I The ‘Outside In’ Quiz If Ignorance is Bliss, Why Aren’t There More Happy People?

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The ‘Outside In’ QuizIf Ignorance is Bliss,

Why Aren’t There More Happy People?

iHow many prisoners are currently held in Scottish prisons?

As of October 2010:

8,076• 7,732 in custody• 344 on HDC (Home detention

curfew)

iHow many of these are likely to have children?

one-thirdhalf two-thirds

two-thirds

iHow much is the risk of reoffending reduced where family contact is maintained? Up to:

3 times6 times 9 times?

6 times

iWhat proportion of young fathers in prison

receive visits from their children? one-thirdone-halftwo-thirds

one-half

What proportion of prisoners lose contact with their families due to their imprisonment?

one-thirdone-halftwo-thirds

one-half

iHow many children in Scotland have a parent go to prison each year?

16,500

This means that more children each year experience a parent’s imprisonment than a parent’s divorce.

iApproximately what proportion of children in Scotland witness their parent’s arrest?

one-fifthone-thirdone-half

one-third

iHow many boys with a convicted parent go on to be convicted themselves by age 32?

17%38%59%86%

59%

Impact of Imprisonment on Families Loss of income

Loss of housing

Impact on children

Shame

Victimisation

Cost and logistics of transport

Lack of information

Little involvement in the decisions

that affect them

www.familiesoutside.org.uk

iThank you!