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2012
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Personal Computers in Prison
Victoria State Government. Dept. of Justice (Victoria, Australia).
“Corrections Victoria may allow prisoners to have a personal computer in their cell. If a prisoner needs to prepare for a legal case, is participating in an education program or can show that a computer would benefit their sentence plan or rehabilitation, they can apply for permission to purchase a computer.” Topics addressed include: whether prisoners can have their own computer; who can apply for a computer; the process for acquiring a computer; how to pay for the computer; restrictions on the... Read More
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4 pages
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2012
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Women’s Pathways to Jail: The Roles & Intersections of Serious Mental Illness & Trauma
By Lynch, Shannon M; DeHart, Dana D.; Belknap, Joanne; Green, Bonnie L..
U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance (Washington, DC).
“This multi-site study addressed critical gaps in the literature by assessing the prevalence of serious mental illness (SMI), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and substance use disorders (SUD) in women in jail and pathways to offending for women with and without SMI … Understanding female offenders’ pathways to offending, including both risk for onset and risk for continued offending, helps elucidate the complexity of their experiences and identify key factors and intervening variables that... Read More
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91 pages
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2011
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For Computer Use in Prisons
By Corpora, Mark.
This presentation is a good place to start for a good overview of inmate computer use. Topics discussed include: the controversy of whether to allow incarcerated inmates to have computer access; history of computers in prisons; states that allow personal computer access; some reasons against allowing inmates computer use; debunking the arguments against computer use in prison—security and underserved privileges; arguments for prison computer use—computer literacy, legal work, productivity, educa... Read More
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13 pages
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1989
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Emerging Technologies and Community Corrections
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
American Correctional Association (Laurel, MD); National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Technologies currently used in community corrections are identified, examined, and described in terms of their applications, focusing, where possible, on cost/benefits, efficacy in controlling offenders, and impact on staff, offenders, and agency operations. Issues surrounding emerging technologies are also discussed along with their implications for community corrections in policy, program development, and management practices. (p.8).... Read More
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123 p.
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1988
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Computer Aided Drafting and Automated Office systems Program, Purdy Corrections Center for Women: Final Report
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Tacoma Community College (Tacoma, WA); Washington State Dept. of Corrections, Office of Program Development (Olympia, WA).
The goal [of this program] was to assess, develop, revise and implement curriculum, provide training, and maintain systems necessary to upgrade female inmates' knowledge and skills in computer aided drafting and automated office skills to meet current employment standards of employability in industry. (p. 2) The title of the project is "Joint Vocational Training in Computer-Aided Drafting and Design and Automated Office Skills for Female Inmates."... Read More
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82 p.
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1988
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Computer Aided Instruction
By Mueller, Fred.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Garrett Heyns Education Center (Shelton, WA); Washington State Dept. of Corrections (Olympia, WA).
Title of project: Computer Assisted Instruction. This grant allowed for the expansion of CAI in the basic skills area by adding new software and equipment to the existing vocational program.... Read More
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