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It’s not a quarry, but a prominent Roman one of these institutions was the Tullianum. (20[1])One of these institutions in Auburn, New York placed heavy emphasis on silence, in contrast (20[1])to the Pennsylvania (20[1])System (20[1])for them. (20[3]0[1])In 1778, Parliament asked John Howard to investigate the “hulks” that served as these institutions (20[2])in Britain (20[1])before the widespread use (20[1])of Transportation. (20[1])Gustave de (*) Beaumont (10[1])traveled to the US (0[1])to study these institutions (10[1]0[2])alongside the future author (10[1])of Democracy (10[1])in (10[2])America, (10[3])Alexis (10[1])de Tocqueville. (10[2]0[1])Michelle Alexander explored the rise in the number of Americans (10[1])living in these institutions in her book The New Jim Crow. (10[2]0[1])For (10[1])10 points, (10[1])name these institutions (10[1])that house criminals. (10[1])■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: prisons [or jails; or dungeons; or penitentiaries; or correction center; accept prison ships]
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Pablo HuBelmontWilliam Fremd1420
Rohan KherBarrington ADallas County2920
Isaac McCollumHoover BLake Highland3220
Diane Buffet-MogulMercer CountyWashington3320
Hayden QiJohns Creek BThomas Jefferson C3520
Prahalad RaoSolonMaggie Walker A350
Brielle RachRockford Auburn BNorman3520
Sinecio MoralesRockford Auburn APlymouth3520
Ulden GaoWinston Churchill BChattahoochee B5020
Ian LuHunter ASt. Mark's5020
Stella BroomeMaggie Walker BJohn Adams B5220
Aaron ZhouWinston Churchill ATroy5620
Andrew ShiThomas Jefferson AThomas Jefferson B5820
Sam McNameeMaggie Walker ASolon6110
Hari VeginatiStevenson AHeights650
Jacob BartaDetroit Catholic Central ACanyon Crest6910
Sophie HiggsRichard MontgomeryMira Loma690
Arjun KalaUniversity LabDunbar690
Kevin AdlerNorthmont BElkhorn North7310
Ethan KralNorthmont AMidtown7510
Camden WilliamsMexicoHinsdale Central7610
Adhav RavikumarInnovation Academy AIrvington A7610
Kyunghwan LimChattahoochee ABarrington B7710
Brodie HenryWest PointJohn Adams A7710
Evan LinWoodlandDetroit Country Day7710
Jeffrey XuJohns Creek AKinkaid7810
Dominic AielloDetroit Catholic Central BNorris8010
Owen ArnesonParkway WestCarl Sandburg8010
Alan FanThomas Jefferson DLincoln-Way East800
Ayan KohliHunter BStevenson B9010
Ryan DaiCarbondaleNew Brighton1010
Gigi ChenChoate Rosemary HallWinnebago10110
Amanda CampbellMaggie Walker CWalter Payton10110
Johanna MiralrioBelvidereMoberly10210
Thomas BelcherSaint JosephInnovation Academy B10410
Ben HorningWaukeeCincinnati Hills Christian10710
Aatreyo BhattacharyyaMira LomaRichard Montgomery11010
Puna EkkaNew BrightonCarbondale11110
Owen GibbsHeightsStevenson A11110
David ScottLincoln-Way EastThomas Jefferson D11110
Chakri GudlavalletiDunbarUniversity Lab11110