Which of the following statements is true regarding the U.S. prison population during the period between 2000 and 2010?
A) While the rate of growth in inmates at private prisons slowed and even declined after 2008, the number of inmates in private prisons in 2010 was considerably higher than in 2000.
B) The huge growth in the total prison population has been due to large increases in violent crimes, particularly homicide.
C) From 2000 to 2010, the total incarcerated population increased by an average of 6 percent per year.
D) Jail incarceration rates showed a trend opposite to that of prison incarceration rates, rapidly declining till about 2007 but increasing since then.
Answer: A
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