chart showing that work assignments are the most common type of daily activity in state prisons, compared to programming or classes

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

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

Note that respondents could select multiple responses, so categories do not add up to 100%

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