Table 1 Incarcerated Women’s Sociodemographics, Custodial Regime and Prison History (n = 60)
Variables | Study sample | |
|---|---|---|
n or else specified | % or else specified | |
Mean age (M, SD) | 34.3 | 9.8 |
Country of birth | ||
Switzerland | 27 | 45.0 |
Europe | 20 | 33.3 |
African continent | 9 | 15.0 |
Other countries | 2 | 3.3 |
Nonresponse | 2 | 3.3 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 31 | 51.7 |
Married | 7 | 11.7 |
Separated/divorced | 17 | 28.3 |
Widowed | 5 | 8.3 |
Motherhood | ||
Any children | 38 | 63.3 |
Children under 18 | 31 | 51.7 |
Mothers’ mean age (M, SD) | 36.7 | 10.7 |
Highest educational qualification | ||
Less than mandatory education | 16 | 26.7 |
Mandatory education | 17 | 28.3 |
Apprenticeship | 17 | 28.3 |
High school degree | 5 | 8.3 |
University degree | 5 | 8.3 |
Employment status, last 6 months prior to incarceration | ||
Not working | 41 | 68.3 |
Working, part-time (< 5 days a week) | 7 | 11.7 |
Working, full-time | 12 | 20.0 |
Monthly household income, time of incarceration a | ||
0–3000 CHF | 42 | 70.0 |
3001–6000 CHF | 9 | 15.0 |
6001–8000 CHF | 3 | 5.0 |
> 8000 CHF | 2 | 3.3 |
Does not know | 3 | 5.0 |
Nonresponse | 1 | 1.7 |
Current custodial regime | ||
Pre-trial detention | 24 | 40.0 |
Anticipatory execution of prison sentence | 7 | 11.7 |
Serving short prison sentence (< 12 months) | 13 | 21.7 |
Serving prison sentence | 16 | 26.7 |
Working in prison (% yes) | 53 | 88.3 |
Prison trajectory | ||
Median length for prison stays at time of survey (in days; Mdn, IQR) | 65.0 | 27.8 |
First prison stay (% yes) | 34 | 56.7 |
Mean number of previous prison stays(M, SD; range: 1–15) | 2.1 | 2.2 |
Incarcerated as a minor (% yes) | 10 | 16.7 |