In Recent Years, the Number of U

In recent years, the number of U.S. jails has been:

A) Increasing because of new construction to deal with overcrowding
B) Increasing because the public is demanding more jails in order to more severely punish offenders
C) Remaining about the same
D) Decreasing because there are fewer people going to jail and the public is demanding more community-based treatment programs
E) Decreasing because older jails are being phased-out and smaller jails are being merged together