Men and women in the same prison: interpersonal needs and psychological health of prison inmates

 Men and women in the same prison: interpersonal needs and psychological health of prison inmates https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18212069/

The Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin is a low-security United States federal prison for female inmates in Dublin, California. The facility also has an adjacent satellite prison camp housing minimum-security female offenders. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Correctional_Institution,_Dublin Are there any male and female prisons? The results show that women present a better interpersonal state and psychological health than do men. ... Making contacts possible between male and female inmates who are in the same prison might help them to better fulfill some of their interpersonal needs, especially those related to their sexual lives. Men and women in the same prison: interpersonal needs and psychological health of prison inmates https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18212069/ Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the gender differences in the state of interpersonal needs and psychological health of male and female prison inmates who live in the same prison. The authors conducted in-person interviews with 118 male and 70 female inmates. The results show that women present a better interpersonal state and psychological health than do men. For both genders, the consequences of fulfilling or not fulfilling interpersonal needs-specifically, social loneliness and sexual satisfaction-are associated with psychological health. These findings suggest the importance of the state of prison inmates' interpersonal needs in promoting psychological health in the context of the prison, where these needs are generally difficult to be met. 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First Published November 8, 2007 Research Article Find in PubMed https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X07311596 Article information No Access Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the gender differences in the state of interpersonal needs and psychological health of male and female prison inmates who live in the same prison. The authors conducted in-person interviews with 118 male and 70 female inmates. The results show that women present a better interpersonal state and psychological health than do men. For both genders, the consequences of fulfilling or not fulfilling interpersonal needs—specifically, social loneliness and sexual satisfaction—are associated with psychological health. These findings suggest the importance of the state of prison inmates' interpersonal needs in promoting psychological health in the context of the prison, where these needs are generally difficult to be met. Making contacts possible between male and female inmates who are in the same prison might help them to better fulfill some of their interpersonal needs, especially those related to their sexual lives. Are there any US jails or prisons that house males and females in the same cellblock (but different cells)? https://www.quora.com/Are-there-any-US-jails-or-prisons-that-house-males-and-females-in-the-same-cellblock-but-different-cells There sure do! the work release center at the omaha correctional center in nebraska houses male and females in the same building . The females have one whole wing in between 2 male wings with 1 dayroom for both males and females! About 15 mins after lights out you start to hear footsteps running up and down the hallways all night long! Mary Taft , Heard the door shut behind me many times. Answered Apr 16, 2017 The Regional Medical Facility in Carson City Nevada. It housed male and female inmates in different cells often next door to one another. Various procedures are taken to assure inmates don't have cross gender contact. It does not completely stop notes left in the dayroom or talking through the ventilation system https://www.quora.com/What-would-prison-look-like-if-men-and-women-were-mixed-in-the-same-prison Originally Answered: How would prison looks like if men and women were mixed in the same prison? I actually worked in a coed facility and that experience proved surprising in some ways. The sleeping areas were segregated, but the rec, work, dining, yard, smoking and entertainment areas were coed. Such a prison adopts a dorm/camp type environment. The interesting thing was the MAJORITY of inmates had better hygiene and appearance in the coed facility than when they were in their respective prisons. You’ll see a higher percentage of inmates wearing clean clothing, with their hair done, and most of the males have shaved or have groomed facial hair. The breakfast after the day a new group came in was the best attended meal as people wanted to check out who came in. The preferred clothing, when permitted, was sweats, which were issued in dull gray and oversized, which might sound unappealing, but how fast can you drop oversized sweat pants or lift shirts? Rather rapidly. Oral sex could be bought from some females for very little. The social structure of the females, which involved a ‘mother’, ‘father’, and ‘baby’ arrangement broke down completely and couples formed up quickly between males and females. You’d see them strolling together, trying to find quiet places to talk, but they were supposed ot maintain six inches in between. Never once did we have a female inmate complain about a rape, or being groped by a male inmate, and that wasn’t because of some code, it was because it didn’t happen, much to our continual surprise. This was due to screening. Excessively vulnerable females weren’t permitted into the facility when it was coed and the males included NO sex offenders who targeted women or girls. These were all inmates with just a few months to go, and they had much to lose for screwing up, and some did. For utterly insane antics, we’d see something like a female trying to sneak into the male section. Think how dangerous that might have been, and we’d have males trying to scale the walls to get to the female area. Total Sidebar: (I saw clearly the difference in the screening, we received a whole different category of females once it stopped being coed. One day, after it went all female, we received a batch of offenders, and the new ones were coming down to eat. I saw that a young female was about to start on a new line, when there were slots on the bottom that needed to be filled for signing in, and you gauged inmates before you talk to them, if you have time and skill. So here was a young woman, with carefully done hair and make up, usually an indication this was at least a regular inmate without too many self-esteem issues. I corrected her like I’d correct any REGULAR inmate, neither friendly nor too directly, and she obviously got nervous, froze, and her eyes moved around. She was inordinately confused by simple instructions. The inmate behind her pointed on the paper and told her to put her name, then asked to talk to me. That inmate, in her early twenties, looking like a confident, capable and attractive woman was developmentally disabled, traumatized and terrified of men and of making mistakes. Some of the inmates looked out for her, they didn’t want her being made fun of, so they helped her with her appearance, and she was a pet to them, but one they cared about, but that produced a pretty girl, who LOOKED competent and capable, but one very vulnerable. Imagine what some male inmates would have done with her. You can figure out what happened to her on the streets. So now, someone is wondering how the heck such a person, a vulnerable, developmentally disabled male for female, could wind up doing something serious enough that he or she wound up in prison? Predators. They have them on the streets too. Such a person seeks guidance, and there are those who will use such weak, vulnerable people. What was very common was for them to be busted as drug mules, or even helping with crimes after the fact merely because someone told them to do something and they did! There are prisons that allow families to live in the prison. San Pedro prison or El penal de San Pedro (Saint Peter's Prison) is the largest prison in La Paz, Bolivia renowned for being a society within itself. Significantly different from most correctional facilities, inmates at San Pedro have jobs inside the community, buy or rent their accommodation, and often live with their families.The wives and children of the inmates often stay inside the walls but are allowed to come and go as they please. Without the income of the husband they often cannot afford to live by themselves in the city. They will often provide an important link with the outside and can bring items into the prison that are sold on the market stalls or directly from cells. [1] [2] What is it like to be in a women's prison? What is it like to be in a women's prison? https://www.quora.com/What-is-it-like-to-be-in-a-womens-prison 25 Answers Profile photo for Donna Quiroz Donna Quiroz , Many. Entry level dishwasher to casino shift manag (1974-present) Answered Oct 10, 2017 A woman's prison is a an emotionally cold and uncaring place to be. Your physical needs of air food, water and shelter are barely met. You become part of a herd, like cattle,wearing your inmate number like a Holstein with a brand. The guards,come after you like some type of twisted cowboy, prodding you to go down this chute or to the barn. Some days last forever, like a dentist appointment does when a root canal goes slow, only with no anesthesia. Thieves are everywhere. Nothing is safe. What the theives dont take, the guards will. This includes “friends” If you are seen being close, within a short period the person you befriended will be gone, or you. Your cellie is your biggest weakness. The food mainly (casserole)is ok, except that your food is splatted onto your tray making it disgusting even if it’s not. The fruit however, and the salad was exemplary, better quality tha at walmart or many other groceries. Throughout the day everyones mood gets altered somehow. Happy to mad, mad to depressed, sad, frustrated. All mixed up all day everyday as many dramas unfold rippling through each area like the circle wavelets that appear when you drop a rock ino a flat calm lake. There is the anxious sexual frustration of hundreds of women in their childbearing years hanging in the air along with the slight smell of rust from ONE BIG NEVERENDI NG PERIOD. I hope to never smell another woman again. You can always enjoy trying to take a poop without an audience or a shower. You are always exposed always just another animal at the farm. Q u i r o z. DJ. 311770 No sir yes sir Yes maam no maam Demeaning degrading humiliating.? Yep. I dont want to do it . 25 Answers Profile photo for Donna Quiroz https://www.quora.com/What-is-it-like-to-be-in-a-womens-prison Donna Quiroz , Many. Entry level dishwasher to casino shift manag (1974-present) Answered Oct 10, 2017 A woman's prison is a an emotionally cold and uncaring place to be. Your physical needs of air food, water and shelter are barely met. You become part of a herd, like cattle,wearing your inmate number like a Holstein with a brand. The guards,come after you like some type of twisted cowboy, prodding you to go down this chute or to the barn. Some days last forever, like a dentist appointment does when a root canal goes slow, only with no anesthesia. Thieves are everywhere. Nothing is safe. What the theives dont take, the guards will. This includes “friends” If you are seen being close, within a short period the person you befriended will be gone, or you. Your cellie is your biggest weakness. The food mainly (casserole)is ok, except that your food is splatted onto your tray making it disgusting even if it’s not. The fruit however, and the salad was exemplary, better quality tha at walmart or many other groceries. Throughout the day everyones mood gets altered somehow. Happy to mad, mad to depressed, sad, frustrated. All mixed up all day everyday as many dramas unfold rippling through each area like the circle wavelets that appear when you drop a rock ino a flat calm lake. There is the anxious sexual frustration of hundreds of women in their childbearing years hanging in the air along with the slight smell of rust from ONE BIG NEVERENDI NG PERIOD. I hope to never smell another woman again. You can always enjoy trying to take a poop without an audience or a shower. You are always exposed always just another animal at the farm. Q u i r o z. DJ. 311770 No sir yes sir Yes maam no maam Demeaning degrading humiliating.? Yep. I dont want to do it . Gina B , Postmate at Postmates (2020-present) I just got done serving a 2.5 year sentence about a year ago.. Im from Colorado and was placed in a level 5 Maximum security prison at a medium level custody. Day to day is pretty much the same. Wake up early, breakfast, work or school, count, lunch, school or work again, another count in the afternoon, then dinner, meds and pod time during the evening and lock down at 9 for the night. Library, Gym, musical education, religious services, GED, college courses, print shop, OCA (Offender Care Aid), etc. Are all offered there making it a productive environment for offenders. I learned a lot, grew up a lot in there. It changed me, thats for sure. I was in Washington Correction Center for Women (WCCW/Purdy) from 2009 until 2019 on a first degree assault charge. It was like a college campus, even maximum security got to program, go to school, go to the gym, go to the library it's not like in the movies. Now, if you go to segregation that's a whole different thing. I'd say the biggest problem in women's prisons is relationships. I'm openly gay I've been out for over 40 years and all the sudden women are “gay for the stay” I was 44 when I got arrested so I called myself (“grey for the stay’”LOL ). Also, on a sad note, I would say the majority of the women in the prison are under 30 years old there's a lot of 18, 19, 20 year olds they're just babies and most of their crimes have to do with drugs and they're just following in the footsteps of their parents or their Guardian. They have an amazing baby program too it's astonishing that 85% of incarcerated women in that prison are mothers. But being in prison, unlike Orange is the New Black, there's opportunities to further your education you can get your degree in cosmetology, Horticulture, technical design etc., there's also plenty of opportunity to get involved with drama, gossip, relationships, violence it's all up to the offender what they want to do. You might even see a celebrity or two one day I was out in the yard and John Legend and his mother were walking through Brandi Carlile has been there a few times too. Now this is only speaking from my own experience at my prison, there are plenty of tougher women's prisons throughout the country for sure. I was very blessed if my crime had to happen ( which it did not obviously) I'm glad I was in Washington State where I could at least focus on bettering myself and now I Mentor at-risk Youth and I tell my story at various events. Thanks for the question. 18.2K viewsView 63 upvotesView 1 share Kelly Schorzman I was in Washington Correction Center for Women (WCCW/Purdy) from 2009 until 2019 on a first degree assault charge. It was like a college campus, even maximum security got to program, go to school, go to the gym, go to the library it's not like in the movies. Now, if you go to segregation that's a whole different thing. I'd say the biggest problem in women's prisons is relationships. I'm openly gay I've been out for over 40 years and all the sudden women are “gay for the stay” I was 44 when I got arrested so I called myself (“grey for the stay’”LOL ). Also, on a sad note, I would say the majority of the women in the prison are under 30 years old there's a lot of 18, 19, 20 year olds they're just babies and most of their crimes have to do with drugs and they're just following in the footsteps of their parents or their Guardian. They have an amazing baby program too it's astonishing that 85% of incarcerated women in that prison are mothers. But being in prison, unlike Orange is the New Black, there's opportunities to further your education you can get your degree in cosmetology, Horticulture, technical design etc., there's also plenty of opportunity to get involved with drama, gossip, relationships, violence it's all up to the offender what they want to do. You might even see a celebrity or two one day I was out in the yard and John Legend and his mother were walking through Brandi Carlile has been there a few times too. Now this is only speaking from my own experience at my prison, there are plenty of tougher women's prisons throughout the country for sure. I was very blessed if my crime had to happen ( which it did not obviously) I'm glad I was in Washington State where I could at least focus on bettering myself and now I Mentor at-risk Youth and I tell my story at various events. Thanks for the question. Barbara Carleton , Survivor A friend of mine has been incarcerated in a women's medium security prison for several years. Some of the issues she deals with daily are: 1. Lack of privacy. Only in her cell (shared with one other person) can she find a degree of privacy and her hours there are limited and controlled. 2. Personality conflicts. Everyone in prison is not at their 'best' in terms of emotional stability. The tension is always high and conflict is a matter of course. 3. Conscripted schedule. There is some free time but it is regulated and meted out according to rules of conduct and other factors. One has few options in the course of the day. 4. Regulations regarding having needs met, such as medical issues. All medical attention and medications must be meted out under strict rules. Sometimes it can take hours to get treatment for a non-critical issue such as a headache. 5. Dietary limitations. Meals are not up for discussion. You either eat what is served when it is served or not. Some snacks are available at ordained times. 6. Censoring of mail, packages received or sent, and visitors. Everything and everyone from 'outside' is carefully examined and controlled. Sometimes judgments are arbitrary. This is not a comprehensive list by any means, but it gives an idea of what life can be like when one's freedom is taken away. On the other hand, there are some redeeming (?) factors that can make life bearable if one abides by the rules and does not hinder the privileges afforded. 1. There are jobs and/or tasks assigned or volunteered for which can afford one a bit of productivity in the day. 2. Some social activities are provided and groups from outside invited to present programs, concerts, etc. Also, inmates are afforded the opportunity to form groups such as choirs or bands and can sometimes leave the premises to perform for the public. 3. Visitors are allowed, under close restrictions, as mentioned above. 4. Spiritual advisers and religious meetings are available for those who choose to take part. 5. Medical treatment is free. 6. Pardons, paroles, and reduced sentences are usually a possibility, giving the inmate incentive to work with and within the system in hopes of shortening their sentence. Joy Morrison , Home Healthcare (2000-present) Its like the worst experience ever! I never knew just how nasty , vulgar , vindictive , fake and immature women could really be until I went to prison. In prison is when I learned just how much attention most women really need. And it's an unGodly amount! They don't know if they are gay or straight or maybe just gay for the stay. There's women who think they are men. And many of the other women believe that this one could be a man too. So many women are trying to be in a relationship with that one particulars inmate. All the while the ‘manly' one is playing them all. So then you have arguments and crying because they find out he/she is cheating on them. Then you have the women that have 10 different male pen pals, they are playing all these men, writing sex letters and making promises for the future with each of these men just so the men will put money on their books. Women inmates think about sex 90% of the time. And probably 95% are gay at least while they are incarcerated- They are all lost and nobody can just be themselves. They will conform to any way others want them to be. They all talk behind each other's backs. They steal from each other. Some of them won't take showers until they are put in the hole because of it. Some shit in the shower And leave it for others to clean up. They pass notes like they are little girls in 2nd grade. Many of them sit in the day room watching tv , sucking their thumbs and twirling their hair. Some constantly are on the phone worried that their boyfriend or husband is cheating on her yet she's in a relationship with her bunky. They worry about who they're going to be in a relationship with upon release out of fear of being alone. They constantly play with each other's hair , braiding and curling it. Women are so needy. And they thrive on attention. https://www.quora.com/What-is-it-like-to-be-turned-out-in-prison Shelby Miller , lives in Michigan Answered Aug 29, 2020 I was already a lesbain but the girls who I have turned out got obsessed with me because I was their first. Deep down they know as soon as they get out theyre going to be straight again. But they get infatuated with the fantasy they've created in their head and think they're lesbian now because it gives them a distraction while they serve their time. Usually when they get released they end up getting pregnant. Sarah Martin , Bachelors of Comm Psy Psychology (2021) Answered Nov 14, 2019 😂😂😂👍 well imagine being forcefully pimped out on a street corner and whatever you make for “profit" gives your “pimp" extra items off canteen or extra money on their books. Its same in prison as the outside- just different items that are sold,traded, bought. Pretty simple.