What Do You Know About Solitary Confinement?

17 Questions | By Charlottegeniajo | Updated: Mar 21, 2022 | Attempts: 159

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What Do You Know About Solitary Confinement? - Quiz

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Questions and Answers

1.

Help us understand the different types of people quizzing. What is your age group?
- A.
  
  Under 18
- B.
  
  18-30
- C.
  
  30-50
- D.
  
  50+
2.

Male or female?
- A.
  
  Male
- B.
  
  Female
3.

How engaged in the news and current policies are you?
- A.
  
  Very engaged
- B.
  
  Engaged
- C.
  
  Slightly engaged
- D.
  
  I do not involve myself in government policy or news
4.

Do you live in New York State?
- A.
  
  Yes
- B.
  
  No
5.

Which of the following describes your race?
- A.
  
  White/Caucasian
- B.
  
  African-American/Black
- C.
  
  Asain
- D.
  
  American Indian or Alaska native
- E.
  
  Pacific Islander
- F.
  
  Other
6.

What is the minimum amount of time a prisoner spends in solitary confinement each day?
- A.
  
  12 hours
- B.
  
  20 hours
- C.
  
  5 hours
- D.
  
  22 hours
7.

The New York City Department of Correction intends to decrease its solitary confinement capacity by 69% by the end of 2013.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
8.

What fraction of incarcerated people in NYC receive mental health treatment while in jail?
- A.
  
  1/3
- B.
  
  2/3
- C.
  
  All prisoners are eligible to receive mental health treatment in jail.
9.

Women treated for mental illness can expect to stay in jail 3.6 times longer than other prisoners.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
10.

The New York City jails have one of the highest rates of solitary confinement in the United States
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
11.

How many solitary confinement beds does the New York City Department of Correction set aside to punish people diagnosed with mental illness?
- A.
  
  1,000
- B.
  
  100-200
- C.
  
  500
- D.
  
  200-300
12.

Prisoners cannot and do not commit suicide in jail.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
13.

What was the average length of time a Rikers Island prisoner was detained in solitary confinement in 2012?
- A.
  
  1 year
- B.
  
  60 days
- C.
  
  120 days
- D.
  
  4 months
14.

What is a major reason prisoners are held in solitary confinement?
- A.
  
  They are immigrants and cannot afford bail.
- B.
  
  They have caused violence in the jail.
- C.
  
  They are returning to jail.
- D.
  
  They disobeyed rules of the jail.
15.

2 weeks in solitary confinement constitutes as torture.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
16.

Taxpayers dollars do not go towards solitary confinement.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
17.

The psychological effects of solitary confinement are easily treated.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False