I answer True or False whether offenders were commonly subjected to the following punishments in the American colonies throughout most of the eighteenth century:
-Confinement in prison?

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During most of the eighteenth century in the American colonies, imprisonment was not a common punishment for offenders; instead, physical punishments, fines, and public humiliation were more frequently used. Prisons were mainly for holding debtors and those awaiting trial or execution.

I Answer True or False Whether Offenders Were Commonly Subjected