NCJ Number
146341
Journal
Women and Criminal Justice Volume: 5 Issue: 1 Dated: (1993) Pages: 71-98
Date Published
1993
Length
28 pages
Annotation
This study is a descriptive analysis of the adaptation responses of inmates at a correctional institution for women located in the midwest of the United States.
Abstract
Data for this study were collected and analyzed using a qualitative methodological approach. This investigation extends the literature on women prisoners by examining the inmates' perceptions of the deprivations of incarceration; how inmates respond to the deprivations of incarceration; and the impact of relationships outside of prison on the inmates' response to incarceration. The article includes a review of the literature on women in prison and a section on the deprivations of imprisonment. References