The Mark system for reforming prisoners developed by Alexander Maconochie to give prisoners hope for the future included which of the following.

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Prisoners should be required to work in groups which are accountable to each other.

All other answers are correct.

The length of time prisoners served would be based on the performance of their labor.

Prisoners should be given a proprietary (i.e. ownership) interest in their labor.

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The correct answer is "All other answers are correct."

Alexander Maconochie's Mark system included several concepts designed to reform prisoners and give them hope for the future, such as requiring prisoners to work in groups that were accountable to one another, basing the length of time they served on their performance, and allowing them to have a sense of ownership in their labor.