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“Women'S Prisons” And “Men'S Prisons”: Should Prisoners Be Classified By Sex?

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What are the differences between “women's prisons” and “men's prisons”? That question is answered in this article, which documents that many institutions “for” women do not provide services designed specially for women, or anyone else. Moreover, some women's prisons provide fewer vocational, recreational, and educational programs than do institutions “for” men. Given the growing literature on the disparity of services and on the relative deprivations faced by many women prisoners, the author questions whether segregation by sex should continue to be used as a major premise of prison classification systems.

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  • Judith Resnik, 1982. "“Women'S Prisons” And “Men'S Prisons”: Should Prisoners Be Classified By Sex?," Review of Policy Research, Policy Studies Organization, vol. 2(2), pages 246-252, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:revpol:v:2:y:1982:i:2:p:246-252
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1982.tb00670.x
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