Prisons Survey Statistics at Survelum Public Data Bank

Data collected: 40 survey responses
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Personal Background

Gender?

FemaleData Graph (17; 43%)Gender? - Stats Chart
MaleData Graph (15; 38%)
OtherData Graph (1; 3%)

If "Other" to previous question, then please specify.

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Age?

Under 21Data Graph (13; 33%)Age? - Stats Chart
21-22Data Graph (5; 13%)
23-25Data Graph (5; 13%)
26-30Data Graph (4; 10%)
31-35Data Graph (6; 15%)
36-40Data Graph (1; 3%)
41-45Data Graph (0; 0%)
46-50Data Graph (2; 5%)
Above 50Data Graph (4; 10%)

Ethnicity/Race/Nationality?

African AmericanData Graph (9; 23%)Ethnicity/Race/Nationality? - Stats Chart
Asian AmericanData Graph (0; 0%)
European AmericanData Graph (23; 58%)
Hispanic AmericanData Graph (2; 5%)
Native AmericanData Graph (2; 5%)
OtherData Graph (4; 10%)

If "Other" to previous question, then please specify.

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Citizenship/Nationality?

United StatesData Graph (30; 75%)Citizenship/Nationality? - Stats Chart
Bengla DeshData Graph (0; 0%)
BrazilData Graph (0; 0%)
CanadaData Graph (0; 0%)
ChinaData Graph (0; 0%)
EgyptData Graph (0; 0%)
FranceData Graph (0; 0%)
GermanyData Graph (0; 0%)
GhanaData Graph (0; 0%)
Great BritainData Graph (8; 20%)
IndiaData Graph (0; 0%)
IranData Graph (0; 0%)
IrelandData Graph (0; 0%)
IsraelData Graph (0; 0%)
ItalyData Graph (0; 0%)
MexicoData Graph (0; 0%)
NigeriaData Graph (0; 0%)
Russian FederationData Graph (0; 0%)
Saudi ArabiaData Graph (0; 0%)
South AfricaData Graph (0; 0%)
OtherData Graph (2; 5%)

If "Other" to previous question, then please specify.

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Religious affiliation?

AgnosticData Graph (15; 38%)Religious affiliation? - Stats Chart
AtheistData Graph (8; 20%)
BaptistData Graph (1; 3%)
BuddhistData Graph (1; 3%)
EpiscopalianData Graph (2; 5%)
Greek OrthodoxData Graph (0; 0%)
HinduData Graph (0; 0%)
JewData Graph (2; 5%)
LutheranData Graph (0; 0%)
MethodistData Graph (1; 3%)
MuslimData Graph (0; 0%)
PentacostalData Graph (0; 0%)
PresbyterianData Graph (1; 3%)
Roman CatholicData Graph (5; 13%)
Seventh Day AdventistData Graph (0; 0%)
WiccaData Graph (1; 3%)
OtherData Graph (3; 8%)

Your highest level of education?

Less than high schoolData Graph (8; 20%)Your highest level of education? - Stats Chart
High school or equivalentData Graph (2; 5%)
Some collegeData Graph (9; 23%)
Undergraduate degreeData Graph (6; 15%)
Graduate degreeData Graph (9; 23%)
DoctorateData Graph (6; 15%)
OtherData Graph (0; 0%)

Your annual income?

$0Data Graph (13; 33%)Your annual income? - Stats Chart
Under $20,000Data Graph (8; 20%)
$20,001 -- $50,000Data Graph (8; 20%)
$50,001 -- $100,000Data Graph (7; 18%)
$100,001 -- $150,000Data Graph (2; 5%)
$150,001 -- $200,000Data Graph (1; 3%)
Above $200,000Data Graph (1; 3%)

Crime/Punishment

Your nation's prison system needs reform.

YesData Graph (24; 60%)Your nation`s prison system needs reform. - Stats Chart
NoData Graph (0; 0%)
Do not knowData Graph (2; 5%)
Not CheckedData Graph (14; 35%)

Social institutions, especially the education system, reproduce class structure.

YesData Graph (22; 55%)Social institutions, especially the education system, reproduce class structure. - Stats Chart
NoData Graph (4; 10%)
Do not knowData Graph (0; 0%)
Not CheckedData Graph (14; 35%)

Your nation's judicial system has strong racial/ethnic bias.

YesData Graph (18; 45%)Your nation`s judicial system has strong racial/ethnic bias. - Stats Chart
NoData Graph (7; 18%)
Do not knowData Graph (1; 3%)
Not CheckedData Graph (14; 35%)

Prisons are essentially warehouses to "store" cheap labor during hard economic times.

YesData Graph (10; 25%)Prisons are essentially warehouses to "store" cheap labor during hard economic times. - Stats Chart
NoData Graph (11; 28%)
Do not knowData Graph (4; 10%)
Not CheckedData Graph (15; 38%)

Prisons do not adequately invest resources into rehabilitating inmates.

YesData Graph (21; 53%)Prisons do not adequately invest resources into rehabilitating inmates. - Stats Chart
NoData Graph (0; 0%)
Do not knowData Graph (5; 13%)
Not CheckedData Graph (14; 35%)

Stereotyping of black males occurs in the media.

YesData Graph (23; 58%)Stereotyping of black males occurs in the media. - Stats Chart
NoData Graph (3; 8%)
Do not knowData Graph (0; 0%)
Not CheckedData Graph (14; 35%)

If "Yes" to the previous question, then does stereotyping in the media contribute to the rate at which black males are incarcerated?

YesData Graph (15; 38%)If "Yes" to the previous question, then does stereotyping in the media contribute to the rate at whi - Stats Chart
NoData Graph (3; 8%)
Do not knowData Graph (6; 15%)
Not CheckedData Graph (16; 40%)

What percentage of federal and state prisoners, do you believe, has been sentenced for marijuana offenses?

3%Data Graph (2; 5%)What percentage of federal and state prisoners, do you believe, has been sentenced for marijuana off - Stats Chart
5%Data Graph (2; 5%)
15%Data Graph (3; 8%)
18%Data Graph (7; 18%)
25%Data Graph (5; 13%)
32%Data Graph (8; 20%)
Not CheckedData Graph (13; 33%)

Increased incarceration has reduced crime.

YesData Graph (1; 3%)Increased incarceration has reduced crime. - Stats Chart
NoData Graph (22; 55%)
Do not knowData Graph (3; 8%)
Not CheckedData Graph (14; 35%)

The crime rate is on the decline.

YesData Graph (11; 28%)The crime rate is on the decline. - Stats Chart
NoData Graph (12; 30%)
Do not knowData Graph (3; 8%)
Not CheckedData Graph (14; 35%)

Major and minor drug offences are serious federal offenses deserving strict punishment.

YesData Graph (5; 13%)Major and minor drug offences are serious federal offenses deserving strict punishment. - Stats Chart
NoData Graph (17; 43%)
Do not knowData Graph (4; 10%)
Not CheckedData Graph (14; 35%)

Drug offenders should be imprisoned with inmates convicted of violent crimes.

YesData Graph (4; 10%)Drug offenders should be imprisoned with inmates convicted of violent crimes. - Stats Chart
NoData Graph (19; 48%)
Do not knowData Graph (3; 8%)
Not CheckedData Graph (14; 35%)

Prisons should be privatized.

YesData Graph (1; 3%)Prisons should be privatized. - Stats Chart
NoData Graph (20; 50%)
Do not knowData Graph (5; 13%)
Not CheckedData Graph (14; 35%)

Corporations should use prison labor for profit.

YesData Graph (0; 0%)Corporations should use prison labor for profit. - Stats Chart
NoData Graph (26; 65%)
Do not knowData Graph (0; 0%)
Not CheckedData Graph (14; 35%)

The answer to confront the problem of crime is to build more prisons.

YesData Graph (1; 3%)The answer to confront the problem of crime is to build more prisons. - Stats Chart
NoData Graph (23; 58%)
Do not knowData Graph (2; 5%)
Not CheckedData Graph (14; 35%)

If prisoner education programs seem to reduce recidivism, then there should be federal funding for prisoner education programs.

YesData Graph (23; 58%)If prisoner education programs seem to reduce recidivism, then there should be federal funding for p - Stats Chart
NoData Graph (0; 0%)
Do not knowData Graph (3; 8%)
Not CheckedData Graph (14; 35%)

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