Prison Journal articles from September 1995

Prison Journal archives from September 1995

Predictors of recidivism among incarcerated female offenders.
September 1, 1995... Female offenders constitute a relatively small proportion of criminal offenders. They account for anywhere between 8% (Finland) and 18.3% (Japan) of offenders in industrial countries (Axon, 1989). About 18% of adults and juveniles who were...

Responding to female prisoners' needs.
September 1, 1995... I had been burgled; I wasn't getting any support. I was being messed around with benefits. I tried all other avenues and I was vulnerable. That's what led to my Offense. I've got a drinking problem; I drink a lot; it's just to get the money...

The impact of the prison environment on mothers.
September 1, 1995... I was brought to Bedford Hills in a police caravan the same day I was sentenced to 75 years to life. As I stared out the car window at the hills and sky, I wondered whether I'd ever again see that landscape. Finally, when we reached the prison...

A dual experiment in intensive community supervision: Minnesota's prison diversion and enhanced supervised release programs.
September 1, 1995... INTRODUCTION During the 1980s and 1990s, as policymakers and criminologists focused on the development of intermediate sanctions, many jurisdictions established intensive supervision (ISP) programs.(1) These programs were designed to satisfy...

Prison riots as organizational failures: a managerial perspective.
September 1, 1995... INTRODUCTION: CAUSES, COURSES AND OUTCOMES OF PRISON RIOTS The Attica Correctional Facility was designed to be the "perfect prison" when it opened its doors in 1931: escape-proof, riot-proof, and a "paradise for convicts" (New York State...

Politics and prison development in a rural area.
September 1, 1995... Most Americans support correctional institutions, but few want them in their backyards. Most Americans also support economic growth, but it has to be the right kind of growth or it will face strong local resistance. If some community members...

Prison overcrowding cases in he aftermath of Wilson vs. Seiter.
September 1, 1995... For decades, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to involve itself in prisoners' rights cases. Then two decades ago, the Court declared dramatically, in Wolff v. McDonnell (1974), that "there is no Iron Curtain between the Constitution and the...