Exam 12: Jails and Prisons

Which of the following is an explanation for the rapid increase in the population of female inmates in the United States?

Jack is incarcerated in the Southwest State Prison.He has been there for the past 12 years and has over 30 years left on his sentence.While incarcerated,his communication with his family has been restricted;most notably,any letters that he has attempted to send that criticize the conditions of the prison have been censored.Further,he has not been allowed to practice his religion because it is not a commonly practiced religion in the United States.Because Jack has been incarcerated for so long,it is likely that he will face great difficulty in integrating back into society.The difficulty of inmates in reintegrating is referred to as:

Most women are incarcerated for ________ crimes.

Jack is incarcerated in the Southwest State Prison.He has been there for the past 12 years and has over 30 years left on his sentence.While incarcerated,his communication with his family has been restricted;most notably,any letters that he has attempted to send that criticize the conditions of the prison have been censored.Further,he has not been allowed to practice his religion because it is not a commonly practiced religion in the United States.If Jack were to sue prison officials,he would to argue that his __________ Amendment rights are being violated.

Less than ________ percent of prisoners escape from U.S.prisons.

Steve,Brandon,and Dylan are three friends who have been convicted of burglary.After their sentencing,they are all sent to a prison where they take many tests to determine their programming needs.After they complete these tests,they are each sent to a different prison.Steve does not have a prior prison record and is considered a nonviolent offender,so he is sent to a prison where he resides in a dormitory-style housing unit and has a great deal of freedom of movement.Brandon,like Steve,does not have a prior prison record and is sent to a prison where he must share his cell with another inmate,and he does not have very many opportunities for educational or vocational programs.Dylan is considered a high security risk given his prior record and his behavior while he was on bail awaiting trial.He is sent to a prison where he is subjected to a count at least four times a day and spends very little time outside of his cell.Brandon has been sentenced to a ________-security prison.

Women's prisons often differ from men's prisons in:

A ________ is a municipal or regional facility that houses pretrial individuals believed to present a risk of danger or flight,those awaiting probation or parole revocation,and those sentenced to less than one year incarceration.

There are three main ways in which drugs enter prison.Which of the following is NOT among them?

Which of the following situations would be an example of deliberate indifference?

Jack is incarcerated in the Southwest State Prison.He has been there for the past 12 years and has over 30 years left on his sentence.While incarcerated,his communication with his family has been restricted;most notably,any letters that he has attempted to send that criticize the conditions of the prison have been censored.If Jack were to argue that his First Amendment rights are being violated,he would cite the U.S.Supreme Court decision in:

Which of the following statements best describes inmates' First Amendment rights with respect to freedom of religion?

There are ________ people with HIV/AIDS in prisons and jails as/than in the general population of the United States.

Unlike men,women develop emotional bonds with other inmates;they often develop ________ while they are incarcerated.

The first stop in the risk classification process of an inmate is a:

Some groups have suggested that an inmate's time in solitary confinement should be limited to ________ days.

You are a member of the Aryan Brotherhood,and prison administrators want to segregate you and your fellow members from the general population of the prison.As a result,they place all known members of the Aryan Brotherhood in a special location in the prison,often called:

Suppose you are incarcerated in a state prison.You are curious about the inmate subculture and inmate code that you keep hearing about and ask some other inmates about it.You also ask them to explain why they think an inmate subculture forms.One inmate,Frank,explains to you that all the things that inmates are deprived of when they are incarcerated,such as freedom,personal liberty,heterosexual relationships,and security,force inmates to create their own subculture.However,another inmate,Carl,disagrees with Frank.He argues that this subculture does not develop in prison;rather,he argues that inmates already hold the values of the prison code on the outside and bring them to prison with them.The process of developing the inmate subculture that Frank is referring to is the:

Many foreign-born offenders are incarcerated due to:

Jack and Jill have both been convicted of possession of illegal drugs and have been sentenced.Jack is sentenced to nine months of incarceration,while Jill has been sentenced to 18 months of incarceration.Jill will most likely serve her sentence in a: