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On Feb. 20th, the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) will be hosting a live 3-hour broadcast which will take a closer look at areas introduced in the first broadcast with a focus specifically on the complexities of behavioral, obstetrical and gynecological issue that impact all women in our justice...
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A new set of articles has been posted to NIC's Corrections and Mental Health Update , a blog covering mental health practices. All of these new articles address the theme of women and girls in the corrections system. The main feature, “ Young Adult Outcomes of Girls Involved in Juvenile Justice...
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If you missed the live broadcast, Health, Justice, Women: Transforming Systems—Changing Lives , on August 15, you can now view the entire taping from the NIC website . About the broadcast: Women and girls enter the criminal justice system with distinct and unique health care needs. Most are in...
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Join this free webinar, Can Prison Be a Healing Place? The Trauma Informed Care Initiative at the Women’s Community Correctional Center of Hawaii , sponsored by Promoting Alternatives to Seclusion and Restraint through Trauma-Informed Practices and the National Center for Trauma Informed Care ...
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Join this free webinar hosted by the National Resource Center on Justice Involved Women and co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance and the National Institute of Corrections. The " Collaborative Case Work: Strategies and Approaches...
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Join this free webinar hosted by the National Reentry Resource Center, the Criminal Justice Mental Health Consensus Project, and the National Resource Center on Justice-Involved Women. Women Involved in the Criminal Justice System will provide current research and best practices focused on females involved...
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Updated 8/6, 8/3: Question and Answers appended The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is seeking applications from organizations, groups, or individuals to enter into a 18-month cooperative agreement to implement a blended-learning training program entitled Women Offenders: Developing an Agencywide...
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The Department of Labor has announced the availability of approximately $12 million in grants to provide workforce development and support services for formerly incarcerated adult and youth females as they make the transition from justice facilities back to their communities. Grantees must provide participants...
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As part of a joint offering between the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) and the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), the National Resource Center on Justice Involved Women (NRCIJW) was established to address the needs of adult women involved in the criminal justice system. The NRCJIW is now accepting...
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Join the conference, “Meeting the Reentry Needs of Women: Policies, Programs and Practices”, coming this month in Washington, DC. The conference is sponsored by the Health and Human Services (HHS) Office on Women’s Health (OWH) . The purpose of this conference is to discuss strategies...
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This DC Public Radio program interviews Nancy G. La Vigne, Director, Justice Policy Center of The Urban Institute. The topic is “ Research on Women Offenders ” as documented by “Returning Home: Understanding the Challenges of Prisoner Reentry,” which represents the only published...
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The National Institute of Corrections needs your assistance . Please complete the survey in the link below to assist us in gathering information to support jurisdictions working with justice involved women (defined as women in a pre-trial status, in jail, prison or supervised in the community). The goal...
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Train at the conference! Attendees to the International Community Corrections Association (ICCA) “What Works: Tools and Resources for Working with Special Populations” conference have the opportunity to attend the Women’s Risk/Needs Assessment training event. This 24-hour program will...
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A recent addition to the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) Library is the working document, “ Report of the Federal Partners Committee on Women and Trauma: A Federal Intergovernmental Partnership on Mental Health Transformation .” This report is described as "a call to action,...
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Salt Lake City, Utah is the destination for the 14th National Conference on Adult and Juvenile Female Offenders. The 2011 conference is hosted by the State of Utah, Division of Juvenile Justice Services and co-sponsored by The Association on Programs for Female Offenders (APFO). From APFO invitation...