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Community Supervision Leadership Learning Lab - Training Registration Open

Community Supervision Leadership Learning Lab (CSLLL), a 9-month, interactive leadership program for community supervision agencies is now open for registration.

National Correctional Workers Week 2025
Director LoBuglio addresses the nation’s corrections staff during Correctional Workers Week 2025
South Carolina Executive Management Training
NIC presents at South Carolina Justice Academy during Executive Management Course.
Working with Women Training for Community Supervision Piloted in Denton, Texas
Probation officers from three TX counties receive new women offender training.
Arizona DOC Attends NIC Safety Matters Training Events
NIC provided Safety Matters end user training to twenty-six Arizona DOC staff in Goodyear.
New Leadership E-Courses

The National Institute of Corrections has received your feedback requesting more e-courses. Based on your requests, a new leadership track of 96 e-courses has been added to the NIC Learn Center.  Stay tuned as additional themed tracks of e-courses are launched in the near future.

Revised E-Course: PREA: Know Your Role in Responding to Sexual Abuse

PREA-Know Your Role in Responding to Sexual Abuse e-course is the first of four PREA courses being refreshed and is available now. This course is NIC’s most completed e-course and is used to help agencies satisfy their national PREA requirements. 

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Get ready! We're Relaunching Our Website to Better Serve You!

Notice:

The National Institute of Corrections is currently assessing its website and materials in accordance with recent Executive Orders and related guidance. During this review, some of NIC’s webpages and publications may be temporarily unavailable. Please revisit this web page for updates.

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Our Services

Training
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NIC offers online e-courses, in-person, and blended Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) training throughout the year.

Resources
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Access a vast collection of publications, studies, guides, and evidence-based best practices.

Technical Assistance
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NIC Staff and Technical Resource Providers (TRP's) work in partnership with local staff to evolve policies, procedures, and practices.

Latest Topics in Corrections

  • The Agency Evaluation Tool for Women on Supervision (AETWS) outlines the process of evaluating the policies and programs for women on supervision and how to use those outcomes to drive enhancements to women’s programming.

  • Prisons, jails, and community corrections facilities must prepare for natural disasters, including earthquakes, fires, tornadoes, and hurricanes.

  • Gangs remain a persistent issue in the criminal justice system. This page provides research on gang-related corrections topics, including prison gang slang, inmate management strategies, and intervention programs.

  • Suicide is a threat to all persons involved in corrections. The provided resources will offer an overview of the issues related to correctional suicides and the strategies that can be implemented to reverse the alarming increase in suicide rates.

  • T4C incorporates research from cognitive restructuring theory, social skills development, and the learning and use of problem-solving skills to assist individuals build new patterns of behavior.

  • This webpage focuses on victim services such as corrections, reentry, parole, and probation that occur after an offender has been convicted, and it will provide resources and information for those working in this important, but rarely recognized area of corrections.

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The mission of NIC is to advance public safety by shaping and enhancing correctional policies and practices through leadership, learning, and innovation.

What does NIC do?

NIC provides training, technical assistance, information services, and policy/program development assistance to federal, state, and local corrections agencies.

Who do we serve?

NIC is dedicated to providing specialized and direct corrections training and resources to line staff, administration, and researchers in tribal, local, state, and federal corrections agencies.

Learn More About NIC  

Resources by Area of Practice

  • At the National Institute of Corrections (NIC), we understand the unique challenges that professionals in the prison industry face. That's why we've created a dedicated resource hub to support those who work in prisons.

  • At the National Institute of Corrections (NIC), we're committed to supporting those who work in jails with the latest resources and information. That's why we've created a page dedicated to Jails professionals, designed to provide you with insightful information and support you need to excel in your role.

  • Community corrections is an important aspect of the United States corrections system. It encompasses a range of programs and services designed to support individuals as they transition from incarceration back into their communities. Community corrections programs include probation, parole, halfway houses, community service, and electronic monitoring.

Get Involved

  Work with us

NIC is dedicated to improving the corrections system and committed to providing funding opportunities and cooperative agreements to support the work of federal, state, local, and tribal corrections agencies.

  Get assistance for your agency

NIC's technical assistance includes onsite guidance, support, consultation, or training provided by an experienced technical resource provider or NIC staff member who serves in an advisory capacity and works with agency staff.

  Work for NIC

Interested in making a difference in corrections?
Check out our career opportunities.

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