Experiences and interactions with treatment staff: reactions from state prison inmates

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Michael E. Antonio ◽  
Selena R. Price
Keyword(s):  
Prison Inmates ◽  
State Prison ◽  
Treatment Staff

Personality, Intellectual, and Behavioral Differences between Black, Chicano, and White Prison Inmates in the Utah State Prison

1977 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 187-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard J. Oldroyd ◽  
Robert J. Howell
Keyword(s):  
Prison Population ◽  
The State ◽  
Intelligence Tests ◽  
Prison Inmates ◽  
Behavioral Differences ◽  
State Prison ◽  
Prison Setting ◽  
Black Inmates ◽  
Personal Inadequacy ◽  
Psychological Inventory

There is very little literature on racial characteristics of prisoners. What literature is available seems to be historical and theoretical rather than empirical. The proportion of blacks in the prison population was 15 times greater than that of the Utah population. The proportion of Chicanos was three times greater in the prison than in the state population. The present correlational study compared 668 Caucasian, 103 Chicano, and 73 black inmates on 47 variables considered relevant to the prison setting. Religious differences were prominent as were differences in scores on standard intelligence tests. Chicanos tended to be more assaultive. Blacks posed less escape risk, and fewer blacks used alcohol. Blacks scored as better adjusted on Bipolar Psychological Inventory Scales relating to feelings of personal inadequacy. Other differences were found.

Matching Needs to Services: Prison Treatment Program Allocations

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 674-696 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua S. Long ◽  
Carrie Sullivan ◽  
John Wooldredge ◽  
Amanda Pompoco ◽  
Melissa Lugo
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Program ◽  
Prison System ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Prison Inmates ◽  
Community Functioning ◽  
State Prison ◽  
Criminogenic Needs ◽  
Treatment Plans

The criminogenic needs of prison inmates are assessed to help guide their treatment plans, but inmates are often not matched to corresponding services to address those needs. A sample of 69,129 inmates in a state prison system was examined to identify those who completed treatment programs matched to their assessed needs and those who did not complete such programs. The odds of returning to prison within 3 years after release were compared for both groups. Of the eight need-specific domains examined, significant differences in the odds of prison returns were found for individuals identified with a Community Functioning need and for those identified with a Personal/Emotional need. That is, persons with either of these needs who completed suitable programs were less likely to return to prison compared with those with the same needs who did not complete suitable programs. Implications for future research are discussed.

Prison Litigation: From the 1960s to the 1990s

1989 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Larry Mays ◽  
Michelle Olszta
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
Federal Courts ◽  
Prison Inmates ◽  
State Prison ◽  
The 1960S

Prison litigation has been a critical issue for criminal justice and legal scholars, and for correctional practitioners for three decades. It generally is agreed that lawsuits filed by prison inmates and the attention given these suits by the federal courts have served to heighten the debate over the role of prisons in our society. Additionally, from an intergovernmental perspective, much concern has been expressed over the federal courts' role in supervising state prison operations. This article examines a number of legal and social issues that have been raised in prison litigation.

Situational Influences on the Implementation of a Prison-Based Therapeutic Community

2001 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
pp. 436-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
DONALD M. LINHORST ◽  
KEVIN KNIGHT ◽  
J. SCOTT JOHNSTON ◽  
MYRNA TRICKEY
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Smoking Ban ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Therapeutic Communities ◽  
Treatment Goals ◽  
Criminal Offenders ◽  
Situational Influences ◽  
State Prison ◽  
Treatment Providers ◽  
Treatment Staff

Therapeutic communities (TCs) are emerging as one of the primary approaches for the treatment of substance abuse for criminal offenders. However, the achievement of positive TC outcomes is predicated on their successful implementation. This study examines the effect of two situational influences on the implementation of a TC program in a state prison—the enactment of a smoking ban and a change in treatment providers. Results suggest that the smoking ban led to a loss of inmates' focus on treatment goals and strained inmate-custody staff relationships, whereas the change in treatment providers resulted in an immediate turnover of one third of the counselors and a disruption of relationships between custody and treatment staff.

A Survey of Mental Disability Among State Prison Inmates

1987 ◽  
Vol 38 (10) ◽  
pp. 1086-1090 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry J. Steadman ◽  
Stanley Fabisiak ◽  
Joel Dvoskin ◽  
Edward J. Holohean
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disability ◽  
Prison Inmates ◽  
State Prison

scholarly journals Prevalence of criminal thinking among state prison inmates with serious mental illness.

2010 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 324-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert D. Morgan ◽  
William H. Fisher ◽  
Naihua Duan ◽  
Jon T. Mandracchia ◽  
Danielle Murray
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Prison Inmates ◽  
Criminal Thinking ◽  
State Prison

Victimization and Youthful Prison Inmates: An Empirical Analysis

1998 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANGELA S. MAITLAND ◽  
RICHARD D. SLUDER
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Young Offenders ◽  
Prison Inmates ◽  
Prison Violence ◽  
State Prison ◽  
Maximum Security ◽  
Older Offenders ◽  
Medium Security ◽  
Sexually Assaulted

Prison violence researchers have traditionally studied older offenders housed in maximum-security institutions. The present study analyzes victimization data from a sample of young offenders in a medium-security state prison. Youthful inmates were most often the victims of verbal harassment and property theft. Conversely, few inmates reported having been sexually assaulted, extorted for money, or had weapons used against them. In general, victims were more likely than nonvictims to be White, have higher levels of fear, experience more severely the “pains” of imprisonment, and be less psychologically healthy.

Social Capital and Its Impacts on Prison Life: Is Visitation a Conduit?

2020 ◽  
pp. 001112872097744
Author(s):  
Claudia N. Anderson ◽  
Joshua C. Cochran ◽  
Elisa L. Toman
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
National Level ◽  
Prison Inmates ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Limited Evidence ◽  
State Prison ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Prison Life ◽  
Racial And Ethnic Minorities

This paper examines how social capital prior to incarceration may contribute to experiences during incarceration and whether visitation allows social capital to have protective effects. We investigate, too, whether disadvantages experienced during incarceration by racial and ethnic minorities, women, and individuals in poverty can be explained in part by reduced social capital. We test these ideas using national-level survey data from state prison inmates and a series of regression and mediation analyses. Three main findings emerge: (1) Pre-prison social capital reduces in-prison deviance and improves optimism about reentry. (2) Social capital operates through visitation to reduce social isolation. (3) There is some limited evidence that group disparities in in-prison experiences can be explained by inequalities in social capital.

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