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Female Offenders: Special Needs and Southern State Challenges

Narrative and statistics describing the increasing number of women in prison, their special needs, and how Southern U.S. correctional agencies have addressed these issues are presented. Contents include: the female offender population -- trends, offenses and correctional facilities; women's needs (such as health care, education, vocational training, work programs, and family matters), corrections policies (such as staffing issues and privacy concerns), and programs; facilities, policies, programs, and procedures -- Southern state comparisons; and report summary -- state challenges, planning, and future research. Accession Number: 016305

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