Incar-ceration rate
What state had the highest incarcerated rate?
C) Louisiana
How many prisoners are in the U.S. prison system?
A) 2.6 million
B) 2.3 million
C) 3.2 million
B) 2.3 million
What does Carceral State mean?
A) To survail
B) Put in a jail
C) To Jump
Put in jail
What was the main incentive that caused many people in the 1980s to resort to selling drugs? (From "The New Jim Crow")
A.) Inflation
B.) A Booming Economy
C.) Loss of Jobs in Inner City Communities
C.) Loss of Jobs in Low Income Communities
"The decline in legitimate employment opportunities among inner-city residents increased incentives to sell drugs-most notably crack cocaine."
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What is the incarcerated rate for Texas? (Per 100,000)
C)890
How many prisoners are there per-100,000 in the US?
A) 724
B) 824
C) 924
A) 724
What is New York average cost per inmate
A) $60,000
B) $70,000
C) $80,000
A) 60,000
Who introduced the "Three Strike Policy", imposing that after three "serious" or violent offenses would automatically issue a sentence of 25 to Life? (From "13th")
A.) George Bush Sr.
B.) Donald Trump
C.) Bill Clinton
C.) Bill Clinton
What is the average incarceration rate in England? (Per 100,000)
A)145
B)245
C)345
A)145
How many people a year are sent to jail for drug offenses?
B) 456,000
How much money do we spend on prisons anually?
A) 39 million
B) 39 billion
C) 39 trillion
B) 39 billion
In September 1986, How much money was allocated for their "Anti Drug Crusade"? (From "The New Jim Crow")
A.) $17 Million
B.) $2 Billion
C.) $754 Million
B.) $2 Billion
"In September 1986, with the media frenzy at full throttle, the House passed legislation that allocated $2 billion to the antidrug crusade, required the participation of the military in narcotics control efforts, allowed the death penalty for some drug-related crimes, and authorized the admission of some illegally obtained evidence in drug trials."
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What state has an incarceration rate of 330 per 100,000?
A) Alabama
B) Vermont
C) Massachusetts
C) Massachusetts
How much does a average inmate cost in the United States?
A) $31,236
How many people in Texas are serving a life sentence for a drug possession charge, as of 2016?
A)16
B)116
C)216
B)116
From the 1960s to 2003, the prison population has grown how many times over? (From "Are Prisons Obsolete?")
A.) 3x
B.) 7x
C.) 10X
C.) 10x
page 11, "When I first became involved in antiprison activism during the late 1960s, I was astounded to learn that there were then close to two hundred thousand people in prison. Had anyone told me that in three decades ten times as many people would be locked away in cages, I would have been absolutely incredulous."
How many people were in Victoria Jail in 2012?
A)381
B)481
C)581
A) 381
African Americans make up 13% of the United States population, what percent of African Americans do you believe are incarcerated?
A) 30
B) 35
C) 40
C) 40
Can you get sent to jail for walking the wrong way of the traffic?
A) True
B) False
A) True
Who served 3 years in prison for a crime they did not commit? (From "13th")
A.) Kalief Browder
B.) Trayvon Martin
C.) ALEC
A.) Kalief Browder