NCJ Number
196310
Journal
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation Volume: 34 Issue: 2 Dated: 2001 Pages: 31-48
Date Published
2001
Length
18 pages
Annotation
This document presents the findings of a national survey of prison practices that were designed to meet the health care needs of the new woman inmate.
Abstract
Women prisoners today are older, more likely minority, and more likely to be substance abusers than in the past. In response to a survey of 65 State and Federal prisons for women, institutions generally reported that basic health care staff, like physicians and registered nurses, were located on-site. Specialists such as gynecologists and dieticians were located off-site and there was a reported need for various other specialties. While basic health care services were generally available, less consistent was the availability of services for chronic disease, disability, and mental health problems, all of which occur disproportionately among the changing female inmate population. Tables, cases, references