Corrections Community

Albany Medical College is hosting a free program on October 6, 2010 that is part of an ongoing satellite videoconference series entitled "The Management of HIV/AIDS in the Correctional & Community Setting," which addresses clinical issues...

The Executive Committee of the Association of Women Executives in Corrections (AWEC) annually presents the Legacy Award to an outstanding professional who has supported the development and contributions of senior and executive women in corrections. AWEC...

The National Institute of Corrections is seeking assistance to develop a blended learning curriculum for implementing and sustaining an evidence-based risk reduction approach for first- and mid-level supervisors in any and all correctional settings. The...

"Greening Corrections: People, Programs, and Practices" is the latest satellite/Internet broadcast to be hosted by the National Institute of Corrections. It provides governments, institutions, and corrections community partners with answers...

NOTE: This announcement has been updated to include all questions & and answers as of August 18, 2010 regarding this solicitation. The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is soliciting proposals from organizations, groups, or individuals to enter...

Making the transition from line staff to supervisor calls for developing new skills and competencies as well as making a major shift in mindset from doing one’s own work to supervising the work of others. Register yourself and/or your agency for this...

NIC recently published, National Study of Jail Suicide: 20 Years Later (April 2010). The study revisits a survey that was conducted by the National Center on Institutions and Alternatives (NCIA), an NIC sponsored study, in the mid-1980s. The current report...

The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is soliciting proposals from organizations, groups, or individuals to enter into a cooperative agreement for an 18-month project period. The goal of this agreement is the development of a cost containment online...

The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) will be hosting a 3-session program that will expose participants to a full range of leadership and supervisory skills that will enable them to effectively lead staff in achieving the agency’s mandated mission...

The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is soliciting proposals from organizations, groups, or individuals to enter into a cooperative agreement for an eight-month period to begin in September 2010. Work under this agreement will continue NIC’s High...

With substantial numbers of persons with mental illness in custody and under supervision, mental illness in corrections demands an urgency of response, services, and care. This team approach involves the community, frontline law enforcement, and corrections...

OJJDP's Coordinating Council Invites Comments on Key Priorities The Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention has published a Request for Public Comments in the July 8, 2010, Federal Register. The request was issued in connection...

The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is soliciting proposals from organizations, groups, or individuals to enter into a cooperative agreement for an 18-month period to begin in September 2010. Work under this agreement will continue NIC’s Norval...

What is Inmate Behavior Management ? Simply put, it is when corrections officers don’t just observe inmates’ behavior, they manage it through the use of rewards, punishments, and sometimes compassion. Early results from an inmate behavior management program...

The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is soliciting proposals from organizations, groups, or individuals to enter into a cooperative agreement for an 18-month period to begin in September 2010. Work under this cooperative agreement will involve...