This statistic shows U.S. prison chaplains responses to a question of how often various requests for religious accommodation were made by inmates in the prisons where they worked, and how often these requests were approved or denied as of 2011. 82 percent of chaplains surveyed said that requests for religious books or texts were usually approved.
Inmates' requests for religious accommodation in U.S. prisons in 2011, by request type and rate of approval
Original question: In the prison(s) where you work, how often are the following requests from inmates for religious accommodation approved or denied, if they have come up at all?
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Pew Research Center. (March 22, 2012). Inmates' requests for religious accommodation in U.S. prisons in 2011, by request type and rate of approval [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/234632/religious-accomodation-in-us-prisons/
Pew Research Center. "Inmates' requests for religious accommodation in U.S. prisons in 2011, by request type and rate of approval." Chart. March 22, 2012. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234632/religious-accomodation-in-us-prisons/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Inmates' requests for religious accommodation in U.S. prisons in 2011, by request type and rate of approval. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/234632/religious-accomodation-in-us-prisons/
Pew Research Center. "Inmates' Requests for Religious Accommodation in U.S. Prisons in 2011, by Request Type and Rate of Approval." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Mar 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/234632/religious-accomodation-in-us-prisons/
Pew Research Center, Inmates' requests for religious accommodation in U.S. prisons in 2011, by request type and rate of approval Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/234632/religious-accomodation-in-us-prisons/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Inmates' requests for religious accommodation in U.S. prisons in 2011, by request type and rate of approval [Graph], Pew Research Center, March 22, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/234632/religious-accomodation-in-us-prisons/
