Fifty-six percent of the respondents felt that levels of mental health services were inadequate to meet offenders' needs. Most States lack legislative mandates requiring the provision of correctional health services, but in 44 percent of the States, courts have mandated such services. Most jurisdictions have plans to provide services for individuals who are currently underserved. Most States also provide some specialized programs for sex offenders. Seventeen populations with special needs were identified as the recipients of mental health services. The groups most often noted were mentally-ill offenders, substance abusers, sex offenders, and offenders with a history of mental illness. Findings showed that inmates are diverse groups of individuals with serious mental health problems that far too often go untreated. Tables, attached survey instrument, and 4 references.