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Women on the Outside: Understanding the Experiences of Female Prisoners Returning to Houston, Texas
Women on the Outside: Understanding the Experiences of Female Prisoners Returning to Houston, Texas
Publication year:
2009
| Cataloged on:
Jun. 25, 2009
ANNOTATION: The experiences of female offenders reentering Houston communities are relayed. Sections contained in this report include: overview of the female reentry experience; demographic characteristics; family status; pre-prison history; state prisons versus state jails; prison experiences; expectations for release; basic needs and support -- housing, employment, and financial support; post-release housing arrangements -- first night out and 8 to 10 months after release; employment levels by gender -- pre-prison and post-release; predictors of employment 8-10 months out; family and community -- family support and relationships, intimate partners, and minor children; predictors of family support 8-10 months out; the family member that the female offender is most closest to post-release; community programs and supervision; services, programs, or support currently useful to the female offender; substance use and treatment; predictors of frequent drug use 8-10 months out; health; self-reported physical health conditions; supervision; criminal activity; predictors of reincarceration one year after release; and implications for policy and review.
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