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(Begins September 18, 2017) The National Sheriffs Institute (NSI), sponsored by the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) and the National Sheriffs Association (NSA), is des...

(Begins August 07, 2017) Extensive training that enhances the effectiveness of pretrial executives in maintaining and capitalizing existing services.

(Begins July 31, 2017) This training consists of two recently developed programs by the National Institute of Corrections’ Jails Division: • Making Direct Supervision Work: Th...

(Begins June 07, 2017) Public Information Officers (PIO) play a vital role in local jails. The public’s perception/misperception of jail operations can influence public safety...

(Begins May 31, 2017) This 40-hour program will help parole board members gain knowledge and skills in the area of informed decision making through evidence-based principles a...

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About the National Corrections Academy

We provide training in leadership, management and specialized corrections topics for state, local and federal corrections. Training covers a broad range of correctional disciplines and topics, including leadership, jail and prison programming, offender reentry, and mental health.
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11900 E. Cornell Ave, Unit C
Aurora, CO 80014
800.995-6429 (toll free)

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Improve agency management, operations, and programming.
Refine the design, delivery, management, and evaluation of staff training programs.
Assist in the development of offender job training and placement efforts.

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Our technical assistance includes onsite guidance, support, consultation, or training provided by an experienced technical resource provider or NIC staff member who serves in an advisory capacity and works with agency staff.

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320 First Street
Washington, D.C. 20534
800.995.6423 (toll free)

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(2016) This report provides the only current, comprehensive data on the use of restricted housing, in which individuals are held in their cells for 22 hours or more each day, ...

(2016) “Do we really think it makes sense to lock so many people alone in tiny cells for 23 hours a day for months, sometime for years at a time? That is not going to make us ...

(2016) Segregation has been and will continue to be a tool that is necessary to manage legitimate safety concerns. Reforms in the use of this practice will only be successful ...

(2016) Hawaii’s Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE) Hawaii’s Opportunity Probation with Enforcement probation relies on a regimen of regular, random drug testing tie...

(2016) Sentencing alternatives for veterans? There are dozens of specialized courts across the country that employ therapeutic programs to help keep veterans out of jail. Vete...

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Corrections-related resources including training plans, research reports, program evaluations and more. Not all items are online. For access to the full collection and our live onsite Information Experts, please use our Information Help Desk.

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11900 E. Cornell Ave, Unit C
Aurora, CO 80014
800.877.1461 (toll free)

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MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR January 17, 2017 Dear Colleagues, As my term serving as Director of the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) comes to an end, I wanted to send th...

In April, NIC is offering a research based, gender-informed (women) training designed for making systemic changes to improve management of justice involved women. The program...

Posted in the Memphis Flyer, this article describes a new program for overnight visitation at the West Tennessee Women s Therapeutic Residential Center. The program is design...

See Questions and Answers below: The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is seeking applications for funding under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Inmate Behavior Management In...

In October of last year, Seneca County started their first T4C group. The staff at the facility see the same people over and over again. Seneca county officials implemented t...

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We manage and support a community for corrections professionals to share information, ask questions, and work together online. This site has public and private forums that facilitate discussions on correctional topics and to seek answers from fellow members. We also maintain blogs which are used to share information about NIC activities, announce opportunities, and solicit feedback from the field. Membership is fast, free, and open to all.

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MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR January 17, 2017 Dear Colleagues, As my term serving as Director of the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) comes to an end, I wanted to send th...

In April, NIC is offering a research based, gender-informed (women) training designed for making systemic changes to improve management of justice involved women. The program...

Posted in the Memphis Flyer, this article describes a new program for overnight visitation at the West Tennessee Women s Therapeutic Residential Center. The program is design...

See Questions and Answers below: The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is seeking applications for funding under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Inmate Behavior Management In...

In October of last year, Seneca County started their first T4C group. The staff at the facility see the same people over and over again. Seneca county officials implemented t...

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What We Are Doing

The field of corrections faces many challenges and the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) coordinates and provides consulting, research, funding and training in an effort to address key issues. The results of these initiatives provide the field with valuable information and resources when dealing with these challenges.

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MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR January 17, 2017 Dear Colleagues, As my term serving as Director of the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) comes to an end, I wanted to send th...

In April, NIC is offering a research based, gender-informed (women) training designed for making systemic changes to improve management of justice involved women. The program...

Posted in the Memphis Flyer, this article describes a new program for overnight visitation at the West Tennessee Women s Therapeutic Residential Center. The program is design...

See Questions and Answers below: The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is seeking applications for funding under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Inmate Behavior Management In...

In October of last year, Seneca County started their first T4C group. The staff at the facility see the same people over and over again. Seneca county officials implemented t...

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About the National Institute of Corrections

We are an agency within the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons. The Institute is headed by a Director appointed by the U.S. Attorney General. A 16-member Advisory Board, also appointed by the Attorney General, was established by the enabling legislation (Public Law 93-415) to provide policy direction to the Institute.

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Administrative Offices
320 First Street
Washington, D.C. 20534
800.995.6423 (toll free)
202.307.3106

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