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Texas Prisons Flashcards

1
Q

The War on Drugs has resulted in _________________ rates.

A

higher incarceration

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2
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How much money does Texas spend per day for drug arrests/incarceration?

A

$378,820

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3
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How much does Treatment Reform cost?

A

$241 million

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4
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How much do New Prisons cost?

A

$1.6 billion

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5
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What percentage of Texans favors some form of marijuana legalization?

A

77%

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6
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By how much did the 82nd Legislature cut spending on prisoner health care?

A

$75 million

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7
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How many executions have there been since 1976?

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551

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8
Q

European countries won’t sell what?

A

lethal injection chemicals

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9
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What percentage of Texans support the death penalty?

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71%

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10
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What percent of Texans believe it’s applied fairly?

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51%

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11
Q

What did Michael Richards do?

A

He granted Writ of Cert by SCOTUS

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12
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What did the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals decide about Michael Richards?

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They refused to stay open an extra 20 minutes to hear the stay of execution

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13
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How much does it cost to execute someone?

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$2.3 million

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14
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How much does it cost to imprison someone at the highest level for 40 years?

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$750,000

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15
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How many prisons are air conditioned?

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21 out of 110

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16
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What is the rape rate in prisons?

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50%

17
Q

What is a private prison?

A

a private, for-profit prison corporation that staffs and runs prison facilities in a state

18
Q

Where is TX ranked for incarceration?

A

7th highest

19
Q

US has _____ prisoners than anyone else in the world

A

more

20
Q

Where would TX rank according to incarceration rates?

A

3rd in the world, above Iran, China, and Russia

21
Q

The justice system in TX has what?

A

the tendency for vigilante justice

22
Q

What characteristic belongs to frontier justice?

A

Having no sympathy to prisoners

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