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  • Proceedings of the Large Jail Network Meeting, January 2000

    This meeting focused primarily on topics related to the role of the jail in the local criminal justice system.
  • Proceedings of the Large Jail Network Meeting, January 2001

    The primary focus of this meeting was data collection and the management information system (MIS).
  • Jail Resource Issues: What Every Funding Authority Needs to Know

    Basic information about jail operations is provided to contribute to a better understanding of the funding authority's roles and responsibilities r
  • Proceedings of the Large Jail Network Meeting, January 2002

    Contents of these proceedings include: meeting highlights; issues important to meeting participants; "Diversity Recruitment: Techniques and Communi
  • Proceedings of the Large Jail Network Meeting, February 2004

    Contents of these proceedings include: meeting highlights; Domestic Preparedness and the Impact on Large Jails by Sue Menser; meeting participants
  • Supermax Prisons and the Constitution: Liability Concerns in the Extended Control Unit

    A monograph "intended to help prisons operate ultra-high-security facilities in a way that minimizes liability in litigation" is presented (p. v).
  • Jails and the Constitution: An Overview

    This publication "reviews the history of correctional law and summarizes the results and effects of major court decisions" (p. 4).
  • Large Jail Network Meeting, March 2-4, 2008, Aurora, Colorado

    Contents of these proceedings are: introduction; key themes; session highlights; opening remarks; open forum; U.S.
  • Ban the Box: Major U.S. Cities and Counties Adopt Fair Hiring Policies to Remove Unfair Barriers to Employment of People with Criminal Records

    'At the same time that the numbers of workers with criminal records have risen, the background check industry has expanded and overall, more employ
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