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Minnesota Corrections Officers are trained in CIT, diffuse intense encounters
DOC put the course together with the help of the National Alliance on Mental Illness Minnesota and the National Institute of Corrections.
Dane County hopes to help inmates be better parents.
Pajarita Charles, an assistant professor in the UW-Madison School of Social Work, says PIO, Parenting Inside Out, was introduced by the National Institute of Corrections to improve family connections with inmates.
Philadelphia Department of Prisons to host Suicide Prevention Symposium with the National Institute of Corrections
Philadelphia Department of Prisons to host Suicide Prevention Symposium with the National Institute of Corrections
Sheriff John Hinton completes 116th Session of National Sheriffs' Institute
Sheriff John Hinton of the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office completed participation in the 116th session of the National Sheriffs’ Institute held in Aurora, Colorado, April 15-19.
NIC in Houston assisting Harris County Jail with child-friendly visitation
Experts from the National Institute of Corrections visited Houston as part of an initiative to make the Harris County jail more child-friendly.
Tennessee opens first housing units dedicated to justice involved veterans.
"Veterans will be put together to get into a more common structure. It's veterans, they're going to get through this together," said Rogers, newly appointed by Gov. Bill Lee to lead veteran services. ... Tennessee's veteran housing program follows a national trend of "barracks behind bars." Inmates can work through problems they often share, such as substance abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Red Onion State Prison Features NIC Thinking For A Change
Red Onion State Prison in Virginia has been using a number of NIC programs, including NIC's Thinking for a Change Program (T4C) program. As outlined through interviews in the documentary, the facility's use of the T4C program has had an impact on the facility and in the lives of staff and inmates.
Va. helping citizens re-enter society after incarceration
NIC’s Transition from Jail to Community (TJC) tool cited as an essential component of Virginia’s reintegration portal providing a one-stop shop for offenders.
Sheriff Douglas J. McGrath completes 115th Session of National Sheriffs’ Institute program
Morgan County Sheriff Douglas J. McGrath completed participation in the 115th session of the National Sheriff’s Institute, a no-cost program cosponsored by NIC and the National Sherri’s Association.
From crime to jobs: New grant will help
Rock Valley has received a federal grant of nearly $1 million to give local offenders a better chance of avoiding a life of crime through programs like NIC’s Thinking for a Change.
Middlesex Sheriff’s Office Hosts National Institute of Corrections Crisis Intervention Team Training
In a training offered by the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Institute of Corrections (NIC), 26 correctional professionals from a dozen agencies completed a week-long crisis intervention team (CIT) training course to provide officers and other correctional staff with the skills necessary to successfully interact and respond to individuals in custody with mental illness.
Program aims to help offenders think before acting on impulses
Union County probation officers learned how to help offenders avoid acting on risky impulses. NIC staff taught the officers how to help offenders by using data-driven techniques.
Prescription Drugs of Abuse and Misuse in Jails and Prisons
Through a series of interactive activities, including polling and chat, we will explore how the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Health Services Division and the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) is addressing the challenge of prescription drug abuse and misuse in jails and prisons.
Jared Kushner: Fifteen Lessons I Learned From Criminal-Justice Reform
Jared Kushner: Fifteen Lessons I Learned From Criminal-Justice Reform
Improving Outcomes for Justice-Involved Vets with PTSD: a panel discussion
In collaboration with the Veterans History Project, the National Institute of Corrections hosted a panel discussion for PTSD Awareness month on May 15, 2019 at the Library of Congress.
Orientation for New Pretrial Executives
Orientation for Probation and Parole Chief Executives
Sustaining Systems Change: Findings from a Transition from Jail to Community Initiative Stakeholder Survey
The TJC Initiative seeks to improve public safety and to enhance the success of individuals returning to the community from local jails through implementation of an innovative, evidence-informed transition models.
NCCHC and the National Sheriffs’ Association present a resource to support jail administrators in providing effective treatment for individuals with opioid use disorder and helping to halt the opioid epidemic in the United States.
NCCHC and the National Sheriffs’ Association present a resource to support jail administrators in providing effective treatment for individuals with opioid use disorder and helping to halt the opioid epidemic in the United States.
Pilot sites for the Family Connections in Correctional Facilities Project
Pilot sites for the Family Connections in Correctional Facilities Project
Connecticut D.O.C. is Honored with the 2018 Norval Morris Award
The National Institute of Corrections congratulates the Connecticut Department of Corrections on being awarded the Norval Morris Program on Corrections Innovation in 2018.
50 State Report on Public Safety (2018)
The 50-State Report on Public Safety is a web-based resource that combines data analyses with practical examples to help policymakers craft impactful strategies to address their state’s specific public safety challenges.
