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true

Correctional agencies generally use same-sex staff to conduct searches, unless in an emergency

true

Furman v Georgia effectively constituted a ban on capital punishment in the United States for a period of time

false

Holistic health care is defined as the provision of mental health programs based on the intensity of needs for each inmate

false

Many people believe that the inmate code is actively practiced by most prison inmates.

true

Most death row inmates remain in their cells most of the time, as well as recreate and do almost everything by themselve

false

Rehabilitation, by definition, means "to take up a new form."

false

Religious programs are prohibited in state and federal prisons due to the separation of church and state

true

There has been conflict between some medical groups that oppose the use of licensed medical personnel to administer life-ending drugs and state requirements that such medical personnel oversee executions

false

prison gangs are declining in U.S. prisons

true

Recreation is considered critical to a controlled and orderly prison

true

all prisons have a rule against any type of sexual behavior between inmates

true

investigations of inmate riots and disturbances have discovered that most are not planned or precisely initiated by inmate leaders

false

male and female offenders have always been housed separately in the United States, even in the earliest jails

true

most inmates work in areas of prison operations that help run the prison

true

the most feared event at a prison is an inmate riot or disturbance

true

the need for drug treatment in prisons far exceeds the provision of it

false

violence in women's prisons is as severe and prevalent as in men's prisons

false

women in prisons have always received vocational training in a wide variety of occupations, not just cooking, sewing, and cleaning

false

Inmates are in their cells most of the day and are rarely allowed to move across the prison compound

true

Inmates are not hesitant to file suits against correctional agencies or prison staff.

false

Inmates lose all their citizenship rights once they enter prison.

true

Inmates who need a separation of longer than 12 months from a prison's inmate population are either transferred to another prison or placed in a supermax facility.

false

Minorities are on death row at a rate well below their representation in the U.S. population.

true

Once an offender is sentenced to and arrives at the prison, a reception and classification process begins.

false

Prison industry programs are detrimental to prison operations, require funds to operate, and encourage recidivism.

false

Prison staff are trained to monitor inmates only intermittently so as not to interfere with their privacy.

false

Prisons are NOT legally required to provide sufficient legal materials to enable inmates to conduct legal research in order to have reasonable access to the courts.

false

Prisons do not waste a lot of time searching areas of the prison or shaking down inmates to find contraband and deter its possession.

false

Residential treatment is not considered the most effective treatment for substance abuse

true

Since inmates have a significant need for educational programs, most prisons try to provide these programs.

true

Substance abuse treatment programs are critical activities within prisons because such a high proportion of inmates have a history of drug or alcohol abuse.

true

The Hawes-Cooper Act in 1929 required that prison products be subject to the laws of any state to which they were shipped.

false

The early North American colonies and England used capital punishment as a penalty only for murder.

false

The most important action that prison staff can take to control gangs is to let gang activity develop until it can be easily observed

false

The rights of inmates confined in correctional institutions have always been considered by the courts

true

Treatment is the creation of an environment and provision of rehabilitative programs that encourage inmates to accept responsibility.

true

a high proportion of inmates have a history of drug or alcohol abuse

true

A good explanation for the high level of violence within prisons is that prisons hold violent people who act out in violent ways.

false

A relatively low percentage of inmates have mental health problems

false

Correctional agencies are designed to provide mental health programs to the same extent as mental health agencies.