The MMPI was administered to 32 male Spanish-speaking federal prisoners and read ministered after a 1- or 2-wk. interval. Pearson correlations between K-corrected T-scores from the two administrations ranged from .59 to .87, with an average of .76. The results indicate that this translation of the MMPI is reliable for use within this population.
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