Direct Supervision as part of NIC's strategic inmate management under consideration in Maricopa County.

The U.S. Department of Justice's National Institute of Corrections advocates for direct supervision as a key element of strategic inmate management.

"Direct supervision combines two key elements ‑ the physical design of a jail and an inmate management strategy ‑ to significantly reduce the problem inmate behavior commonly seen in jails. Direct supervision jails focus on actively managing inmate behavior to produce a jail that is safe and secure for inmates, staff, and visitors," the agency states at its website, nicic.gov.