Passage: The reformer's central insight was that the prison system, ostensibl…

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Passage: The reformer's central insight was that the prison system, ostensibly designed for punishment and deterrence, in practice functioned as a mechanism of social sorting — channeling certain populations into long-term confinement regardless of the seriousness of their offenses. According to the passage, the reformer viewed the prison system primarily as:

• A.effective deterrence
• B.unmodifiable in principle
• C.a system that sorts populations rather than addresses crime
• D.primarily a moral institution