Question 1

These federal prisons have dormitory housing, a relatively low staff-to-inmate ratio, and little or no perimeter fencing. They may also be called federal prison camps.

Accepted Answer

A)  Minimum-security institutions 
B)  Low-security institutions 
C)  Medium-security institutions 
D)  Administrative facilities A

Question 2

In this case, the Supreme Court decided that there is no "special circumstances" exception to the Prison Litigation Reform Act's requirement that plaintiffs exhaust administrative remedies before filing suit.

Accepted Answer

A)  Terry v. Ohio 
B)  Ross v. Blake 
C)  Gideon v. Wainwright 
D)  Cooper v. Pate B

Question 3

This prison reformer advocated for separate prison facilities for women, prisoner education, less hard labor.

Accepted Answer

A)  Elizabeth Fry 
B)  Zebulon Brockway 
C)  Cesare Beccaria 
D)  George Papanikolaou A

Question 4

Only the federal government has intake facilities or procedures that classify incoming prisoners by security level, as well as other factors, and sends them to the appropriate facilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which group best describes federal prison inmates?

Accepted Answer

A)  Defendants awaiting trial for federal offenses 
B)  Offenders who have been convicted of a federal offense 
C)  Offenders who have been convicted of a felony in the District of Columbia 
D)  All of the above

Question 6

Which is not a function that a state prison intake facility would perform?

Accepted Answer

A)  Identify the prisoner 
B)  Ask what the prisoner likes to eat and do for recreation 
C)  Assess the prisoner's medical and mental health 
D)  Determine the prisoner's custody level

Question 7

The number of carceral facilities a state varies little.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In the federal prison system, many prisoners are not taken into custody upon conviction, but are allowed to self-surrender.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Women's prisons are much like men's prisons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In Carroll County, Georgia, the Jack T. Bell Detention Center typically holds arrestees, criminal suspects, and inmates serving sentences less than a year. What kind of facility is it?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stockade 
B)  Penitentiary 
C)  Prison 
D)  jail

Exam 10: Prisons and Jails

These federal prisons have dormitory housing, a relatively low staff-to-inmate ratio, and little or no perimeter fencing. They may also be called federal prison camps.

In this case, the Supreme Court decided that there is no "special circumstances" exception to the Prison Litigation Reform Act's requirement that plaintiffs exhaust administrative remedies before filing suit.

This prison reformer advocated for separate prison facilities for women, prisoner education, less hard labor.

Only the federal government has intake facilities or procedures that classify incoming prisoners by security level, as well as other factors, and sends them to the appropriate facilities.

Which group best describes federal prison inmates?

Which is not a function that a state prison intake facility would perform?

The number of carceral facilities a state varies little.

In the federal prison system, many prisoners are not taken into custody upon conviction, but are allowed to self-surrender.

Women's prisons are much like men's prisons.

In Carroll County, Georgia, the Jack T. Bell Detention Center typically holds arrestees, criminal suspects, and inmates serving sentences less than a year. What kind of facility is it?