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What is the Corrections Community?

This web site is a tool that allows correction professionals to communicate and work together online.  The corrections environment can often be a very closed and strict environment and the Corrections Community offer a place for you to reach out for advice, share your knowlege, and network with your peers.

How do I get started?

This web site works through the, "Have a penny, leave a penny. Need a penny, take a penny," philosophy, but relax. We don't keep track. We want you to get as much information as you can find but, also consider giving a little back in the way of answering people's questions.  It's not required but, it helps build this Community web site into a valuable resource for thousands of corrections professionals. It also helps you build an online reputation for yourself and you will get a warm fuzzy feeling after you help someone out.

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    NIC Seeks Training Development for Prison Industry Directors

    The National Institute of Corrections has released a solicitation for proposals to develop a training curriculum for Directors of Correctional Industries. The selected provider will work with NIC's Transition and Offender Workforce Development and...
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    (Updated with Q&A) Solicitation for a Cooperative Agreement: Mental Health Document Development

    The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is soliciting proposals from organizations, groups or individuals to enter into a cooperative agreement for the development of a document to provide correctional administrators and practitioners in jails, prisons...
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    Inmate Behavior Management Training

    The National Institute of Corrections is offering Inmate Behavior Management as a co-sponsored training with the Rowan-Cabarrus Community College in Concord, NC. It will be held March 8-11, 2010. This program presents the six components of an inmate behavior...
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    New! Jail Administrator Training Scheduled

    The National Institute of Corrections is offering Administering the Small and Medium-Sized Jail as a co-sponsored training with the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy in London, Ohio. It will be held August 9-13, 2010. The training will cover administrative...
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    New Training available for Parole Board Members

    The National Institute of Corrections is conducting a new training program titled Orientation for Parole Board Members on July 26-28, 2010 in Aurora, Colorado. This 40-hour program will help new parole board members gain knowledge and skills in the area...
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    Thinking for a Change (T4C): Frequently Asked Questions

    What is Thinking for a Change ? It is an integrated, cognitive behavior change program for offenders that includes cognitive restructuring, social skills development, and development of problem solving skills. You can read more about the program on the...
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    Project Update & Open Invitation to Participate

    The first year of the “Identifying the Characteristics of a High Performing Corrections Organization” (HPCO) project has come to a close. In appreciation of your input and involvement, here is an overview of our progress to date and the future direction...
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    Copies of NIC's Jail Emergencies Guide Now Available

    A Guide to Preparing for and Responding to Jail Emergencies is now available in online digital and printed formats. The document provides self-audit checklists, resource materials, and case studies for jail emergency preparedness. Click here to view or...
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    Vera Seeks Two Partners for Jail Reentry Project

    Through support from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Vera Institute of Justice will be offering training and technical assistance to two jail facilities and their community-based organizations to implement a family-focused reentry project. Vera's...
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    Creating a Workforce Development Culture To Reduce Reincarceration

    In the mid-1990s, offender reentry gained visibility as an important public policy issue. At that time, organizations such as the U.S. Department of Education (ED), the National Institute of Corrections (NIC), and the National Institute of Justice began...
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    Green IT and State Budgets

    www.nascio.org writes "States are proven leaders in the green movement. In the face of tightening budgets that demand a departure from business as usual, states are demonstrating leadership through an array of green initiatives. State governments...
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    NIC announces Green Corrections award

    The National Institute of Corrections will partner with the Academy for Educational Development located in Washington, DC. The Academy will subcontract with John Jay College of Criminal Justice's Prisoner Reentry Institute, RicciGreene Associates...
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    Management of HIV/AIDS in the Correctional & Community Settings

    "Neurological Manifestations of HIV Infection," the 34th program in the ongoing series designed to provide corrections professionals with strategies to manage HIV/AIDS in the corrections environment, will be broadcast on October 14, 2009, 12...
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    National Youth Gang Center To Merge With The National Gang Center

    On October 1, 2009, the National Youth Gang Center will merge with the National Gang Center . This merger is a collaborative effort between the Office of Justice Programs' (OJP) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the Office of Juvenile Justice...
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    Recycling and composting efforts in Pennsylvania DOC

    Read the Correctional Newsfront: Pennslyvania Department of Corrections article " Composting...it's a daily grind ." The article discusses recycling efforts (which uses inmate workers) and composting initiatives in several of PA's correctional...