NCJ Number
79734
Date Published
Unknown
Length
33 pages
Annotation
A profile of inmates at Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women (maximum-medium security prison) is presented, based on demographic, social, institutional, and criminal characteristics of 99 inmates at the prison in February 1980.
Abstract
The majority of inmates were white, although blacks are overrepresented in comparison to the general State population. Most of the residents were in the 18 to 30 year-old group, from urban areas, and had a median educational level of 10th grade. Most had been incarcerated for property offenses. Murder and manslaughter followed by drug offenses and property offenses were the most prevalent crimes leading to incarceration. For most inmates, this was their first incarceration. Prior incarceration and arrest trends indicated that while most of the inmates had previous misdemeanor or felony arrests, only a few had ever been imprisoned for a felony conviction. Most came from broken homes, and all but a few were primary providers for at least one dependent. One-fourth of the women had good-time loss during their current incarceration, but only a small percentage had been involved in violent incidents. Drug offenders and those with a drug history had greater good-time loss than the general population. Tabular data are provided on inmate family background, offenses, institutional adjustment, and substance abuse variables. (Author summary modified)