This statistic shows U.S. prison chaplains responses to a question of how often they saw cases of religious extremism in U.S. prisons as of 2011. 58 percent of chaplains surveyed said that cases of religious extremism were either not too common or not common at all.
U.S. prison chaplains assessment of the rate of religious extremism amongst inmates in U.S. prisons 2011
Original question: When managing religion-related services in the prison(s) where you work, how common is it, if at all, to encounter religious groups that express extreme religious views; very common, somewhat common, not too common, not at all common, don't know/no answer?
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Pew Research Center. (March 22, 2012). U.S. prison chaplains assessment of the rate of religious extremism amongst inmates in U.S. prisons 2011 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/234619/religious-extremism-in-us-prisons/
Pew Research Center. "U.S. prison chaplains assessment of the rate of religious extremism amongst inmates in U.S. prisons 2011." Chart. March 22, 2012. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234619/religious-extremism-in-us-prisons/
Pew Research Center. (2012). U.S. prison chaplains assessment of the rate of religious extremism amongst inmates in U.S. prisons 2011. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234619/religious-extremism-in-us-prisons/
Pew Research Center. "U.S. Prison Chaplains Assessment of The Rate of Religious Extremism amongst Inmates in U.S. Prisons 2011." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Mar 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/234619/religious-extremism-in-us-prisons/
Pew Research Center, U.S. prison chaplains assessment of the rate of religious extremism amongst inmates in U.S. prisons 2011 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/234619/religious-extremism-in-us-prisons/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
U.S. prison chaplains assessment of the rate of religious extremism amongst inmates in U.S. prisons 2011 [Graph], Pew Research Center, March 22, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/234619/religious-extremism-in-us-prisons/
