In the years 1971 to 1980, the population of the state prison system was on average about 82 percent of maximum occupancy. During those years, the average number of prisoners entering the system each year was equivalent to 9.1 percent of maximum occupancy. From the years 1981 to 1984, the average number of prisoners entering the system each year fell to 7.3 percent of maximum occupancy, yet the population of the state prison system rose to almost 89 percent of maximum occupancy.
Which of the following, if true, helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy?
(A) The average sentence of a prisoner in the state system increased from 1981 to 1984.
(B) Beginning in 1981, many of those entering the state prison system had been transferred from prisons in other states.
(C) Between 1981 and 1984, the percentage of prisoners incarcerated for violent crimes increased by 26 percent.
(D) In 1981, a legislative fact-finding committee proposed a revision of the state's parole and work release programs.
(E) Between 1971 and 1984, the proportion of active criminals actually caught and incarcerated in the state prison system has steadily increased.
OA [spoiler]A
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Which of the following, if true, helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy?
(A) The average sentence of a prisoner in the state system increased from 1981 to 1984.
(B) Beginning in 1981, many of those entering the state prison system had been transferred from prisons in other states.
(C) Between 1981 and 1984, the percentage of prisoners incarcerated for violent crimes increased by 26 percent.
(D) In 1981, a legislative fact-finding committee proposed a revision of the state's parole and work release programs.
(E) Between 1971 and 1984, the proportion of active criminals actually caught and incarcerated in the state prison system has steadily increased.
OA [spoiler]A
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