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NIC announces Green Corrections award

The National Institute of Corrections will partner with the Academy for Educational Development located in Washington, DC. The Academy will subcontract with John Jay College of Criminal Justice's Prisoner Reentry Institute, RicciGreene Associates, The Corps Network, and Dr. Pinderhughes to compose...

Posted to Green Corrections (Weblog) by Scott on 09-30-2009
Re: Motivating Ex-Offenders for Employment

Gretta – I relate to your comments, and I empathize with your perception of how society treats ex-felons. As to your question, “What then?” – the short answer is, you get back up, brush off the dust and charge back after your goal or objective. The long answer is a little more involved. After I was...

Posted to Offender Employment (Forum) by Dave Koch on 08-26-2009
Re: Motivating Ex-Offenders for Employment

Whether I agree that the system is wrong is immaterial. When faced with the comparative challenges of either changing myself, or changing how society might perceive my past, I elected to take the path of least resistance. Albeit change is a painful process, it held a much greater likelihood of producing...

Posted to Offender Employment (Forum) by Dave Koch on 08-26-2009
Re: Motivating Ex-Offenders for Employment

Brian went to visit his friend, Courtney. As they were talking and enjoying the fresh lemonade that Courtney made, Brian noticed her dog Penelope, lying in a corner, quietly whimpering, making slight adjustments to her position and letting out an occasional painful sounding yelp. “What’s wrong...

Posted to Offender Employment (Forum) by Dave Koch on 08-25-2009
Washington State Department of Corrections' Sustainable Prisons Project

Go here to read about the Washington State Department of Corrections' Sustainable Prison Project .

Posted to Green Corrections (Weblog) by Scott on 06-25-2009
NIC Announces Green Corrections Project

The National Institute of Corrections' Research and Evaluation Division is soliciting applications for a project to explore more awareness and involvement in conservation and environmental efforts by the field of corrections. For more information and to apply for the solicitation, go here .

Posted to Green Corrections (Weblog) by Scott on 05-21-2009
Michigan DOC Lowers Energy Bill by "Going Green"

From the Capital News Service: "They wanted to send someone over to check our meter," said Department of Corrections Director Patricia Caruso. "Our bill was three or four thousand dollars less for than it had been, and as it turned out, it was accurate." Read the full Capital News...

Posted to Green Corrections (Weblog) by Scott on 04-08-2009
Prisons go green, farm, recycle to save energy

A great article about green corrections was published on msnbc.com on November 1st, 2008. In case you didn't see it, take a look: Prisons go green, farm, recycle to save energy The article provides examples of cost saving measures such as using wood chips to run water boilers and installing energy...

Posted to Green Corrections (Weblog) by Scott on 12-30-2008
Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference in Washington, D.C.

On February 4-6, 2009, the Blue Green Alliance will be hosting the Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference in Washington, D.C. This conference will focus on educating stakeholders about the importance of investing in green jobs for the economy. Even though this conference does not have a corrections...

Posted to Green Corrections (Weblog) by Scott on 12-22-2008
Green Corrections

Welcome to the National Institute of Corrections Green Corrections blog. The recent movement in corrections around the idea of becoming "green" has prompted NIC to create this blog in order to pass along any information we become aware of on the subject. But what exactly is "Green Corrections"...

Posted to Green Corrections (Weblog) by Scott on 12-17-2008

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