ABSTRACT
The rate of incarceration in the United States continues to increase at a staggering rate. In June 1999, nearly 1.9 million inmates were incarcerated in the nation’s prisons or jails (U.S. Department of Justice 2000a). By year end, approximately one in every 110 men, and one in every 1695 women in the United States were incarcerated (U.S. Department of Justice 2000b).
