Warga binaan pemasyarakatan (WBP) perempuan menjelang bebas rentan mengalami depresi karena kecemasan terhadap stigma dan perilaku masyarakat setelah bebas. Penelitian tentang tingkat depresi WBP perempuan menjelang bebas sangat terbatas ditemukan, namun penelitian tentang depresi pada WBP perempuan pernah dilakukan dan menunjukkan adanya depresi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan tingkat depresi WBP perempuan menjelang bebas. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif survei, menggunakan metode kuantitatif, dan pendekatan cross-sectional. Sampel terdiri dari 34 WBP perempuan menjelang bebas secara total sampling dan memenuhi kriteria inklusi berupa WBP perempuan yang bersedia menjadi responden dengan komunikasi baik dan kooperatif, serta menjalani sisa masa pidana hingga tiga bulan, kemudian diukur menggunakan kuesioner Beck Depression Inventory II. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa karakteristik responden terbanyak adalah usia 18-40 tahun (64,7%), tingkat pendidikan menengah (55,9%), status menikah (50,0%), sisa masa pidana 0-1 bulan (38,2%), beberapa kali kunjungan keluarga dalam setahun (35,3%), lama pidana 4-6 tahun (38,2%), dan pidana karena tindakan yang berkaitan dengan obat terkontrol atau zat psikoaktif lainnya (44,1%). Survei tingkat depresi menunjukkan bahwa 32,4% tidak depresi, 14,7% depresi ringan, 44,1% depresi sedang, dan 8,8% depresi berat. Sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa mayoritas WBP perempuan mengalami depresi saat menjelang bebas. Perawat correctional perlu lebih memperhatikan aspek psikososial dalam perencanaan pulang. Kata kunci: Depresi, menjelang bebas, WBP perempuan Abstract Female Inmates’ Depression Before Prison Release in Indonesia]Female inmates before releasing are vulnerable to depression due to anxiety’s to public’s stigma and behavior after releasing. Study about female inmates’ depression before prison release was limited to be found, but study on female inmates’ depression has been done and showed depression. The purpose of this study was to measure the percentage and the level of depression among female inmates before being released. This quantitative study was performed using a descriptive survey and cross-sectional approach. There were 34 female inmates who fulfilled the inclusion criteria such as cooperative, agree to become respondents, and remains of prison days less than three months, and all of them were recruited as subjects of this study. The level of depression was measured using Beck Depression Inventory II questionnaire. The characteristic findings: 64,7% were between 18-40 years of age, 55,9% has middle level of education, 50,0% were married, 38,2% has less than 0-1 month prison days, 35,3% had several family visits yearly, 38,2% was sentenced 4-6 years, and 44,1% was jailed in relation for drug related crime. The study showed that 32,4% were not depressed, while 14,7% had mild depression, 44,1% had moderate depression, and 8,8% had severe depression. This study showed that the correctional nurses should play a role to prevent depression among female inmates before being released. Keywords: Depression, before being released, female inmates