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  • Midyear 2007 Jail Statistics Are Now Available

    The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) has just released Jail Inmates at Midyear 2007 . This statistical report lists the number of inmates being held in local jails on June 29, 2007, as 780,581. The report contains information on jail capacity, admissions, jail population growth, statistics on the 50...
    Posted to Today's Jails (Weblog) by Sandy Schilling on 06-09-2008

  • Indiana Department of Correction - 2008 National Mental Health Conference

    The Indiana Department of Correction is honored to host the 2008 National Mental Health Conference titled, “Unlock the Mystery: Managing Mental Health from Corrections to Community.” The conference will be held June 23-25, 2008 in Indianapolis, Indiana at the Adam’s Mark Hotel at the Indianapolis Airport...
    Posted to General Topics (Forum) by Evan Hawkins on 01-30-2008

  • Indiana Department of Correction - National Mental Health Conference

    The Indiana Department of Correction is honored to host the 2008 National Mental Health Conference titled, “Unlock the Mystery: Managing Mental Health from Corrections to Community.” The conference will be held June 23-25, 2008 in Indianapolis, Indiana at the Adam’s Mark Hotel at the Indianapolis Airport...
    Posted to General Topics (Forum) by Evan Hawkins on 01-30-2008

  • New and Innovative Intelligence Gathering and Sharing Program being Developed by SIMCO

    We at SIMCo specialize in the creation and development of innovative systems to enhance and improve the gathering and sharing of information and intelligence in a correctional setting. We also develop our product so it may be integrated into any correctional data system or intranet server, depending...
    Posted to General Topics (Forum) by jgunja on 11-07-2007

  • Violent Crime: On The Rise

    The Police Executive Research Forum has published, Violent Crime in America: 24 Months of Alarming Trends , which lists violent crime statistics for 2004-2006. In this report "...many cities experienced double-digit or even triple-digit percentage increases in homicides and other violence..."...
    Posted to Today's Jails (Weblog) by Sandy Schilling on 11-07-2007

  • Re: "Hot Topics"

    I just wrote a blog on a recent publication that should be useful: http://community.nicic.org/blogs/jails/archive/2007/08/16/challenges-in-the-jail-business.aspx I'm sending you some additional items from the Information Center.
    Posted to General Topics (Forum) by Sandy Schilling on 10-24-2007

  • New online reentry resource

    CSG JUSTICE CENTER UNVEILS NEW REENTRY POLICY COUNCIL WEBSITE New York—The Council of State Governments Justice Center has launch ed its new Reentry Policy Council (RPC) website at www.reentrypolicy.org . The redesigned site provides more resources and is easier to navigate, giving website visitors quick...
    Posted to General Topics (Forum) by gma221 on 10-19-2007

  • Re: Average Daily Costs for Housing An Inmate

    According to the Corrections Yearbook (2002) using 2000 statistics, the cost per day per prisoner average was $68.58 for the largest jail systems (>2000 prisoners). For larger systems (1000 to 1,999) it was $54.60. Large (500 to 999) $56.30. Medium (250 to 499) $58.46. Small (<249) $63.49. The...
    Posted to General Topics (Forum) by Sandy Schilling on 08-16-2007

  • Challenges in the Jail Business

    The Center for Innovative Public Policies in partnership with the National Institute of Corrections and Bureau of Justice Assistance brought focus groups of forty-five sheriff's and jail administrators together to discuss these challenges. It should come as no surprise that the number one issue identified...
    Posted to Today's Jails (Weblog) by Sandy Schilling on 08-16-2007

  • I Fell in Love at the Davidson County Jail

    While attending the American Jail Association Conference in Nashville, Tennessee I had the opportunity to tour the Davidson County Sheriff's Office . There I met him with the big brown eyes! He's a "heel" but a sweet and lovable one. H.E.E.L (Helping to Educate and Enhance Lives) is...
    Posted to Today's Jails (Weblog) by Sandy Schilling on 05-31-2007
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