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                                    Jails Division

      

                    
          
    Jails Division
The NIC Jails Division's services include training, networks, technical assistance, and information resources, such as documents and DVDs. These services are conducted under five initiatives.Jail AdministrationWe provide training on key elements in jail administration, jail resource management, and building a productive relationship between jail officials and their funding authority. We also sponsor a peer-training network for large jail administrators, including meetings and an online discussion forum. Technical assistance and information resources cover a wide range of jail administration and operational issues.Inmate Behavior ManagementWe provide training, technical assistance, and information resources on the design and operation of direct supervision jails and on key elements in managing inmate behavior in all types of jails. These key elements include assessing inmates’ risks and needs (classification), assigning inmates to housing, meeting inmates’ basic needs, setting and conveying behavioral expectations, supervising inmates, and keeping inmates productively occupied.New Jail PlanningWe provide training, technical assistance, and information resources on all phases of new-jail planning.Jail Standards and InspectionWe provide training for jail inspectors, a peer-training network for chief jail inspectors, information resources on standards and inspection, and related technical assistance.Crisis Intervention TeamsWe provide training to help local jurisdictions learn the core elements of CITs and assess agency readiness to start a CIT.Additional Projects and Initiatives being developed:Mental Health First aid, Being Trauma-Informed, Implementing a Case Management Model for Jails, and Management Development for Women and MinoritiesDivision Chief
              Stephen Amos

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          Indian Country Jails
          Jail Standards and Inspections
          New Jail Planning
          Restrictive Housing
          Strategic Inmate Management (SIM)
          PREA/Sexual Safety for the Incarcerated
          Jail Administration
          Justice-Involved Women
          People with Mental Health Conditions in Corrections
          Correctional Industries Initiative
          Transition from Jail to Community (TJC)
          Transition and Workforce Development
          Strategic Inmate Management
            Combining Direct Supervision with Strategic Inmate Management



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Webinars & Trainings
          Restrictive Housing: Roadmap to Reform [Internet Broadcast]
      
Accession Number
              032721

            The use of Restrictive Housing poses some of the most challenging questions facing corrections professionals: How should correctional agencies manage their most violent and disruptive inmates? How can they best protect their most vulnerable and victimized ones? And what is the safest and most humane

Highlighted Publications
          Restrictive Housing FAQ
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New Jail Planning: Getting It Right

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          Jail Planning and Expansion: Local Officials and Their Roles
          Back to Normal: Considerations for Returning Jails to Pre-COVID-19 Operations
          Sustaining Systems Change: Findings from a Transition from Jail to Community Initiative Stakeholder Survey
          BIA Detention Facility Staffing Analysis Workshop
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Jail Inspection Basics: Supervisors Guide

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          Jail Standards and Inspection Programs: Resource and Implementation Guide
          A Guide to Preparing for and Responding to Jail Emergencies: Self-Audit Checklists, Resource Materials, Case Studies
          Direct Supervision Jails: The Role of the Administrator
          Behavior Management of Justice-Involved Individuals: Contemporary Research and State-of-the-Art Policy and Practice
          Inmate Behavior Management: Guide to Meeting Basic Needs
          Programs and Activities: Tools for Managing Inmate Behavior
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New Jail Planning: Getting It Right

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          Jail Capacity Planning Guide: A Systems Approach
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Stephen Amos
      
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