PAPI National Inmate Survey

OMB No.: 1121-0311
Exp.: 01/31/2010

N ATIONAL I NMATE
S URVEY
Conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics
and
RTI International

NOTICE: Public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.
Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden,
to the Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street, NW, Washington, DC 20531. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person
is not required to respond to a ­collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control number for this
project is 1121-0311.

 6. Are you currently being held in this facility for
any of the following:

SECTION A
Please answer the question in the space provided or
mark your answer in the box, like this x. To protect
your privacy, do not put your name on this survey.

Mark x “ Yes” or “No” for each item.

1. On what date were you admitted to this facility?
If you cannot remember the exact date, please write
down whatever you can remember, such as the year
and the month.

A drug offense, such as possessing, selling, c c
1
2
or manufacturing drugs?

No

A violent offense, such as physical or
sexual assault, rape, robbery, manslaughter, c 1 c 2
attempted murder, or murder?

_________ / __________ / _________
Month
Day
Year

2. How old are you?

A property offense, such as burglary,
­larceny, auto theft, bad checks, fraud,
­forgery, or grand theft?

c 1 c 2

Any other offense?

c 1 c 2

7. How long have you been in this facility?

Age: ______

3. Are you of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin?

Yes.............................................................. c 1

No.............................................................. c 2

4. Which of these categories describes your race:
Mark x “ Yes” or “No” for each item.

Yes

Yes

No

White

c 1 c 2

Black or African American

c 1 c 2

American Indian or Alaska Native

c 1 c 2

Asian

c 1 c 2

High school graduate or GED................... c 2

Some college.............................................. c 3

College degree or more.............................. c 4

At least 1 week but less than 1 month....... c 2

At least 1 month but less than 2 months... c 3

At least 2 months but less than 6 months... c 4

At least 6 months but less than 1 year........ c 5

At least 1 year but less than 5 years............ c 6

At least 5 years but less than 10 years........ c 7

10 years or more......................................... c 8

Yes.............................................................. c 1

No.............................................................. c 2

9. Do you consider yourself to be:

5. What is the highest level of school you have
­completed?
Less than a high school graduate............... c 1

Less than 1 week........................................ c 1

8. Before you were admitted to this facility, had you
ever spent time as an adult or juvenile in a prison,
jail, or other correctional facility?

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander c 1 c 2

1

Heterosexual or ‘Straight’........................... c 1

Bi-sexual.................................................... c 2

Homosexual or Gay................................... c 3

Other......................................................... c 4

 10. Before you entered this facility, had anyone ever
physically forced, pressured, or made you feel
you had to have sex or sexual contact – that is
unwanted touching of the genitals or butt, or
vaginal, oral, or anal sex?

These next questions ask about unwanted sex or
sexual contact you have had with other inmates in this
facility. By unwanted, we mean sex or sexual contact
that you did not want to happen.

14. In the past 12 months, did another inmate use
physical force to make you do any of the following:

Yes........................... c 1 → Continue to item 11
No........................... c 2 → Go to item 12

Mark x “ Yes” or “No” for each item.

11. Were you physically forced, pressured, or made to
feel you had to have sex or sexual contact before
you were 18 years old, after you turned 18, or both?

Touch their body in a sexual way or have
your body touched in a sexual way?

Yes

No

c 1 c 2

Before you were 18..................................... c 1

Give them a handjob or receive a handjob c c
1
2
from them?

After you turned 18.................................... c 2

c 1 c 2

Both........................................................... c 3

Have oral sex (blowjob) with them?
Have anal sex with them?

c 1 c 2

12. Before you entered this facility, were you
physically forced, pressured, or made to feel that
you had to have sex or sexual contact while you
were an adult or juvenile in a jail, prison, or other
correctional facility?

Yes.............................................................. c 1

No.............................................................. c 2

15. In the past 12 months, did another inmate,
without using physical force, pressure you or make
you feel that you had to do any of the following:
Mark x “ Yes” or “No” for each item.
Touch their body in a sexual way or have
your body touched in a sexual way?

Yes

No

c 1 c 2

Have oral sex (blowjob) with another
inmate at this facility?

c 1 c 2

c 1 c 2

Have oral sex (blowjob) with them?

c 1 c 2

Have anal sex with them?

c 1 c 2

16. In the past 12 months, how many times altogether
were you physically forced, pressured, or made to
feel like you had to have sex or sexual contact with
another inmate?

Touch another inmate’s body in a sexual
way or have your body touched in a sexual c 1 c 2
way?
Give or receive a handjob from another
inmate at this facility?

No

Give them a handjob or receive a handjob c c
1
2
from them?

13. This question is about wanted or voluntary sex or
sexual contact you have had with other inmates in
this facility. In the past 12 months, did you do any
of the following:
Mark x “ Yes” or “No” for each item.

Yes

Have anal sex with another inmate at this c c
1
2
facility?

2

0 times..................... c 1 → Go to SECTION B on page 4
1 time...................... c 2

2 times..................... c 3

3 – 10 times............. c 4

11 times or more..... c 5

}

→ Continue to item 17 on page 3

 17. In the past 12 months, when you were physically
forced, pressured, or made to feel that you had to
have sex or sexual contact with another inmate,
did it ever happen during any of the following
times:
Mark x “ Yes” or “No” for each item.
Between 6:00 in the morning and noon?

Yes

19. In the past 12 months, when you were physically
forced, pressured, or made to feel that you had to
have sex or sexual contact with another inmate,
were you ever:
Mark x “ Yes” or “No” for each item.

No

c 1 c 2

After noon but before 6:00 in the evening? c 1 c 2
After 6:00 in the evening but before
midnight?

c 1 c 2

After midnight but before 6:00 in the
morning?

c 1 c 2

18. In the past 12 months, when you were physically
forced, pressured, or made to feel that you had to
have sex or sexual contact with another inmate,
did it ever happen:
Mark x “ Yes” or “No” for each item.

Yes

Yes

No

Persuaded or talked into it?

c 1 c 2

Given a bribe or blackmailed?

c 1 c 2

Given drugs or alcohol to get you drunk
or high?

c 1 c 2

Offered protection from other inmates?

c 1 c 2

Trying to pay off or settle a debt that you
owed?

c 1 c 2

Threatened with harm or a weapon?

c 1 c 2

Physically held down or restrained?

c 1 c 2

Physically harmed or injured?

c 1 c 2

20. In the past 12 months, when you were physically
forced, pressured, or made to feel that you had to
have sex or sexual contact with another inmate,
did you ever:

No

In your own cell, room, or sleeping area?

c 1 c 2

In the cell, room, or housing unit of
another inmate?

c 1 c 2

In a shower or bathroom?

c 1 c 2

In the yard or recreation area?

c 1 c 2

In a classroom or library?

c 1 c 2

In a workshop, kitchen, or other
workplace?

c 1 c 2

In a closet, office, or other locked room?

c 1 c 2

c 1 c 2

On the stairs?

Receive internal injuries?

c 1 c 2

c 1 c 2

Somewhere else in the facility?

Get knocked unconscious?

c 1 c 2

Off facility grounds?

c 1 c 2

Receive bruises, a black eye, sprains, cuts,
scratches, swelling, or welts?

c 1 c 2

Mark x “ Yes” or “No” for each item.

Yes

No

Receive knife or stab wounds?

c 1 c 2

Receive broken bones?

c 1 c 2

Receive anal tearing?

c 1 c 2

Have your teeth chipped or knocked out? c 1 c 2

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 21. In the past 12 months, when you were physically
forced, pressured, or made to feel that you had to
have sex or sexual contact with another inmate,
did you report it to any of the following people:
Mark x “ Yes” or “No” for each item.

Yes

23. In the past 12 months, did a facility staff person
use physical force to make you do any of the
following:
Mark x “ Yes” or “No” for each item.

No

Touch their body in a sexual way or have
your body touched in a sexual way?

A correctional officer?

c 1 c 2

An administrative staff person?

c 1 c 2

A medical or healthcare staff person?

c 1 c 2

An instructor or teacher?

c 1 c 2

A counselor or other mental health care
provider?

c 1 c 2

A chaplain or other religious official?

c 1 c 2

A volunteer?

c 1 c 2

Some other type of facility staff person?

c 1 c 2

A telephone hotline?

c 1 c 2

Another inmate?

c 1 c 2

Mark x “ Yes” or “No” for each item.

A family member or friend?

c 1 c 2

Touch their body in a sexual way or have
your body touched in a sexual way?

No

c 1 c 2

Give them a handjob or receive a handjob c c
1
2
from them?
Have oral sex (blowjob) with them?

c 1 c 2

Have vaginal sex with them?

c 1 c 2

Have anal sex with them?

c 1 c 2

24. In the past 12 months, did a facility staff person,
without using physical force, pressure you or make
you feel that you had to do any of the following:
Yes

No

c 1 c 2

Give them a handjob or receive a handjob c c
1
2
from them?

SECTION B
These next questions ask about sex or sexual contact
you have had with staff at this facility. By staff, we
mean the employees of this facility and anybody who
works as a volunteer in this facility.

Yes

No

Touch a facility staff person’s body in a
sexual way or have your body touched in a c 1 c 2
sexual way?
Give or receive a handjob from a facility
staff person?

c 1 c 2

Have oral sex (blowjob) with a facility
staff person?

c 1 c 2

Have vaginal sex with a facility staff
person?

c 1 c 2

Have anal sex with a facility staff person?

c 1 c 2

Have oral sex (blowjob) with them?

c 1 c 2

Have vaginal sex with them?

c 1 c 2

Have anal sex with them?

c 1 c 2

25. This question is about both wanted and unwanted
sex with staff at this facility. In the past 12 months,
how many times altogether have you had any type
of wanted or unwanted sex or sexual contact with
staff at this facility?

22. This question is about willing sex or sexual contact
you have had with any staff at this facility. In the
past 12 months, did you do any of the following:
Mark x “ Yes” or “No” for each item.

Yes

4

0 times..................... c 1 → Go to SECTION C on page 6

1 time...................... c 2

2 times..................... c 3

3 – 10 times............. c 4

11 times or more..... c 5

}

→ Continue to item 26 on page 5

 26. In the past 12 months, when you had sex or sexual
contact with facility staff, did any single incident
ever involve more than one facility staff person?

Yes ............................................................. c 1

No.............................................................. c 2

29. In the past 12 months, when you had sex or sexual
contact with facility staff, were you ever:
Mark x “ Yes” or “No” for each item.

Yes

No

Persuaded or talked into it?

c 1 c 2

Given a bribe or blackmailed?

c 1 c 2

Given drugs or alcohol to get you drunk
or high?

c 1 c 2

Offered protection from other inmates?

c 1 c 2

Offered protection from another
correctional officer?

c 1 c 2

After noon but before 6:00 in the evening? c 1 c 2

Trying to pay off or settle a debt that you
owed?

c 1 c 2

After 6:00 in the evening but before
midnight?

c 1 c 2

Threatened with harm or a weapon?

c 1 c 2
c 1 c 2

After midnight but before 6:00 in the
morning?

Physically held down or restrained?

c 1 c 2

Physically harmed or injured?

c 1 c 2

27. In the past 12 months, when you had sex or sexual
contact with facility staff, did it ever happen
during any of the following times:
Mark x “ Yes” or “No” for each item.
Between 6:00 in the morning and noon?

Yes

No

c 1 c 2

30. In the past 12 months, when you had sex or sexual
contact with facility staff, was it ever with:

28. In the past 12 months, when you had sex or sexual
contact with facility staff, did it ever happen:
Mark x “ Yes” or “No” for each item.

Yes

Mark x “ Yes” or “No” for each item.

No

Yes

No

Male facility staff?

c 1 c 2

Female facility staff?

c 1 c 2

In your own cell, room, or sleeping area?

c 1 c 2

In the cell, room, or housing unit of
another inmate?

c 1 c 2

In a shower or bathroom?

c 1 c 2

In the yard or recreation area?

c 1 c 2

In a classroom or library?

c 1 c 2

Mark x “ Yes” or “No” for each item.

In a workshop, kitchen, or other
workplace?

c 1 c 2

Receive knife or stab wounds?

c 1 c 2

In a closet, office, or other locked room?

c 1 c 2

Receive broken bones?

c 1 c 2

On the stairs?

c 1 c 2

Receive anal tearing?

c 1 c 2

Somewhere else in the facility?

c 1 c 2

Off facility grounds?

c 1 c 2

31. In the past 12 months, when you had sex or sexual
contact with facility staff, did you ever:
Yes

No

Have your teeth chipped or knocked out? c 1 c 2

5

Receive internal injuries?

c 1 c 2

Get knocked unconscious?

c 1 c 2

Receive bruises, a black eye, sprains, cuts,
scratches, swelling, or welts?

c 1 c 2

 32. In the past 12 months, when you had sex or sexual
contact with facility staff, did you ever report it to
any of the following people:
Mark x “ Yes” or “No” for each item.

Yes

SECTION C
These last two questions are about your experience
with this survey.

No

A correctional officer?

c 1 c 2

An administrative staff person?

c 1 c 2

A medical or healthcare staff person?

c 1 c 2

An instructor or teacher?

c 1 c 2

A counselor or other mental health care
provider?

Not upsetting at all.................................... c 1

c 1 c 2

A chaplain or other religious official?

c 1 c 2

Somewhat upsetting................................... c 2
Very upsetting............................................ c 3

A volunteer?

c 1 c 2

Some other type of facility staff person?

c 1 c 2

34. How accurate are the answers you gave in this
­survey?

A telephone hotline?

c 1 c 2

Not very accurate....................................... c 1

Another inmate?

c 1 c 2

Fairly accurate............................................ c 2

A family member or friend?

c 1 c 2

Very accurate.............................................. c 3

33. How upsetting did you find it to answer questions
about your own experiences with sex and sexual
­assault in this facility?

After you have completed the survey, please put it in the
envelope and seal it before you turn it in.
Thank you!

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