(单选题)

With whom were the jails and courts overloaded? ( )

A.Prisoners

B.Arrested demonstrators

C.Criminals

D.Protestors

参考答案：B

参考解析：

根据文章首段末句The demonstrations would go on until the jails and the courts were so overloaded that the state judicial system would collapse.可知监狱和法庭最终因为游行人满为患，可以推出来这些人指的就是被抓的游行的人。选项A：犯人，文中未提及；选项B：被捕的示威者；选项C：歹徒、罪犯，未提及；选项D：示威者、反抗者，主体词正确，但是表述范围过大。根据句意可知B项正确，故正确答案是选项B。

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