The Ex-Prisoner's Dilemma: How Women Negotiate Competing Narratives of Reentry and Desistance

Appendix A. Respondent Characteristics

185 Appendix A Respondent Characteristics Table A.1 Demographic Characteristics Current residents Former residents Total Number of respondents 24 25 49 Age at first interview 39.8 years 42.8 years 41.3 years Race Black White Latina 87.5% 6% 6% Marital status Single Married Separated/divorced/ widowed 63.3% 8.1% 28.5 % Current education Less than high school 54.2% 4% 28.6% High school diploma/ GED 16.7% 28% 22.5% Some college 29.2% 68% 48.9% Percentage with minor children 53.1% (average 1.08) 186 A p p e n d i x A Table A.2 Offending Histories Total Number of incarcerations 2.54 Total months in prison 40.5 Average age at first incarceration (range) 31.7(19–57) Incarcerations Drug-related (possession, delivery) Theft or larceny Forgery 36% 32% 10% Self-reported offenses Drug-related Assault or battery Theft or larceny Prostitution Driving without a license 76% 48% 46% 46% 46% Respondent Characteristics 187 Table A.3 Respondents Number of interviews Age at first interview Age at Mercy Home Age at first incarceration Race Number of children Number of prison sentences Total months incarceration Caprice 4 47 47 34 Black 1 2 132 Shorty D 4 38 38 36 Black 2 1 16 Albany 4 45 45 27 Black 2 4 52 Sharon 4 34 34 30 Black 4 1 7 Tammy 4 33 33 19 Black 0 1 168 Danielle 4 47 47 n/a Black 3 0 n/a Sheila 4 48 48 44 Black 2 3 28 EJ 4 45 45 44 Black 1 1 9 Winifred 4 54 54 51 Black 1 2 20 Vivian 4 37 37 19 Latina 0 3 60 Sweetness 4 43 43 39 Black 4 3 39 Melvina 4 47 47 n/a Black 3 0 n/a Sunshine 4 35 35 30 Latina 3 1 66 Sugar 3 31 31 21 White 1 2 46 Heidi 2 28 28 25 Black 4 1 33 Shelly 4 38 38 32 Black 4 3 36 Patricia 1 42 42 41 Latina 3 1 4 Sasha 2 36 36 31 Black 0 2 37 Amanda 2 38 38 31 Black 1 3 36 Libra 3 45 45 45 Black 2 1 2 Millie 3 38 38 24 Black 1 3 18 Abra 1 42 42 n/a Black 1 0 n/a Starr 4 30 30 28 White 1 2 18 Carrie 1 34 34 27 Black 7 3 78 Jeanette 2 34 33 25 Black 5 3 54 Tasha 4 32 26 21 Black 0 3 27 Andrea 4 35 33 26 Black 1 3 57 April 4 48 40 38 Black 1 1 12 Allison 2 42 42 23 Black 3 10 93 (continued) 188 A p p e n d i x A Table A.3 Respondents (continued) Number of interviews Age at first interview Age at Mercy Home Age at first incarceration Race Number of children Number of prison sentences Total months incarceration Mary 4 41 39 33 Black 1 2 19 Linette 4 34 34 27 Black 5 3 42 Marie 4 38 30 29 Black 2 1 10.5 Delilah 4 54 50 25 Black 4 5 156 Jane 2 55 53 37 Black 0 3 89 Victoria 1 37 35 26 Black 3 4 68 Bennie 4 48 41 28 Black 3 3 54 Dee Dee 4 39 39 24 Black 5 5 58 Edie 3 39 37 33 Black 1 2 48 Lisa D 4 46 41 38 Black 6 2 7.5 Carolyn 4 57 53 47 Black 2 1 54 Blanche 4 47 38 36 Black 1 2 28 Corinna 4 48 45 36 White 2 4 8.75 Angela 4 42 39 35 Black 0 2 24 Erica 4 33 30 20 Black 2 2 60 Lisa S 4 47 39 37 Black 3 1 9 Lauren 4 41 34 27 Black 1 3 51 Junelle 4 50 48 46 Black 1 1 4 Gertrude 3 38 33 30 Black 4 1 5 Adena 2 47 47 39 Black 3 4 23 ...