Which one of the following is NOT true about the aging of the prison population?
A) Exposure to the highly stressful environment in prison causes inmates to age prematurely.
B) Sentencing guidelines take away judicial discretion to keep older offenders in community.
C) The overall U.S. population is aging and 32.2 percent of Americans were over age fifty in 2010.
D) Inmates are serving longer sentences in prison and therefore stay in prison until they are older.
Answer: A
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