NCJ Number
41832
Date Published
1976
Length
11 pages
Annotation
BASED ON SITE VISITS AT 20 JAILS AND INTERVIEWS WITH A NUMBER OF FEMALE INMATES, THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE INADEQUATE FACILITY CONDITIONS AND ABUSES WHICH THE AUTHOR FOUND TO CHARACTERIZE THESE INSTITUTIONS.
Abstract
PROBLEMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE, INADEQUATE CELLS, LACK OF PRIVACY, LACK OF PROGRAMS, AND HARASSMENT FROM JAIL PERSONNEL ARE AMONG THOSE DESCRIBED IN THIS ARTICLE. TO ILLUSTRATE EACH OF THESE PROBLEMS AREAS, THE AUTHOR PROVIDES A NUMBER OF EXCERPTS FROM THE INMATE INTERVIEWS. ...DMC