Safe and Secure Worship
Once a partnership is established with the religious community, staff formation and development can begin. Jail managers can solicit the assistance of these community members in developing the program...
View Article“Hate ID” Mobile Website Launched
Launched by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the site includes graphics and numerical symbols and acronyms used as shorthand by hate...
View ArticleWhat to Do about PREA
With the April 2012 release of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards and a one-year period to move into substantial compliance with them, jail professionals are working diligently to...
View ArticleNACo Explains Fiscal Cliff Deal
On New Year’s Day, Congress approved legislation (H.R. 8) to address the year-end tax hikes and spending cuts known as the “fiscal cliff.” The measure passed the U.S. House of Representatives late on...
View ArticleRedefining the Criminal Justice System
Historically, the judicial system, law enforcement, and corrections have each had separate goals and visions for achieving the united mission of safety and justice within the criminal justice...
View ArticleManage Stress Before It Manages You
In today’s culture we assume that living with large amounts of stress is perfectly normal. We have forgotten what it is like to be relaxed, but we don’t need to live that way. Although stress is all...
View ArticleBuilding on Brownfields
For more than 30 years, Cuyahoga County in the State of Ohio worked to replace its aging and undersized juvenile detention facility, which some critics had called the “worst juvenile detention...
View ArticleTwo North’s Transition Project
During the last 10 years, in an effort to address a rising average daily population and future jail overcrowding, our local criminal justice leaders sought new options for decreasing the jail...
View ArticleHonoring Correctional Staff 2013
On May 5, 1984, Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, delivered a proclamation designating the first week in May as National Correctional Officers Week. The importance of all staff...
View ArticleCounty Jails and the Affordable Care Act
Introduction In 2014 the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) will provide new health insurance coverage options for millions of individuals through an expansion of Medicaid eligibility...
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