NCJ Number
12671
Date Published
1973
Length
159 pages
Annotation
CONTROLS, PROGRAMS, INMATE CHARACTERISTICS, PAROLE PROCEDURES, AND GENERAL INSTITUTIONAL LIFE AT THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTION FOR WOMEN (CIW).
Abstract
THE AUTHOR PRESENTS A BRIEF DISCUSSION OF THE ADMITTANCE PROCEDURE AT CIW AND THE REHABILITATIVE GOALS OF THE PRISON. SEVERAL CHAPTERS ARE DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS BETWEEN INMATES AND STAFF, INMATES AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND BETWEEN RECENTLY ADMITTED INMATES AND OLDER RESIDENTS. COMMENTS ARE MADE ON EDUCATIONAL, VOCATIONAL, WORK, AND COUNSELING PROGRAMS AT THE INSTITUTION. DISCUSSION IS ALSO CENTERED ON THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF THE PRISON EXPERIENCE ON A WOMAN, THE PROBLEMS SHE HAS ADJUSTING TO INSTITUTIONAL LIFE AND ITS CONTROLS, AND THE PROBLEMS OF LATER READJUSTING TO LIFE IN THE FREE WORLD WITH ALL ITS RESPONSIBILITIES. THE PAROLE PROGRAM IN CALIFORNIA AND THE HALFWAY HOUSE ARE CITED AS MEANS OF HELPING WOMEN RELEASED FROM PRISON TO READJUST TO SOCIETY. THIS DOCUMENT DISCUSSES DATA OBTAINED FROM A QUESTIONNAIRE (WHICH IS INCLUDED) SENT TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS FOR WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES. THE APPENDIXES ALSO CONTAIN SUMMARIES OF INSTITUTIONAL TRENDS AND PRACTICES FROM 18 OTHER WOMEN'S PRISONS.