Prison Labor Survey Statistics at Survelum Public Data Bank

Data collected: 122 survey responses
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Demographic Information

Gender?

FemaleData Graph (99; 81%)Gender? - Stats Chart
MaleData Graph (22; 18%)
OtherData Graph (1; 1%)

If answer to Gender is “Other,” then please specify.

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Age?

Under 21Data Graph (71; 58%)Age? - Stats Chart
21 – 25Data Graph (46; 38%)
26 – 30Data Graph (0; 0%)
31 – 35Data Graph (1; 1%)
36 – 40Data Graph (0; 0%)
Over 40Data Graph (4; 3%)

Ethnicity/race?

African or BlackData Graph (0; 0%)Ethnicity/race? - Stats Chart
Asian, EasternData Graph (1; 1%)
Asian, CentralData Graph (0; 0%)
Asian, SouthernData Graph (2; 2%)
European or WhiteData Graph (111; 91%)
Hispanic or Latino/aData Graph (1; 1%)
Middle EasternerData Graph (1; 1%)
Native AmericanData Graph (0; 0%)
OtherData Graph (6; 5%)
Do not knowData Graph (0; 0%)

If answer to Ethnicity/race is “Other,” then please specify.

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Religious affiliation?

AgnosticData Graph (15; 12%)Religious affiliation? - Stats Chart
AnglicanData Graph (0; 0%)
AtheistData Graph (7; 6%)
BaptistData Graph (1; 1%)
BuddhistData Graph (0; 0%)
Christian OrthodoxData Graph (7; 6%)
ConfuscistData Graph (0; 0%)
Church of Latter Day SaintsData Graph (0; 0%)
DeistData Graph (0; 0%)
EpiscopalianData Graph (4; 3%)
Greek OrthodoxData Graph (0; 0%)
HinduData Graph (0; 0%)
JewData Graph (13; 11%)
LutheranData Graph (8; 7%)
MethodistData Graph (4; 3%)
MuslimData Graph (1; 1%)
New AgeData Graph (0; 0%)
PaganData Graph (0; 0%)
PentacostalData Graph (0; 0%)
PresbyterianData Graph (10; 8%)
Roman CatholicData Graph (37; 30%)
Seventh Day AdventistData Graph (0; 0%)
TaoistData Graph (0; 0%)
WiccaData Graph (1; 1%)
OtherData Graph (8; 7%)
Do not knowData Graph (6; 5%)

If answer to Religious affiliation is “Other,” then please specify.

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Prison Labor Questions

Have you ever spent time in jail or prison?

YesData Graph (5; 4%)Have you ever spent time in jail or prison? - Stats Chart
NoData Graph (117; 96%)
Do not knowData Graph (0; 0%)

Do you have a relative or a friend who has spent time or who is now spending time in jail or prison?

YesData Graph (54; 44%)Do you have a relative or a friend who has spent time or who is now spending time in jail or prison? - Stats Chart
NoData Graph (64; 52%)
Do not knowData Graph (4; 3%)

A maximum-security prison should be a factory-like setting where inmates would work to produce consumer goods.

Strongly agreeData Graph (7; 6%)A maximum-security prison should be a factory-like setting where inmates would work to produce consu - Stats Chart
AgreeData Graph (52; 43%)
NeutralData Graph (36; 30%)
DisagreeData Graph (18; 15%)
Strongly disagreeData Graph (7; 6%)
Do not knowData Graph (2; 2%)

Corporations should use prison labor for profit.

Strongly agreeData Graph (2; 2%)Corporations should use prison labor for profit. - Stats Chart
AgreeData Graph (31; 25%)
NeutralData Graph (32; 26%)
DisagreeData Graph (35; 29%)
Strongly disagreeData Graph (15; 12%)
Do not knowData Graph (7; 6%)

Only inmates who are in prison for drug-related crimes should be allowed to work while incarcerated.

Strongly agreeData Graph (1; 1%)Only inmates who are in prison for drug-related crimes should be allowed to work while incarcerated. - Stats Chart
AgreeData Graph (9; 7%)
NeutralData Graph (22; 18%)
DisagreeData Graph (59; 48%)
Strongly disagreeData Graph (22; 18%)
Do not knowData Graph (8; 7%)
Not CheckedData Graph (1; 1%)

Only some inmates should be allowed to work, depending on what crime(s) they committed to be incarcerated.

Strongly agreeData Graph (14; 11%)Only some inmates should be allowed to work, depending on what crime(s) they committed to be incarce - Stats Chart
AgreeData Graph (47; 39%)
NeutralData Graph (16; 13%)
DisagreeData Graph (28; 23%)
Strongly disagreeData Graph (11; 9%)
Do not knowData Graph (4; 3%)
Not CheckedData Graph (2; 2%)

The most dangerous inmates should not be given the opportunity to work while incarcerated.

Strongly agreeData Graph (26; 21%)The most dangerous inmates should not be given the opportunity to work while incarcerated. - Stats Chart
AgreeData Graph (33; 27%)
NeutralData Graph (18; 15%)
DisagreeData Graph (29; 24%)
Strongly disagreeData Graph (12; 10%)
Do not knowData Graph (4; 3%)

Inmates in maximum-security prisons should not earn wages for work they do while incarcerated.

Strongly agreeData Graph (40; 33%)Inmates in maximum-security prisons should not earn wages for work they do while incarcerated. - Stats Chart
AgreeData Graph (25; 20%)
NeutralData Graph (16; 13%)
DisagreeData Graph (26; 21%)
Strongly disagreeData Graph (11; 9%)
Do not knowData Graph (2; 2%)
Not CheckedData Graph (2; 2%)

Inmates in maximum-security prisons should be paid minimum wage for the work they do while incarcerated.

Strongly agreeData Graph (5; 4%)Inmates in maximum-security prisons should be paid minimum wage for the work they do while incarcera - Stats Chart
AgreeData Graph (25; 20%)
NeutralData Graph (18; 15%)
DisagreeData Graph (43; 35%)
Strongly disagreeData Graph (28; 23%)
Do not knowData Graph (2; 2%)
Not CheckedData Graph (1; 1%)

The amount inmates in maximum-security prisons should be paid should be based on the jobs they do while incarcerated.

Strongly agreeData Graph (6; 5%)The amount inmates in maximum-security prisons should be paid should be based on the jobs they do wh - Stats Chart
AgreeData Graph (43; 35%)
NeutralData Graph (22; 18%)
DisagreeData Graph (29; 24%)
Strongly disagreeData Graph (18; 15%)
Do not knowData Graph (3; 2%)
Not CheckedData Graph (1; 1%)

Labor laws should not apply to maximum-security prison inmates.

Strongly agreeData Graph (13; 11%)Labor laws should not apply to maximum-security prison inmates. - Stats Chart
AgreeData Graph (26; 21%)
NeutralData Graph (17; 14%)
DisagreeData Graph (40; 33%)
Strongly disagreeData Graph (20; 16%)
Do not knowData Graph (5; 4%)
Not CheckedData Graph (1; 1%)

Inmates in maximum-security prisons should be responsible for paying for their own food while incarcerated.

Strongly agreeData Graph (7; 6%)Inmates in maximum-security prisons should be responsible for paying for their own food while incarc - Stats Chart
AgreeData Graph (20; 16%)
NeutralData Graph (26; 21%)
DisagreeData Graph (52; 43%)
Strongly disagreeData Graph (14; 11%)
Do not knowData Graph (3; 2%)

Inmates should have to earn the right to work based on good behavior.

Strongly agreeData Graph (27; 22%)Inmates should have to earn the right to work based on good behavior. - Stats Chart
AgreeData Graph (61; 50%)
NeutralData Graph (11; 9%)
DisagreeData Graph (10; 8%)
Strongly disagreeData Graph (8; 7%)
Do not knowData Graph (3; 2%)
Not CheckedData Graph (2; 2%)

Inmates in maximum-security prisons should be rewarded with privileges or sentence reductions for hard work.

Strongly agreeData Graph (3; 2%)Inmates in maximum-security prisons should be rewarded with privileges or sentence reductions for ha - Stats Chart
AgreeData Graph (37; 30%)
NeutralData Graph (21; 17%)
DisagreeData Graph (34; 28%)
Strongly disagreeData Graph (23; 19%)
Do not knowData Graph (2; 2%)
Not CheckedData Graph (2; 2%)

Work at a maximum-security prison should be seen as a privilege and not as a right.

Strongly agreeData Graph (28; 23%)Work at a maximum-security prison should be seen as a privilege and not as a right. - Stats Chart
AgreeData Graph (59; 48%)
NeutralData Graph (10; 8%)
DisagreeData Graph (11; 9%)
Strongly disagreeData Graph (7; 6%)
Do not knowData Graph (4; 3%)
Not CheckedData Graph (3; 2%)

Inmates in maximum-security prisons should be educated before having the chance to work.

Strongly agreeData Graph (17; 14%)Inmates in maximum-security prisons should be educated before having the chance to work. - Stats Chart
AgreeData Graph (52; 43%)
NeutralData Graph (25; 20%)
DisagreeData Graph (16; 13%)
Strongly disagreeData Graph (6; 5%)
Do not knowData Graph (4; 3%)
Not CheckedData Graph (2; 2%)

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