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Recently added to the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) website is our new web page focusing on Technology in Corrections. In many ways technology has been a help and a hindrance for the corrections field. People working in the field struggle to decide how to handle these technologies...if at all...
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Approximately 200,000 women are in U.S. prisons and jails with a significant percentage being the sole parent or caregivers of minor, adolescent and teen-aged children. For children, having a parent in prison can affect their mental health, social behavior, and educational prospects (La Vigne, Davies...
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Visits from family members, children and other sources of support can be a lifeline in the lives of incarcerated men and women. Yet, visiting takes on added dimensions with the challenges imposed by geographical distance between facilities and visitors, cost implications for transportation, lodging,...
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By Aida C. Negron, Jail Programs Manager, Margaret Contreras-Barrientes, MATCH/PATCH Coordinator, and Rosanne Hughes, Change Management Specialist, Bexar County Sheriff's Office, San Antonio, Texas Sheriff Susan Pamerleau supports the MATCH ( M others A nd T heir Ch ildren) Program because of its...
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Science.gov is widely considered the go-to Web portal for authoritative government science information. Just one query on Science.gov enables users to search over 55 scientific databases and an index of over 2200 federal agency Web sites for government-funded research and development or similar activities...
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By Major Timothy L. Smith, Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center, Charleston County Sheriff’s Office, North Charleston, South Carolina This article describes how the detention center in Charleston County, South Carolina, came to equip its special operations tactical teams with shoulder-mounted video...
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In partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance , Office of Justice Programs , U.S. Department of Justice , the International Association of Chiefs of Police launched the IACTP Center for Social Media in October 2010. The goal of the initiative is to build the capacity of law enforcement to use...
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By Scott Weygandt, Management and Program Analyst, National Corrections Academy, U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Corrections, Aurora, Colorado In this article, NIC Management and Program Analyst Scott Weygandt describes NIC's Frontline Learning Center , which was launched in 2012...
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While the Large Jail Network (LJN) meeting is only for larger jails/jail systems, many of the topics presented and discussed are pertinent and valuable to jails and jail systems of any size. The meeting is sponsored every spring and fall by the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) for administrators...
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While the Large Jail Network (LJN) meeting is only for larger jails/jail systems, many of the topics presented and discussed are pertinent and valuable to jails and jail systems of any size. The meeting is sponsored every spring and fall by the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) for administrators...
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Court rulings on strip searches over the past 20 years have limited the ability of jails to perform these searches of arrestees and inmat es being housed, and the financial penalties for violations have strongly encouraged jails across the country to comply with the decisions made by the courts. In early...
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This article was published in the November-December 2010 issue of American Jails magazine. Included here by permission of the American Jail Association and the author, Connie Clem (on Twitter at @ConnieInfo ). Because the public cares how tax dollars are spent, today, more than ever, it is important...