According to The Sentencing Project (2007), greater than one million women were incarcerated in the United States in 2005. Minton & Zeng (2015) expanded upon the number of incarcerated females by stating that the number of females incarcerated increased by 18.1% between midyear 2010 and 2014. In Colorado, women account for approximately 18.1% of the community corrections population which equates to 4,152 women (Community Corrections Profile, 2014; Walker we at., 2014). In addition, Walker et al. (2014) elaborate describe the status of substance use among females in Colorado Community Corrections:
In comparison to male offenders, female offenders in community corrections generally had higher LSI scores, indicating higher risk and need; higher
In comparison to male offenders, female offenders in community corrections generally had higher LSI scores, indicating higher risk and need; higher