Current Projects

• Direct Supervision Jails
  Resources and training on direct supervision management in jails.
• Evidence-Based Decision Making
  Information on NIC's initiative "A Framework for Evidence-Based Decision Making in Local Justice Systems."
• Faith-Based and Community Initiatives in Corrections
  Learn about current developments in the use of faith-based and community initiatives in correctional programming.
• Forward Thinking
  Explore corrections organizational planning in a quickly changing, uncertain future.
• Green Corrections
  Information about NIC efforts in the Greening of Corrections
• High Performing Correctional Organizations (HPCO)
  Learn more about this NIC project.
• Inmate Behavior Management
  Information about NIC's Inmate Behavior Management Initiative
• Jail Administration
  A wide variety of challenges are inherent in jail administration, and jail administrators need specific types of information and tools to manage their operations effectively. The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) Jails Division provides training, technical assistance, and information on the administration of jail functions.
• Jail Standards and Inspections
  Information about NIC's Jail Standards and Inspections Initiative
• Mentally Ill Persons in Corrections
  Resources and services addressing mentally ill issues in corrections.
• New Jail Planning
  Information about NIC's New Jail Planning Initiative
• The Norval Morris Project
  Information and updates on activies related to the Norval Morris research project.
• Offender Classification
  Learn about the value of classification data to more effectively manage offenders, institutions, and correctional systems.
• Offender Reentry/Transition
  Learn more about prisoner reentry.
• Parole
  Information and training for parole.
• PREA / Offender Sexual Abuse
  Clearinghouse of information and resources for the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)
• Pretrial
  Information, training and resources for pretrial professionals.
• Reducing Offender Risk
  Learn how agencies can reduce offender risk and recidivism by using evidence-based policies and practices (EBP).
• Regional Training
  Learn about the coordinated effort to support deliver localized training opportunities.
• Security
  Information, training and resources about NIC's security program..
• The Center for Correctional Leadership and Management Studies
  Meeting the leadership challenges for your agency
• Transition and Offender Workforce Development
  Programs and resources for employment programs for offenders or ex-offenders.
• Women Offenders
  Learn about our services and resources that address the issue of women who come in contact with the criminal justice system.
• Workplace Learning and Staff Performance Enhancement
  Learn about NIC's programs to enhance correctional agencies' training capacity.