Prisons for women differ from male facilities in many ways. They are less violent, women maintain closer ties with staff, and their facilities are not infested with gangs. It is also the case that women are more receptive to correctional programming. 1. Should the fact that women are more amenable to correctional programming influence the allocation of correctional resources? Should we invest more heavily in programming for incarcerated women, such as the Residential Parenting Program? 2. How so (if at all) does the inmate code found in male prisons influence parental roles? Is providing love and support to one's children viewed as weak and soft to those who closely follow the code? What explains the difference in parental roles between men and women who are in prison?