Deck 6: The Prison Environment

Question 1

Eliza Farnham was forced to resign as prison warden in 1848 because of:

A) Sex scandals in her prison.
B) Accusations that she pampered criminals.
C) A new focus on rehabilitation.
D) Her personal problems.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The harsh sentencing of female offenders from the 1980s may be attributed to:

A) The war on drugs.
B) Mandatory drug sentencing laws.
C) A mass media campaign against crimes of violence.
D) The prison industrial complex.
E) All of the above

Answer 2

E

Question 3

Women today make up approximately ______% of the incarcerated population.

A) 8
B) 15
C) 25
D) 40

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997:

A) Ensures that an inmate mother can get her children back upon release.
B) Mandates the termination of parental rights once a child has been in foster care for 15 months.
C) Mandates the termination of inmate father's rights but not inmate mother's rights.
D) Makes adoption of "prison orphans" more difficult.

Question 5

Studies show that maintaining close family ties for inmates results in:

A) Too much emotional distress for the children.
B) Decreased recidivism rates.
C) Improved mental health of all parties.
D) Both b and c

Question 6

Which of the following is/are most likely to be incarcerated?

A) African American women
B) Latinas
C) White women
D) All these groups have similar imprisonment rates.

Question 7

Significant numbers of the women in U.K. prisons are _________, often serving time for their work as _____________.

A) Lesbians, prostitutes
B) Roma or "gypsies," thieves
C) Foreign, "mules"
D) None of the above

Question 8

Within the prison organization, female inmates are most rewarded by staff for _____________ behavior.

A) Assertive
B) Passive
C) Aggressive
D) Childlike

Question 9

The text argues that homophobia:

A) Is not a factor in women's prisons.
B) Is not a factor in women's prisons.
C) Is played out in women's prisons indirectly by a stress on mother-daughter and sister play family roles that are intimate but pointedly not sexual.
D) None of the above

Question 10

Female inmates have given the following reason(s) for prison sexual involvement:

A) Abusive relationships with men
B) Loneliness
C) Deprivation of sexual contact
D) All of the above

Question 11

According to official statistics, women compared to men in prison have higher rates of:

A) Substance misuse in their past.
B) Mental health problems.
C) A background of sexual victimizaiton.
D) All of the above

Question 12

Which statement is true regarding staff-inmate relations?

A) Female staff were frequently reported for sexual misconduct in men's prisons.
B) Female officers are rarely prosecuted for staff-inmate sexual misconduct.
C) Male prison inmates rarely complain when they have had a sexual relationship with a male officer.
D) All of the above

Question 13

Karla Fay Tucker:

A) Was executed despite her religious conversion.
B) Founded progressive prisoner release programs.
C) Was prison warden.
D) Wrote books on women in prison.

Question 14

According to recent research, women most likely to be executed are those who:

A) Murder their babies postpartum.
B) Have partners on death row.
C) Have murdered partners or spouses.
D) Are seen as masculine or lesbian.

Question 15

The prison at Bedford Hills, NY is often singled out in the media for its:

A) Modernized architecture.
B) Its exemplary prison nursery,
C) History of cruel wardens.
D) 1990s riots.

Question 16

Hepatitis C is especially prevalent among women incarcerated in jail for:

A) Crimes related to sex work.
B) Theft.
C) Drug misuse.
D) Both a and c

Question 17

For most of the unwilling male and female victims of staff sexual misconduct in prison:

A) The attacks were of the opposite sex.
B) The attacks were of the same sex.
C) Formal reports were made by the victims.
D) Most of the misconduct involved physical assaults.

Question 18

According to the text, scandals regarding the mistreatment of female inmates have occurred in which of the following states?

A) California
B) Ohio
C) Georgia
D) Tennessee
E) All of the above

Question 19

In light of the sexual misconduct of male staff of incarcerated women, Amnesty International recommends:

A) Gender sensitive training programs for male officers.
B) Hire male officers who have completed college in the social sciences.
C) Hire only female officers to supervise the women.
D) Have women supervise the male officers.

Question 20

Success by women in reentry has been shown to be related to:

A) Receiving education such as college courses in prison.
B) Work release.
C) Getting help in sealing family ties.
D) All of the above.
E) All except b above.

Question 21

According to Alison Cox, family members who visit their loved ones in prison:

A) Easily can follow the rules enforced by the prison.
B) Should be supervised more closely as they are apt to transport drugs.
C) Often suffer from secondary victimization due to treatment by prison authorities.
D) Develop an appreciation for the prison rules and regulations.

Question 22

At the Julia Tutwiler Prison in Alabama, according to the text:

A) Over a dozen of the prison staff were terminated or transferred due to sexual misconduct.
B) Male officers were no longer allowed to work at the prison.
C) The warden was publicly recognized for his success in modernizing the prison.
D) The decision was made to only have female wardens in the future.

Question 23

Related to prison lawsuits of relevance to women:

A) The passage of the Prison Litigation Reform Act enhanced inmates' rights.
B) Class-action lawsuits against the prison and warden following inhumane treatment during a COVID-19 outbreak were filed.
C) Women historically have filed more lawsuits than men on the grounds of racism.
D) Feminist criminologists note the many frivolous lawsuits that have been filed.

Question 24

Regarding incarcerated transgender women:

A) Research shows they are terribly victimized when placed in men's prisons.
B) Trans women in men's prison often are placed in protective custody only to be mistreated by male officers.
C) Research from Scotland and the U.S. shows these women do best in women's institutions.
D) All of the above.

Question 25

Eliza Farnham was forced to resign as prison warden in 1848 because of accusation that she treated the prisoners too harshly.

Question 26

According to the text, the harsh sentencing of female offenders from the 1980s was attributed to the rise in property crimes.

Question 27

Women today make up approximately 8% of the prison population.

Question 28

The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 mandates the termination of parental rights once a child has been in foster care for over three years.

Question 29

Studies show that maintaining close family ties for inmates results in too much emotional distress for the children.

Question 30

African American women are the group that is most likely to be incarcerated although their numbers are declining in proportion to non-Hispanic whites.

Question 31

The foreign women in U.K. are often serving time for work as "mules."

Question 32

Within the prison organization, female inmates are most rewarded by staff for aggressive behavior

Question 33

Male inmates often reconstruct their family lives in prison just as female inmates do.

Question 34

According to the text, homophobia might be an underlying factor in the clear labeling of prison intimate relationships as mother-daughter or sister play family ties.

Question 35

Some reasons given by female inmates as to why they were involved in sexual activities included such things as abusive relationships with men, loneliness, curiosity, and deprivation of sexual contact.

Question 36

Women jail inmates compared to men in prison have lower rates of mental health problems, and Hepatitis C.

Question 37

Research on women who were executed globally shows that those executed disproportionately violated gender norms.

Question 38

Karla Fay Tucker and Velma Barfield were both executed in modern times.

Question 39

According to recent research, women most likely to be executed are those are seen as masculine or lesbian.

Question 40

According to the text, Canadian women's prisons are less humane than U.S. prisons because Canadian culture is more punitive.

Question 41

The prison nursery at Bedford Hills, NY is seen as an exemplary prison program.

Question 42

Hepatitis C is especially prevalent among women incarcerated for crimes related to sex work.

Question 43

When the rate of sexual victimization was limited to nonconsensual sexual acts, most of these were cross-gender.

Question 44

In Scotland, some trans men have been placed in women's prisons with favorable results.

Question 45

The Iowa Correctional Institution for Women is a model prison in trauma-informed care and gender-sensitive programming.

Question 46

Italy, according to reports, is especially harsh in its correctional treatment of mothers

Question 47

According to the text, the harsh sentencing of female offenders that began under the presidency of ________________ was attributed to the war on drugs.

Question 48

Studies show that maintaining close ________ ties to inmates results in decreased recidivism rates and improved mental health of all parties.

Question 49

Within the prison organization, female inmates are not rewarded by staff for __________ behavior.

Question 50

Women in jail compared to men in prison have _______ rates of substance abuse, mental health problems, and chronic health problems.

Question 51

In regards to staff-inmate relations, female officers in men's prisons are prosecuted for staff-inmate sexual misconduct at __________levels.

Question 52

The minority group that is so disproportionately high in Canadian women's prisons are________________.

Question 53

Trans women confined in men's prisons are often placed in ________________.

Question 54

According to recent research, women most likely to be executed are those who are seen as __________.

Question 55

Match the term with the appropriate definition.
-Conspiracy laws

A) Personified women who were faithful and submissive as good women, might be dealt with leniently by the courts
B) Most influential in expanding the prison population, especially for women
C) Legislation that extends criminal liability
D) Has become a component of many local communities that depend on the building and maintenance of prisons for economic stability
E) Promotes drug education, life-skills, parenting training, and cultural enrichment activities

Question 56

Match the term with the appropriate definition.
-Ethnic-specific program

A) Personified women who were faithful and submissive as good women, might be dealt with leniently by the courts
B) Most influential in expanding the prison population, especially for women
C) Legislation that extends criminal liability
D) Has become a component of many local communities that depend on the building and maintenance of prisons for economic stability
E) Promotes drug education, life-skills, parenting training, and cultural enrichment activities

Question 57

Match the term with the appropriate definition.
-War on drugs

A) Personified women who were faithful and submissive as good women, might be dealt with leniently by the courts
B) Most influential in expanding the prison population, especially for women
C) Legislation that extends criminal liability
D) Has become a component of many local communities that depend on the building and maintenance of prisons for economic stability
E) Promotes drug education, life-skills, parenting training, and cultural enrichment activities

Question 58

Match the term with the appropriate definition.
-Prison industry complex

A) Personified women who were faithful and submissive as good women, might be dealt with leniently by the courts
B) Most influential in expanding the prison population, especially for women
C) Legislation that extends criminal liability
D) Has become a component of many local communities that depend on the building and maintenance of prisons for economic stability
E) Promotes drug education, life-skills, parenting training, and cultural enrichment activities

Question 59

Match the term with the appropriate definition.
-Madonna image

A) Personified women who were faithful and submissive as good women, might be dealt with leniently by the courts
B) Most influential in expanding the prison population, especially for women
C) Legislation that extends criminal liability
D) Has become a component of many local communities that depend on the building and maintenance of prisons for economic stability
E) Promotes drug education, life-skills, parenting training, and cultural enrichment activities

Question 60

Provide an overview of the prisoner and jail inmate profiles for female inmates through facts provided from the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the American Civil Liberties Union.

Question 61

Explain how the national prison rape elimination standards might end widespread prison rape in the United States.

Question 62

Describe how inmate mothers have been helped to become better mothers, according to the text.

Question 63

How do conspiracy laws hurt women?

Question 64

Describe the way female inmates socialize with each other in prison and compare this to the male power structure in men's institutions.