Examined California's spending patterns in higher education and corrections during the Wilson administration. Found that the prison population increased significantly, especially among people of color, while fees paid by California college students experienced their highest growth in 32 years. (EV)

Youthful prison inmates (N=170) with mental retardation were studied to evaluate adjustment to incarceration, based on the frequency of five disciplinary infractions: hygiene violations, noncompliance with authority, assault on an inmate, assault on a correctional officer, and attempted escape. Results showed that subjects demonstrated poor…

Addresses the prevalence and implications of the mentally ill, developmentally disabled, substance abuser, and other mentally impaired offenders in the jail system. Argues for more systematic attention by service providers in the community and criminal justice personnel to the disabling conditions that may precipitate and reinforce criminal…

Findings are reported from a study conducted to design, implement, and evaluate the effects of a cardiovascular screening and educational training program aimed at reducing heart disease risk factors of corrections personnel. Inclusion of peer educator/advocate intervention significantly affected the incidence of certain risk factors. (IAH)

This article provides an overview of previously reported prevalence data on youth with disabilities who reside in juvenile correctional facilities; reports data from a recent survey of state facilities for juveniles; and briefly discusses teacher preparation programs designed for special educator working in juvenile correction facilities.…

The objective inmate classification system in use in California's prisons is described. Evaluation of 14,091 cases suggests that the system reduces the rate of increase in the incidence of serious prisoner misconduct. Empirical evaluation of the system is recommended, and implications for correctional programs and public policy are discussed. (SLD)

Administered Tennessee Self-Concept Scale to 243 institutionalized delinquents. Found subjects had abnormally lower self-concepts than nondelinquents. Females and youngest subjects had significantly lower self-concepts than male and older counterparts. Age and sex were significant predictors of Total Self-Concept; age was significant predictor of…

A humanities program for incarcerated women was based on Freire's liberation model and feminist studies. The women assumed ownership of their learning, engaged in critical thought, and found their own voices. (SK)

Federal prisons have begun holding job fairs for inmates close to being released. Texas prisons have successfully used job fairs to assess inmates' interviewing skills, provide assistance with job placement, and offer interviews with company recruiters. (SK)

Examines the prison suicide phenomenon by evaluating all suicides occurring in Austrian prisons between 1975 and 1997 (N=220). Results reveal suicide rates for prisoners on remand and mentally ill prisoners are 8 times higher than that of the general population. Recommends that psychologists concentrate on the suicide prevention of high-risk…

Investigates long-term recidivism among a group of federal inmates trained as volunteer prison ministers. Inmates participated in a two-week seminar on religious faith and leadership. Seminars were most effective with lower-risk subjects, white subjects, and especially women. Findings suggest that religious programming may contribute to the…

Explores the complications of identity in the context of a communication education course (at a correctional facility) in performing personal narratives. Addresses issues of naming the criminal, the criminal body as a punishment site, urban mythology, and language. Argues for the construction of personal narratives based on the identity of the…

Examines the institutional construction of soft or mild disability by special education as a process of pre-incarceration in schools. Argues that labels of soft disability suspend the educational and citizenship participation of disadvantaged students. Outlines variation and inquiry as alternative concepts that may reverse the negative school…

The first part of this article situates and describes the conceptualization, implementation and 'success' of a project--an alternative high school for formerly incarcerated men and women--within the flourishing prison industrial complex in the United States, a structure that disproportionately impacts poor people and/or people of colour. The…

There are a few correctional educators whose work is historically so influential that it is difficult to summarize in an article. Anton Makarenko was among this very select group; this is merely an attempt to outline his work. One way to introduce Makarenko to correctional educators is to focus on some of the seemingly incongruous elements of his…