Voting
How would you fill out your residential address when registering?
A. Home address
B. Jail address
C. Both
D. Neither
A - Home address
Which of the following does the Fair Housing Act not protect from discrimination?
A. Religion
B. Criminal records
C. Race
D. Disability
B - Criminal records
How do companies evaluate criminal records for potential employees?
A. Asking during interview
B. Background checks
C. Criminal insiders
B - Background checks
Nearly 50% of people released from prison are reincarcerated within 3 years. How does receiving a post-secondary education in prison affect recidivism rates?
A. Decrease
B. Increase
C. No change
A - Decrease
Which is the most effective at reducing recidivism and rehabilitating the incarcerated?
A. Prison release
B. Prison release with parole supervision
C. Neither
C - Neither
If there was an election in Charlottesville, how would you make sure you were eligible to vote?
A. Show up at the polls with an ID
B. Check registration status online
C. Check civil rights status online
B - Check registration status online
Imagine you are a parent and you have a child who goes to school, which of the following would save you more time?
A. Living closer to school and further from work
B. Living further from school and closer to work
A - Living closer to school and further from work
Employment is a key part of reintegrating into communities and which of the following:
A. Increasing recidivism and promoting crime
B. Decreasing the likelihood of recidivism and over-reliance on public assistance programs
C. Employment only promotes reintegration with no downstream effects
B. Decreasing the likelihood of recidivism and the over-reliance on public assistance programs
64% of incarcerated people have, at most, a high school diploma. How does this affect formerly incarcerated people’s expected earnings upon release?
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Neither
B - Decrease
Which is a common condition of parole supervision?
A. Not associating with other known criminals
B. Being gainfully employed or pursuing education
C. Not having any weapons or drugs, and submitting to regular searches while adhering to curfews
D. Reporting changes in address or employment, and not leaving one's county of residence for more than x days without parole officer permission
E. All of the above
E - All of the above
Which of the following barriers do incarcerated individuals face when voting via absentee ballot:
A. Mail delays
B. Access to online resources
C. Access to personal information
D. All of the above
D - All of the above
What percentage of people in America live in a home without a mortgage that they fully own?
A. 95%
B. 80%
C. 50%
D. 30%
D - 30%
If you have been arrested but not convicted of a crime, how will this impact your employment opportunities?
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. No change
B - Decrease
What percentage of higher education institutions had questions concerning criminal history on their applications?
A. 23% of private, 87% of public
B. 40% of private, 33% of public
C. 65% of private, 42% of public
D. 100% of private, 100% of public
C - 65% of private, 42% of public
What powers do parole agents (usually) have?
A. To carry and use firearms
B. To search or seize without cause
C. To arrest without cause
D. To confine without bail
E. All of the above
E - All of the above
What resources are available to incarcerated individuals for questions about voting and procedures?
A. Online resources
B. Election officials
C. Jail/prison staff
D. All of the above
D - All of the above
If you were visiting a family member in a different city, would you personally produce less CO2 emissions by flying or driving?
A. Flying
B. Driving
C. Neither
A - Flying
Parole can affect employment through which of the following:
A. Provide parolees with guaranteed jobs
B. Prevent parolees from being employed
C. Disrupt the workplace
C - Disrupt the workplace
The 1994 Crime Act made incarcerated individuals ineligible to receive federal Pell Grants. The FAFSA Simplification Act, passed in 2020, does which of the following things:
A. Restores the ability of incarcerated people to qualify for Federal Pell Grants
B. Continues to prohibit incarcerated people from qualifying for Federal Pell Grants
C. Creates easier FAFSA questions and does not explicitly affect Federal Pell Grant Eligibility
A. Restores the ability of incarcerated people to qualify for Federal Pell Grants
How is parole supervision funded?
A. Federal Government
B. State Governments
C. County Governments
D. By County, State, and Parolees
E. By Federal, State, and County Governments
D - County, State, and Parolees