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  • Volunteer Orientation for Frequent and Regular Volunteers: Trainer's Guide

    Designed to provide volunteers with the knowledge and skills necessary to be successful within the institution, this training curriculum covers var

  • Gangs, Community and Corrections [Videoconference held June 10, 1998]

    This is a 2-hour forum on gang-related criminal activity in the community and within the correctional environment.

  • Correctional Religious Programs [Participant's Manual]

    Religious programming issues are discussed.

  • Critical Issues and Developments in Prison Classification

    In order to enable correctional administrators to anticipate further improvements in objective classification, this bulletin provides a summary of

  • Correctional Health Care: Guidelines for the Management of an Adequate Delivery System

    A comprehensive reference that provides guidance in the provision of health services to inmates is presented.

  • Prisoner Intake Systems: Assessing Needs and Classifying Prisoners

    Tasks, assessments, and technology used in prisoner intake systems are examined.

  • Summary Report: Regional Workshops

    Feedback from four executive level regional workshops regarding the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) is reported.

  • 2003 Environmental Scan Update

    Changes and forces that may affect the programming of the National Institute of Corrections are analyzed and commented on.

  • Environmental Scan Update - 2005

    Changes and forces that may affect the programming of the National Institute of Corrections are analyzed and commented on.

  • Prisons and Disasters

    "Prisons are not prepared to respond to and recover from natural and manmade disasters.

  • People in Prison 2017

    This report from the Vera Institute of Justice provides information collected directly from states and the federal Bureau of Prisons to estimate the number of people in prison at the end of 2017.

  • Gender Informed Practices in the Management of Women’s Prisons

    Correctional senior level leaders face significant challenges regarding gender-informed facility operations, policy and procedure, and the developm