______ have unlimited discretion to incarcerate and to act in concert with punitive local public opinion because they do not have to attend to the ultimate cost of offenders' stay in prisons.Local counties do not pay for state prisons; they are paid for by individuals' federal tax dollars.

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Prosecutors and judges have the power to send offenders to state prisons, which are funded by federal tax dollars and not local counties. This means they do not have to consider the ultimate cost of offenders' stays in prison and can act based on local public opinion without financial consequence to their community. Local Congresspeople and State Senators do not have direct control over incarceration decisions.

______ Have Unlimited Discretion to Incarcerate and to Act in Concert