Data on patient census, bed capacity, and staffing levels in state-operated forensic psychiatric inpatient programs in 1986 were collected from forensic mental health directors of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Of the 75 programs identified, 54 were based in units within larger psychiatric hospitals and 21 in freestanding hospitals. For all programs, direct-care staff-patient ratios ranged from .35 to 4, with a mean of 1.3. The ratio of filled beds to bed capacity ranged from .5 to 1.54, with a mean of .95. Nearly a fourth of the programs were over capacity. A negative relationship between filled-bed ratios and direct-care staff-patient ratios was found.
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