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  • NIC's President Achievement Award

    Much appreciation goes to the Small & Rural Law Enforcement Executive Association (SRLEEA) for its granting of the President's Achievement Award to the National Institute of Corrections. Acting Director Holly Busby and Jails Division Chief Stephen Amos were present to receive the award given in recognition of NIC’s many contributions to training the nation’s small and rural sheriffs. The award was

  • incarcerated individuals stand in lit cubicles and are interviewed by A.I. systems that evaluate their physical and emotional health. a guard monitors them

    Picture it: It is nearly the year 2200. New arrivals from a prison bus are led into a semi-private cubical where they are greeted by S.A.M (Synthetic Adaptive Machine), the correctional artificial intelligence designed to perform the intake screening and other tasks.  S.A.M can evaluate each person through speech recognition, facial expressions, and their responses to questions, flagging those who

  • Special thanks to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office of Colorado for this photo of a facility kitchen.

    With rising health care costs, correctional facilities might look to improving nutrition to address the health concerns of their incarcerated population. In collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and related agencies, the National Institute of Corrections is now developing food safety resources specifically for correctional facilities. The

  • Microskills Microsite preview

    The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) announces the launch of Microskills for Community Supervision Professionals, a series of short instructional videos that teach coaching skills to probation and parole practitioners. 

    Over the course of many decades, the role of the community supervision officer evolved to encompass both law enforcement-like duties and social work-like practices, depending