Table 2 Prisoner related characteristics among prisoners in Northwest Amhara, 2015 (n = 649)
Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Type of prisoner | |
Life sentenced prisoner | 138 (21.3) |
Other than life Sentenced prisoner | 511 (78.7) |
Frequency of conduct religious practice | |
Always | 308 (47.5) |
Sometimes | 229 (35.3) |
Never | 112 (17.3) |
Participate in income generating activities | |
Yes | 389 (59.9) |
No | 260 (40.1) |
Having a job before imprisonment | |
Yes | 467 (72) |
No | 182 (28) |
Was happy with life before imprisonment | |
Yes | 567 (87.4) |
No | 82 (12.6) |
Have a friend in the prison | |
Yes | 407 (62.7) |
No | 242 (37.3) |
Having been discriminated because of imprisonment | |
Yes | 283 (43.6) |
No | 365 (56.4) |
How often you feel guilty | |
Always | 354 (54.5) |
Sometimes | 105 (16.2) |
Never | 190 (29.3) |
Perceived magnitude of crime committed | |
Serious | 304 (46.8) |
Medium | 152 (23.4) |
Mild | 193 (29.7) |
Did you believe on the crime you have committed | |
Yes | 267 (41.1) |
No | 313 (48.2) |
I don’t have any idea | 69 (10.6) |
Appropriateness of duration penalized with your crime | |
Yes | 30 (4.6) |
No | 557 (85.8) |
I don’t have any idea | 62 (9.6) |
Satisfaction with the care you obtain | |
Satisfied | 65 (10) |
Low to medium satisfaction | 584 (89.4) |
No satisfaction | 4 (0.6) |
Social support | |
Yes | 420 (64.7) |
No | 229 (35.3) |