Institutional Corrections

Decarceration and public safety in Washington State - Research brief
Decarceration is a national effort to shrink prison populations while preserving public safety.
Research Brief
Decarceration and public safety in Washington State - Research brief
Short timers and idle populations in overcrowded prisons
Correctional systems across the United States continue to face persistent challenges related to overcrowding, limited resources, and the need to balance institutional safety with rehabilitative goals.
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Short timers and idle populations in overcrowded prisons
Experimental effects of a restrictive housing step-down program on violent and non-violent misconduct
This study addresses two issues that challenge policy, practice, and research on restrictive housing in prisons.
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Experimental effects of a restrictive housing step-down program on violent and non-violent misconduct
Public accessibility of healthcare information in prison: An overview of U.S. state Department of Corrections websites
In this chapter, we document the landscape of healthcare in corrections.
Preprint
Public accessibility of healthcare information in prison: An overview of U.S. state Department of Corrections websites
Never going to let you down: Preventing predictive shrinkage via the STRONG-R assessment method
Risk-needs assessments (RNAs) are an evidence-based practice used by practitioners to assign supervision and programming.
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Never going to let you down: Preventing predictive shrinkage via the STRONG-R assessment method
Risk-contamination and dilution: Advancing the RNR model in prison settings
The Risk-Needs-Responsivity (RNR) model posits separating lower from higher-risk individuals to avoid risk contamination.
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Risk-contamination and dilution: Advancing the RNR model in prison settings
Nebraska Department of Correctional Services classification and crowding project report
In response to growing concerns among stakeholders and policy makers regarding crowding in Nebraska correctional facilities, the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) partnered with the Nebraska Center for Justice Research (NCJR) to examine causes and solutions.
Technical Report Research Brief
Nebraska Department of Correctional Services classification and crowding project report
The COVID-19 pandemic and operational challenges, impacts, and lessons learned: A multi-methods study of U.S. prison systems
The purpose of this study was to examine how the COVID-19 pandemic changed U.S. prison operations and influenced the daily work of prison staff.
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The COVID-19 pandemic and operational challenges, impacts, and lessons learned: A multi-methods study of U.S. prison systems
Tailoring to a mandate: The development and validation of the Prisoner Assessment Tool Targeting Estimated Risk and Needs (PATTERN)
In December 2018, the First Step Act of 2018 was signed into law, which required the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to begin using risk and needs assessment to assign programs and provide inmates with required treatment.
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Tailoring to a mandate: The development and validation of the Prisoner Assessment Tool Targeting Estimated Risk and Needs (PATTERN)
Procedural justice, legal orientations, and gang membership: Testing an alternative explanation to understand the gang-misconduct link
A top priority of prison authorities is maintaining a safe and orderly institutional environment. Gangs are believed to impede this objective, warranting bespoke policies and practices.
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Procedural justice, legal orientations, and gang membership: Testing an alternative explanation to understand the gang-misconduct link