By The Council of State Governments Justice Center Staff It’s widely known that jails and prisons can be violent and stressful places to work. But the well-being of corrections officers, while a priority for corrections departments across the country, has rarely been...
WDEL By Kevin Hayes Two grants totaling $1.5 million will be used by several agencies within the Delaware Department of Correction to curb the state’s recidivism rate by better preparing those who have served their time for the next phase of their life without...
Complex care is a person-centered approach to addressing the needs of a relatively small, heterogenous group of people who repeatedly cycle through multiple healthcare, social service, and other systems—including the criminal justice system—yet do not derive lasting...
In Focus: Collecting and Analyzing Baseline Data is a new brief from the Stepping Up partners designed to help counties collect and analyze baseline data on the prevalence of people in their jails who have serious mental illnesses (SMI), specifically along the...
Hosted by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance Ready to prep for the U.S. Department of Justice’s grant season? Join the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) on these four webinars designed to help you succeed. Q&A sessions will follow at...