Articles Published by NIJ

Identifying high-priority needs to reduce mortality in correctional facilities

If contraband cellphones make it into a facility, managed access systems can prevent their use.

A new NIJ-supported paper identifies risks officers confront, assesses officers’ perspectives on workplace risk, notes key limitations in the research literature, and recommends policies designed to enhance officer well-being.

A new report summarizes vendor-provided information.

State and federal prisons have long provided programming to inmates during their confinement. These programs aim to improve prisoner behavior, both before and after their release from prison.

Children of incarcerated parents face profound and complex threats to their emotional, physical, educational, and financial well-being.

One researcher who specializes in corrections discusses the study's strengths and limitations, the impassioned response to its findings, and areas for further research.

A collaboration between researchers and a corrections agency shows both the promise and the challenges of conducting research in the real world.