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Gender Responsive Strategies for Women Offenders

  • Organization: U.S. DOJ, National Institute of Corrections
  • Author: Susan W. McCambell
  • Document Type: Article/News
  • Date Created: Friday, April 01, 2005
  • Submitted: Friday, October 28, 2005
  • Attachment(s): PDF
This bulletin informs jail administrators about current research regarding women offenders and introduces strategies for administrators to consider as they evaluate current operating procedures. At midyear 2002, 77,369 women were incarcerated in U.S. jails, compared with 588,106 men held in jails. The number of women inmates in the nation's jails increased nearly 50 percent from 1995 to 2002.4 The absolute number of women inmates is much lower than the absolute number of men; however, their impact on jail operations is significant, raising concerns about the adequacy of the physical plant, medical and mental health services, privacy, and crowding of women's housing units. Often, jail administrators are challenged to address the needs of women inmates. Although the body of research regarding women in prison has grown, little research has been conducted about women in jails or meeting the needs of these women inmates.

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