Inmates often come from stigmatized social and cultural groups whose characteristics and behaviors may evoke negative responses from their caregivers. Yet nurses have a professional responsibility to provide care "not limited by personal attitudes or beliefs." Attitudes Toward Prisoners Scale questionnaires were collected from 146 nurses practicing at 19 correctional facilities in five States. Demographic data were also collected to see if age, education, gender, or length of time working in corrections influenced nurses' attitudes. The respondents' age and whether they practiced in a jail or a prison setting significantly influenced their attitudes. Overall attitude scores for correctional nurses were lower (more negative) than the scores of almost all other previously measured groups (e.g., correctional officers, police officers, community members). Notes, tables, references