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The American Jail Association (AJA) is accepting applications for the second class of the National Jail Leadership Command Academy (NJLCA). The class is scheduled for October 25-30, 2009 at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. Mid-level...
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The National Institute of Corrections is soliciting proposals to develop a "tool kit" for those in charge of lesson plan development. The resources to be developed through a cooperative agreement will address performance objectives, content...
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Just a reminder: The 139th American Correctional Association Summer Conference/Congress of Correction is being held in Nashville, TN on August 7 - 12, 2009. The Theme is " Effective Re-Entry is Good for Public Safety". For full conference information...
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The National Institute of Corrections has released a solicitation for a cooperative agreement to develop curricula for two training programs. The first curriculum focuses on the roles of the housing-unit officer and shift supervisor in a direct supervision...
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What is any high performing organization’s most valuable asset? Its workforce! Full-time employees, volunteers, part-time staff, executives, frontline workers, consultants, managers, and contractors comprise the “human capital” of an organization, and...
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The economic realities of many state budgets has prompted a renewed examination of how corrections systems do business. One of the areas of concern has been the number of costly and time-consuming parole violation hearings that often result in the re...
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Go here to read about the Washington State Department of Corrections' Sustainable Prison Project .
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Colorado inmates can now buy "cold-case" playing cards (at about half the price of regular playing cards). Other states including Florida, Ohio, Minnesota, Oregon and Wisconsin have been using cards of this type for a few years resulting in...
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NOTE: This blog was updated on June 23, 2009 with the attached questions submitted by potential applicants and responses from staff of the NIC Jails Division. The National Institute of Corrections is seeking proposals to develop and refine a curricula...
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The National Prison Rape Elimination Commission has issued its final report and proposed standards relating to the Prison Rape Elimination Act. To learn more about PREA and NIC's role to support the Act, link to NIC's PREA web page .
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Followers of the literature on reentry may be interested in a new post on the Correctional Research Roundtable forum regarding three new reports from the Urban Institute's Returning Home study.
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A proposal to change sentencing guidelines in California may help the state budget but it will shift the financial burden to the county jails. While reading this Wall Street Journal article, California Inmate Plan Draws Ire , I kept picturing the "shell...
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An earlier post on this blog asked readers to examine the question, What attributes are associated with high performing correctional organizations? Now we add the question, How does one define and, more importantly, measure them? While not a perfect fit...
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With the stark realities of a nationwide economic downturn, and the average cost of $240.99 per day for post-adjudication incarceration of juveniles in residential facilities, the Justice Policy Institute has issued a policy brief detailing how sound...
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The dates for the next Mock Prison Riot , theme: " Where Technology Meets Mayhem" , are May 2-5, 2010. http://mockprisonriot.org/MPR/INDEX.ASPX Registration for participants, exhibitors, observers, and media are now being accepted: http://mockprisonriot...