This study characterizes the social functioning of 14 women incarcerated in two provincial correctional institutions in Quebec. The results suggest that these women share some markers of social dysfunction with women in other federal and provincial correctional institutions in Canada, and that their life in the community is problematic even in early adolescence. It would therefore be useful to develop specific intervention programs for incarcerated women that would prevent their early involvement in criminalized social environments and reduce their risk of recidivism upon return to life in the community.