Procedural Justice in Jails
15PNIJ-23-GG-06105-MUMU
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$894,789
Jails
Dying Inside: Litigation Patterns for Deaths in Jail Custody
Date Published
2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
A Randomized Controlled Trial of the HeartMath Resilience Program: Exploring the Impact of Stress on Jail Staff Performance and Retention
15PNIJ-23-GG-02231-NIJB
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$498,491
A Nationwide Assessment of Jail Reentry Policies and Practices: A Two-Tiered Study of the Field
15PNIJ-23-GG-02232-SCAX
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$599,986
Meeting People Where They Are to Improve Institutional Culture
August 2023
Series
Incarcerated individuals deserve opportunities for healing and growth, but they often lack the necessary resources for such opportunities. Additionally, organizational cultures that don’t support these outcomes often stand in the way. Researchers and practitioners gathered at NIJ’s 2023 National Research Conference to share ideas and projects that will increase opportunities for incarcerated populations around the country. This show continues their conversation.
NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Jails
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
With this solicitation, NIJ seeks to add to the body of empirical knowledge on local jails to inform development of policy and practice, in order to improve outcomes for people confined to jails, their families, their communities, and jail personnel. NIJ requests proposals for rigorous research to examine all aspects of jail systems, including those that address the basic operations of jails and their impact...
National Institute of Justice Literature Review and Data Analysis on Deaths in Custody, Report to Congress
Date Published
December 2022
Publication Type
Report (Annual/Periodic)
Agencies
NIJ
A New View of Jails: Exploring Complexity in Jails-Based Research
Date Published
November 3, 2022
The future of jails-based research lies in challenging traditional mental models of jails and building on system and complexity science.
Eighteen Jails and Their Public Health Partnership Initiatives
Date Published
2000
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ
Day Reporting Center Clients Compared to Standard Probation Clients in Franklin County, PA, Final Report
Date Published
December 2010
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research),
Program/Project Evaluation
Agencies
NIJ
Alleviating Jail Crowding - A Systems Perspective
Date Published
1985
Agencies
NIJ
Learning from Doing Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Second Chance Act Grant Program
April 2022
Reauthorized in 2018, the Second Chance Act (SCA) aims to reduce recidivism and improve outcomes for people returning from state and federal prisons, local jails, and juvenile facilities through the provision of federal grants. During this panel, National Institute of Justice-funded researchers will detail two ongoing evaluations of the SCA grant program:
- An evaluation of the effectiveness of the SCA grant program per Title V of the First Step Act.
- A longitudinal examination of the long-term impacts of the SCA program.
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A New View of Jails: Exploring Complexity in Jails-Based Research
Date Published
November 2022
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ
Integrated Treatment for Jail Recidivists With Co-occurring Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders
Date Published
2006
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Advancing Research on Rural Justice Systems
15PNIJ-21-GG-02805-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2021
$768,881
Study Protocol: A randomized controlled trial of suicide risk reduction in the year following jail release (the SPIRIT Trial)
Date Published
2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Using Data and Science to Understand the Impact of COVID–19 on Corrections
Date Published
September 21, 2021
Drug- and Alcohol-Associated Deaths in US Jails
Date Published
2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Preventing Violence and Sexual Assault in Jail: A Situational Crime Prevention Approach
Date Published
December 2011
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Evaluation of a Situational Crime Prevention Approach in Three Jails: The Jail Sexual Assault Prevention Project
Date Published
August 2011
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
NIJ Research Review, February 2002, Volume 3, Issue 1: Selected Summaries
Date Published
February 2002
Series
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ
Census of Jails (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
The 2019 Census of Jails (COJ) is part of a series of data collections that studies the nation's local jails and the 12 Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) detention facilities that function as jails. The 2019 COJ collected data necessary for producing estimates on local jail populations, including one-day custody counts by sex, race and Hispanic origin, conviction status, and severity of offense (felony and...
Annual Survey of Jails (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
Administered to a sample of approximately 950 local jails (city, county, regional, and private) nationwide, the Annual Survey of Jails (ASJ) provides national estimates on the number of incarcerated persons confined in jails, demographic characteristics and criminal justice status of the jail population, holds for federal and state prison authorities, counts of admissions and releases, number of jail employees, and rated capacity.
Survey of Jails in Indian Country (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
Collects detailed information on confinement facilities, detention centers, jails, and other facilities operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Information is gathered on incarcerated person counts, movements, facility operations, and staff. In selected years (1998, 2004, 2007, and 2011), additional information was collected on facility programs and services, such as medical assessments and mental health screening procedures, incarcerated person work assignments, counseling...