Women In Prison: Issues and Challenges Confronting U.S. Correctional Systems

GGD-00-22 Published: Dec 28, 1999. Publicly Released: Jan 31, 2000.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the management of female inmate populations.

Chuck Young

Managing Director

ChildrenCorrectional facilitiesEducationHealth care servicesPopulation statisticsPrisonersStatistical dataWomenFederal prisonsPrison crowding