Types of Prison
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History of Prisons in Australia
Random (General Knowledge)
Issues
100
What is the Canberra Goal called?
Alexander Maconochie Centre
100
What percentage of males makes up the prison population in Australia?
92%
100
The first British settlement in Australia in 1788 was originally a convict settlement. True or False?
True
100
Jail is the incorrect spelling for prisons in Australia. What is the correct spelling?
Gaol
100
Do non-indigenous prison entrants experience higher level of psychological distress than the general population?
Yes
200
What type of Goal is the Goulburn Correction Centre best known as?
Super Maximum Security
200
What percentage of prisoners is considered Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander?
27%
200
What decade did mandatory minimums become influential in the sentencing of serious offenders?
2000
200
Prisoners at the Alexander Maconochie Centre have access to VET Educational Programs. True or False?
True
200
How many out of 5 prison entrants report to be a smoker?
4 out of 5 or 84%
300
Name three types of punishment in Australia.
Home Detention, community Detention, Community Service, Imprisonment, Weekend Detention ...
300
How many females, as of June 2013, make up the total prison population? (to closest 10)
2349
300
When was the last capital punishment execution in Australia?
1967
300
Where is the Juvenile Justice Centre in Canberra?
Mitchell
300
Do prisoners who are serving 3 year sentences or longer have the right to vote?
No
400
How many maximum security prisons are there in Australia?
31
400
Which is the most common offence for prisoners in Australia, as of 30 June 2013? Acts intended to cause injury, unlawful entry with intent or illicit drug offences?
Acts intended to cause injury (20%), unlawful entry with intent (12%) and illicit drug offences (12%)
400
Which state was the last state to use capital punishment?
Victoria
400
Prisoners are not granted employment opportunities within the prison. True or False?
False
400
Can prisoners who are released from prison be discriminated against with respects to gaining employment?
Yes
500
What is the purpose of immigration detention centres in Australia?
Immigration detention (or Mandatory detention) is for all persons entering the country without a valid visa, whilst security and health checks are undertaken and the legitimacy of their remaining in Australia is established.
500
Illicit drug offences are the most common offence for female prisoners. To what percentage? A. 11% B. 35% C.18%
C 18%
500
Who was last executed by capital punishment?
Ronald Ryan
500
What is the longest sentence ever handed down in Australia? A. 29 years. B. 175 years. C. 181 years. D. 1652 years.
C. 1652 years for Martin Bryant. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2013/08/01/snapshot-australias-longest-sentences.
500
How many times more than the general population do the proportion of prison entrants report high or very high psychological distress? 1 times, 2 times or 3 times?
3 Times. males 39% compared with 9% and females 51% compared with 13%.
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