Corrections policies
Obtaining Federal Benefits for Disabled Offenders: Part 1 -- Social Security Benefits
Criminal Sentencing in Transition
Parole Violations and Revocations in California: Analysis and Suggestions for Action
Containment Approach: An Aggressive Strategy for the Community Management of Adult Sex Offenders
Public Views Towards Crime and Correctional Policies: Is There a Gender Gap?
Crime and Justice Atlas 2000
Unintended Effects of Penal Reform: African American Presence, Incarceration, and the Abolition of Discretionary Parole in the United States
Graduated Sanctions: Stepping Into Accountable Systems and Offenders
Gang Membership as a Proxy for Social Deficiencies: A Study of Nebraska Inmates
Obtaining Federal Benefits for Disabled Offenders: Part 2 -- Medical Benefits
Effects of Sex Offender Registration and Notification on Judicial Decisions
Prison Use and Social Control
California Prison Downsizing and Its Impact on Local Criminal Justice Systems
First Step Act Implementation Fiscal Year 2020 90-Day Report
Recent Changes in Corrections and Reentry: Thoughts From Two Leaders in the Field
Going Home (or Not): How Residential Change Might Help Former Offenders Stay Out of Prison - NIJ Research for the Real World Seminar
Getting Ready Program - Remaking Prison Life to Prepare Inmates for Reentry - Interview at the National Institute of Justice
Reflections on Colorado's Administrative Segregation Study
Reforming New Orleans' Criminal Justice System: The Role of Data and Research
With its criminal justice system in disarray following Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans invited the Vera Institute of Justice to examine the city's court and jail operations. For five years, Vera has been tracking arrest-to-first-appearance time, custodial arrests versus summonses, the granting of pretrial release, and many other decision-making points. Based on analysis of these data, Vera is making policy recommendations to assist with the implementation of new procedures and to ensure performance monitoring.
An Examination of Justice Reinvestment and Its Impact on Two States
Funded in part by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Pew Center on the States, the justice reinvestment project is a data-driven strategy aimed at policymakers to "reduce spending on corrections, increase public safety and improve conditions in the neighborhoods to which most people released from prison return." Representatives from two states where the justice reinvestment strategy is currently being implemented will discuss how it is being used to reduce the rate of incarceration and how states can reinvest in local communities.