Quiz #5 - September 23

QUIZ #5 (September 23)                                NAME_______________

Freebie quiz given at the END of class

1) According to lecture and the Director of Cook County Jail, roughly
how many innocent prisoners are in the jail?

ANSWER: about 90 percent (most are awaiting trial). Book and other
sources say that nationwide, the figure is roughly between 40 and
60 percent, with an average usually given of about 50 percent because
jails hold people until their trial, and they are innocent until
the verdict of guilty)

2) Which of these cities is the southern-most geographically?
   a) Lexington Virginia
  ANSWER ->  b) Cairo, Illinois
   c) Charleston, West Virginia
   d) Richmond, Virginia
   e) Lexington, Kentucky
   
3) List any three alternatives to a felony punishment instead of prison

4) Where is Vandalia Correctional Center

  ANSWER: Vandalia, Illinois

5) What is your name

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