Corrections
At yearend 2015, approximately one in every 37 adults in the United States was under some form of correctional supervision, the lowest rate since 1994. The community supervision population was down 1.3 percent, its lowest level since 2000. (Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Correctional Populations in the United States, 2015, December 2016).
Funding Opportunities
Visit the following sites to learn about corrections-related funding opportunities from OJP bureaus and other federal sources:
- Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA): Funding
- National Institute of Justice (NIJ): Funding
- Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART): Funding Opportunities
- Grants.gov
See the OJP Open Solicitations page to learn more about opportunities and to access archived solicitations.
Programs/Initiatives
- Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA): Corrections Programs
- National Parole Resource Center
- National Reentry Resource Center
- Prison Rape Elimination Act
- Public Safety Officers’ Benefits (PSOB) Programs
Also see the Corrections & Reentry page on OJP’s CrimeSolutions.gov for ratings of related programs.
Publications and Resources
Access related publications and resources from OJP and its bureaus by visiting:
- Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA): Corrections
- Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS): Corrections
- National Institute of Justice (NIJ): Corrections
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP): Corrections/Detention
- Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART)
For additional resources, visit the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) site:
- Corrections
- Search the NCJRS Abstracts Database
Training and Technical Assistance
Visit the following sites to learn about training and technical assistance services from and supported by OJP bureaus/offices and other federal agencies:
- Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA): National Training and Technical Assistance Center (NTTAC)
- Justice Technology Information Center (JTIC)
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS): Justice Events
- National Institute of Corrections (NIC): Training
- National Institute of Justice (NIJ): Training
