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To compare the convicted and under trial female prisoners on suicidal ideation, coping skills and social support.Cross-sectional comparative study.Adyiala Jail Rawalpindi. Data is collected in six month duration i.e., May 2004 to Nov 2004. Sample of the study consisted of 40 female prisoners in which 20 were convicted and other 20 were under trial. Majority of the sample was in the range of 25-35years [57.5%], unmarried [50%] and educated till middle[67.5],Instruments used were Beck Suicidal Ideation Scale, Social Support Questionnaire and Brief COPE.The result shows that under trial female prisoners use more avoidance copings as compared to convicted female prisoners. It means that un-convicted female prisoners have more negative thinking, more self blame, behavior disengagement venting and denial as compared to convicted female prisoners. But the difference is non significant [t 1.43, p= .16].Present study shows that social support and coping skills have greater impact on prisoner's suicidal ideation, The higher the social support the higher the coping skill and lesser the suicidal ideation