Prison Riots and tech

Question 1

Prison tech

Answer 1

Ground penetrating radar to locate tunnels
Heartbeat monitors to detect inmates trying to escape in delivery and trash trucks
Satellite tracking of ankle bracelets
Xray to detect weapons both metal plastic
Drug detection
Chip implantation
Body cavity scanner
Drug detection patch

Question 2

Mentally ill inmates

Answer 2

25%
Mass closing of mental hospitals
In the 1960s
Why?
191000 mentally ill in prison
62000 mentally ill in hospital

Question 3

Gender

Answer 3

93% male

7% female

Question 4

Age

Answer 4

25-35 yrs old 38%
Less than 18 .5%
65 or older .5%

Question 5

Crimes committed

Answer 5

Violent 50
Drugs 20
Property 20
Public disorder 10

Question 6

Education

Answer 6

Highschool 50%
College 11%
Did not graduate hs 25%
Did not graduate 8th 14%

Question 7

Death in prison

Answer 7

Heart disease 26
Cancer 23
Liver disease 7
Suicide, homicide, intoxication

Question 8

HIV

Answer 8

1 in 7 living with HIV go to corrections

Major cause of death in prison for men 35 and younger

Question 9

Women in prison

Answer 9

33% serving time for violence
Better response to prison programs
Entire population is mixed
No security levels
Less segregation by race
More friendly with guards and sharing life story
25% are pregnant upon entering or are moms

Question 10

Prison riots

Answer 10

Insensitive prison admin and neglected inmate demands
Carryover of violent lifestyle of prisoners
Dehumanizing prison conditions
-overcrowding
-lack of individual expression