A judge will often credit an offender's time served toward his or her sentence. Identify a reality of jails acknowledged by this practice.
A) Jails provide extensive treatment facilities to federal convicts.
B) Jails have enough space to accommodate new offenders.
C) A jail term can serve no purpose except to punish the wrongdoer.
D) A jail term can rehabilitate the wrongdoer.

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Jails are often overcrowded and may not have the resources or programs necessary for rehabilitation, so time served is credited to acknowledge the punitive aspect of incarceration without additional benefit.

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