Recent Articles

• Reduce Your Risk and Liability

  Filed under: Risk Management

  A new publication, Risk Management in Jails , is now available from the National Institute of Corrections . This manual can be used by jails of any size and is intended to help jails identify risks and develop a formal risk management program. The chapters contained in the guide are: Understanding Risk and Its Implications for Jails Jail Risk Management... Read More » Posted May 12 2008, 12:40 PM by Sandy Schilling with no comments | 145 views

• Improving Reentry from Jail to the Community - A Toolkit and More

  Filed under: Reentry

  Two important new resources on jail reentry have been released today by the Urban Institute. To help prepare inmates to transition from jail to the community, guidance is provided by The Jail Administrator's Toolkit for Reentry , which the Urban Institute describes as follows: "Geared toward jail practitioners who are working to improve reentry... Read More » Posted May 07 2008, 12:16 PM by Eileen Conway with no comments | 487 views

• Resources on Recruitment, Hiring, and Retention

  Filed under: Recruitment, Retention, hiring, ethics, stress, personnel

  The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) has posted a CD-Rom Recruitment, Hiring, and Retention Resources which "contains descriptions of and links to resources from the COPS Office, other Department of Justice divisions, and law enforcement organizations that will help police chiefs and sheriffs find, train, and retain qualified... Read More » Posted Apr 16 2008, 11:36 AM by Sandy Schilling with no comments | 266 views

• Jails - Build Them and They Will Come

  Filed under: Jail Incarceration, Jail Expansion

  A new Justice Policy Institute report, Jailing Communities: The Impact of Jail Expansion and Effective Public Safety Strategies , was recently released. The authors, Amanda Petteruti and Nastassia Walsh, ask many thought provoking questions, such as: What Are Jails and How Are They Used? Why Are Jail Populations Growing? What Are the Consequences of... Read More » Posted Apr 14 2008, 05:43 PM by Sandy Schilling with 1 comment(s) | 423 views

• 2008 National Correctional Officers' Week

  Filed under: National Correctional Officers' Week

  This year, National Correctional Officers' Week will be celebrated May 4-10, 2008. The additional information I posted last year about this special week is listed below: ... Another way to help you remember is that it is annually celebrated in the first full week of May. This week provides an opportunity to show support for your staff and to increase... Read More » Posted Apr 08 2008, 03:07 PM by Sandy Schilling with 1 comment(s) | 1,078 views

• Evidence-Based Practices and the Jails Role

  Filed under: Offender reintegration, Evidence-Based Practices

  An examination of the jails function within the correctional system and collaboration among the components to achieve the shared goal of reduced recidivism is the focus of " Our System of Corrections: Do Jails Play a Role in Improving Offender Outcomes?" "This paper was developed as part of a set of papers focused on the role of system... Read More » Posted Apr 01 2008, 11:22 AM by Sandy Schilling with 2 comment(s) | 401 views

• Jail Recruitment: Take this Survey to Share Your Input

  Filed under: Jail Survey, Recruitment, Retention

  As part of their project, The Future is Now: Recruiting, Retaining, and Developing the 21st Century Jail Workforce, the Center for Innovative Public Policies (CIPP), is launching two online surveys on April 1. One is for jail administrators to complete, and the second is targeted to line staff. The project is funded by the U.S. Department of Justice... Read More » Posted Apr 01 2008, 04:30 AM by Sandy Schilling with no comments | 372 views

• Service for Staff and Family Support

  Filed under: Employee Assistance

  A resource you might want to investigate for your staff is Desert Waters Correctional Outreach , a "non-profit organization for the well-being of correctional staff and their families." Their " Ventline " is a free service that is provided for corrections and detention staff, and their family members, providing support, referrals... Read More » Posted Mar 31 2008, 01:39 PM by Sandy Schilling with 1 comment(s) | 213 views

• Jail Diversion - Activities You May Want to Consider

  Filed under: Jail diversion, GAINS Center

  The GAINS Center has published a new document, “ Practical Advice on Jail Diversion: Ten Years of Learnings on Jail Diversion from the CMHS National GAINS Center ,” addressing diversion of offenders with mental and substance abuse disorders. The seven sections contained in this guide are: Why develop a jail diversion program? What is a jail diversion... Read More » Posted Mar 06 2008, 10:42 AM by Sandy Schilling with no comments | 382 views

• Discover Gold at the Sacramento American Jail Association Conference

  Filed under: Conference, Training, AJA

  It's that time of year to begin making your plans to attend the AJA's 27th Annual Training Conference and Jail Expo . This year's conference will be in Sacramento, California's State Capital, May 4-8, 2008. The Conference Overview and Workshop Overview highlight the training programs that are scheduled. The National Institute of Corrections... Read More » Posted Feb 20 2008, 01:23 PM by Sandy Schilling with no comments | 397 views

• Looking for jail administration training?

  There are still a few openings available for the National Instititute of Corrections' Jail Administrator program, March 2-6 in Longmont, Colorado. This program focuses on such topics as risk management, jail standards, policies and procedures, inmate behavior management, jail staffing, budget management, and operational assessments. During the program... Read More » Posted Feb 13 2008, 09:36 AM by National Institute of Corrections with no comments | 476 views

• Time to Prepare for the DTV Transition

  Filed under: television, DTV

  If your jail televisions are analog (most TVs purchased prior to May 27,2007) and you get your programming over-the-air it's time to prepare for digital television. According to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) "Congress mandated the conversion to all-digital television broadcasting, also known as the digital television (DTV) transition... Read More » Posted Jan 29 2008, 10:41 AM by Sandy Schilling with no comments | 383 views

• Are You Looking for a Way to Coordinate Jail and Community Health Services?

  Chronic illnesses are an unfortunate reality of jail populations. Often the medical regime that begins in correctional facilities isn't continued in the community upon release. This can subject the released and the community-at-large to increased risk and heighten the overall cost of health care. Community Oriented Correctional Health Services ... Read More » Posted Jan 24 2008, 08:42 AM by CC Pro with 1 comment(s) | 547 views

• Free "Wear Your Body Armor" Poster

  Filed under: Poster, Body Armor

  The National Law Enforcement Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC) has produced a poster to encourage your staff to wear their body armor at all times. You can order the full size (19" x 26") poster by calling 800.248.2742 or asknlectc@nlectc.org . "NLECTC-National administers the voluntary body armor compliance testing program on behalf... Read More » Posted Jan 24 2008, 07:57 AM by Sandy Schilling with no comments | 823 views

• Can You Solve the D.B. Cooper Mystery?

  Filed under: FBI

  Have you ever had this man in your jail? Okay, I'm pushing it trying to make this a jails issue, but how fun would it be to solve the D.B. Cooper Mystery! The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has reopened the case. You can read more and help the FBI solve this case. Read More » Posted Jan 09 2008, 11:25 AM by Sandy Schilling with 3 comment(s) | 664 views