What is the probability that a randomly selected defendant either pled not guilty or was not sent to prison?

The data in the following table show the outcomes of guilty and not-guilty pleas in 1,028 criminal court cases. Use the data to answer Exercise

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Sent to prison Not sent to prison Guilty plea Not-guilty plea 392 58 564 14 Source: Brereton and Casper, "Does It Pay to Plead Guilty? Differential Sentencing and the Functioning of the Criminal Courts," Law and Society Review, Vol. 16, No. 1.