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A GENDER COMPARISON OF PRISONER SELECTION FOR JOB ASSIGNMENTS WHILE INCARCERATED

ABSTRACT This paper examined prisoner rankings of what men and women thought to be the best jobs in prison. Using these rankings, data were analyzed by gender to see whether prisoners were officially selected for jobs based on demographics or merit. Findings indicated that men were more likely than women (specifically men who were African American) to believe that race was a factor over merit in prisoner work assignments. The regression analysis found that male prisoners were selected by corrections officials most often according to custody level, while women who served more time earned the best jobs. In either case, the study empirically showed that prisoners were selected according to earned status or seniority, and not extra-legal factors.