graph showing work assignment types of people in state prisons, only 6% of which are for prison industries or contracted services, the rest are helping to run the prison itself

Data Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics' Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016 data analyzed by the Prison Policy Initiative. (Graph: Wendy Sawyer, 2022)

This graph originally appeared in The state prison experience: Too much drudgery, not enough opportunity.

Note that not all categories are displayed, and people can have more than one job; therefore, categories do not add up to 100%.

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