The U.S. Bureau of Justice released the following probabilities for those arrested for committing various felony crimes in the United States:

Allen has been arrested for burglary, Bill has been arrested for a weapons offense, and Charlie has been arrested on a public-disorder charge. Assuming these individuals are typical perpetrators and the decisions regarding their respective fates are unrelated, determine the probability that
a. Allen will be jailed for more than a year.
b. either Allen or Bill (or both) will be convicted.
c. none of the three will be jailed for more than a year.
d. Allen and Bill will be convicted, but Charlie will be found innocent.
e. none will be prosecuted.

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Probability of Being Jailed for Crime Prosecuted Convicted 1 Year Homicide Assault Burglary Arson Drug offenses Weapons Public disorder 0.91 0.79 0.88 0.88 0.78 0.83 0.92 0.75 0.64 0.81 0.72 0.69 0.70 0.85 0.73 0.15 0.28 0.28 0.19 0.13 0.12