1 - National Criminal Justice Reference Service

California Department of Corrections
Substance Abuse Delivery System
Marital Status
PROFILE OF THE INMATE SUBSTANCE ABUSER
Table 13 illustrates the marital status of the 1990 sample of new male and female admissions
surveyed who had a history of drug use. Similar data for the total inmate population was
unavailable. .,
MALES. The data indicates that 45.6 percent had never married, 20.3 divorced or separated,
and 33.7 percent were married.
FEMALES. For the females, 40.6 percent had never married, 17 percent were divorced or
separated, and 39 percent were married.
Education Level
Table 14 displays the education levels of the sample of new male and female felon admissions
surveyed who had histories of drug use. Comparable information for the total inmate population
was unavailable. Table 15 provides education levels for participants in the Amity RighTurn
program at the R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility.
MALES. Grade levels for males in the sample surveyed were fairly evenly spread with even
peaks around the 8th grade and 12th grade levels, and a median level of 7th grade. Of those
inmates who have availed themselves of treatment in the RighTurn program, over 85 percent
have at least some high school education.
FEMALES. Education levels for temara CIW program participants was unavailable. However,
grade levels for the female sample population was similar to that of the males, although
educational data for 68.1 percent of the females was reported as "unknown" compared to 18.4
percent for the men. The median level was eighth grade.
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