Melissa is a female serving a life sentence for murder in a state correctional facility. She has been in prison for the past 10 years. She is now 36 years old. Melissa was pregnant with her second child when she entered prison. She was also addicted to cocaine and often turned to prostitution to support her habit. She ended up killing a customer who refused to pay her for her prostitution services. When she first entered prison, Melissa became part of a make-believe family in order to deal with incarceration. This is known as:
A) the mamas and the papas.
B) family ties.
C) kinship networks.
D) pseudofamilies.
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