A national survey of state-run prisons for women indicates that a growing number of nontraditional programs are being offered for female offenders. There was a surprisingly small role played by private agencies as service providers, despite a generally positive attitude toward such agencies by prison administrators and reported efforts by administrators to locate private agencies interested in providing programs. Reasons for this contradiction are discussed.
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