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Prison Personnel Views of the Effects of Solitary Confinement on the Mental Health of Incarcerated Persons

Date Published

September 2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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The Ties That Bind: The Association Between Social Network Ties, Integration, and Stress Among Incarcerated Women

Date Published

December 2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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An Attractive Target: Do Perceptions of Physical Attractiveness Shape Victimization Risks in Women's Prisons?

Date Published

May 2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

MANDATORY PRISON SENTENCES - THEIR PROJECTED EFFECTS ON CRIME AND PRISON POPULATIONS

Date Published

1978

Publication Type

Statistics

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THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ALIENATION IN THE PRISON SOCIETY - AN EMPIRICAL TEST

Date Published

1975

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Restrictive housing for prison rule violators: Specific deterrence or defiance?

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

The relationship between participation in structured activities and health, safety and quality of life outcomes for prison residents and staff

15PNIJ-24-GG-01087-FSAX

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$898,792

Adult Children of the Prison Boom: Family Troubles and the Intergenerational Transmission of Criminal Justice Contact

Date Published

2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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An Attractive Target: Do Perceptions of Physical Attractiveness Shape Victimization Risks in Women’s Prisons?

Date Published

2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Solitary Confinement and the Well-being of People in Prison

Date Published

October 2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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The Sociology of Contraband: Examining the Correlates of Illicit Drugs, Cellphones, and Weapons in U.S. Prisons

Date Published

2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Transforming Correctional Culture and Climate

Date Published

April 11, 2024

Borrowing from innovations abroad, U.S. correctional facilities are piloting more humane living environments that are grounded in principles of restorative justice to support rehabilitation and enhance safety for all who work and reside in them.

Criminal Crews, Codes, and Contexts: Differences and Similarities across the Code of the Street, Convict Code, Street Gangs, and Prison Gangs

Date Published

2017

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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The Treatment Group and Recidivism: A Multilevel Analysis of Prison-Based Substance Abuse Treatment

Date Published

2019

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

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The Great Experiment: California's Prison Realignment and the Legal Reform of Mass Incarceration

Date Published

2016

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Work as Foraging: A Smartphone Study of Job Search and Employment after Prison

Date Published

2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Social Bonds and Change During Incarceration: Testing a Missing Link in the Reentry Research

Date Published

August 2011

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Evaluation of Culture and Climate Effects in the Virginia Department of Corrections Cognitive Communities

15PNIJ-23-GG-06103-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$860,438

Looking Beyond Recidivism: New Research on Well-Being in Prisons and Jails From the National Institute of Justice

The Prison and the Gang

Date Published

2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Survey Research with Gang and Non-gang Members in Prison: Operational Lessons from the LoneStar Project

Date Published

2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

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Social Support, Victimization, and Stress in a Women’s Prison: The Role of in-Prison Friendship for Reducing Perceptions of Stress

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Racial Politics in the Contemporary Prison Society: The Importance of Race and Ethnicity to Prison Social Organization

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Implementation preparation costs of virtual reality job interview training in prisons: A budget impact analysis

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Reducing Corrections Officer Stress by Improving Prison Climate: The Importance of Support and Safety

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored