WOMEN IN SOUTHERN JAILS (FROM FEMALE OFFENDER BY LAURA CRITES - SEE NCJ - 41826)

• NCJ Number: 41832
• Author(s): P SIMS
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 11 pages
• Corporate Author: D C Heath and Co
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

BASED ON SITE VISITS AT 20 JAILS AND INTERVIEWS WITH A NUMBER OF FEMALE INMATES, THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE INADEQUATE FACILITY CONDITIONS AND ABUSES WHICH THE AUTHOR FOUND TO CHARACTERIZE THESE INSTITUTIONS.

Abstract

PROBLEMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE, INADEQUATE CELLS, LACK OF PRIVACY, LACK OF PROGRAMS, AND HARASSMENT FROM JAIL PERSONNEL ARE AMONG THOSE DESCRIBED IN THIS ARTICLE. TO ILLUSTRATE EACH OF THESE PROBLEMS AREAS, THE AUTHOR PROVIDES A NUMBER OF EXCERPTS FROM THE INMATE INTERVIEWS. ...DMC