worldwide at 716 per 100,000 persons.
2. According to Marxism, punishment has not been proven to deter crime.
3. The Auburn system imposed solitary confinement on prisoners in order to allow them time to commune with their consciences.
4. The Pennsylvania system was preferred to the Auburn system.
5. In the United States, the death penalty represents democracy in action.


1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE

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