Question 1

Cost of incarcerating a youth under 18 in Illinois

Accepted Answer

$78,000

Question 2

Cost of incarcerating an adult in Illinois

Accepted Answer

$24,000

Question 3

Number of Women in State and Federal Prisons and Local Jails in the U.S. (2009)

Accepted Answer

201,200

Question 4

Number of Prisoners in 1970 in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

200,000

Question 5

Number of Prisoners in 2009 in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

2,300,000

Question 6

. Amount spent by local, state, and federal governments on corrections (including incarceration)

Accepted Answer

$75 billion

Question 7

Percentage of prisoners who are non-violent offenders

Accepted Answer

65%

Question 8

% chance of serving time in prison at some point in their lives for a Black male

Accepted Answer

32%

Question 9

% chance of serving time in prison at some point in their lives for a White male.

Accepted Answer

6%

Question 10

. Number of people under ―correctional‖ supervision (parole, probation or incarceration)

Accepted Answer

7 million

Question 11

Number of youth under 18 who are locked up on a daily basis in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

90,000

Question 12

. Number of youth admitted to the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center (Audy Home) in 2009

Accepted Answer

5,608

Question 13

Number of youth admitted to DJJ facilities (youth prisons) in Illinois in 2009

Accepted Answer

1,163

Prison-Industrial Complex Facts (PIC Jeopardy Quiz)

2) Cost of incarcerating an adult in Illinois