Ironically, in a departure from an era of policies of rehabilitation, the get-tough, sanctions of both the Nixon and Reagan Wars on Drugs resulted in such an increase in the national prison population (where there was a disproportionately high number of Blacks, Hispanics, and Women), that some states turned to ______.
a. three-strikes laws
b. sentencing guidelines
c. treatment programs to reduce jail and prison populations
d. work release programs to reduce jail and prison populations
Ans: C
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