Institutional corrections facilities include prisons and jails. Prisons are state or federal housing facilities that confine convicted felons with sentences typically longer than a year. Jails are administered by local law enforcement and hold those with shorter sentences — usually for 1 year or less — and those awaiting trial.
NIJ's research and development program responds to the needs of corrections practitioners and to the changing nature of corrections. NIJ sponsors research which aims to improve the management of correctional facilities at the state and local level; understanding the impact of technology in improving staff and safety and the safety of the incarcerated individuals; and how state and federal legislation affects safety and security and administration of policies and procedures.
On this page, find links to articles, awards, events, publications, and multimedia related to correctional facilities.
Publications and Grant Reports
- Identification and Health Risks of an Emerging Means of Drug Use in Correctional Facilities
- Verified Human Trafficking Allegations Among Single and Dual System-Involved Children: Predicting Initial and Repeat Victimization
- Cellphone Contraband Detection Using Portable Ferromagnetic Detectors in a Correctional Environment
CrimeSolutions Programs Practices by Taxonomy
Related Programs and Practices from CrimeSolutions
- Program Profile: Mentally Ill Offender Community Transition Program (Washington)
- Program Profile: Modified Therapeutic Community for Individuals With Mental Illness and Chemical Abuse (MICA) Disorders Who Commit Offenses
- Program Profile: Alameda County (California) Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment
- Program Profile: Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) Program (Seattle, Washington)
- Program Profile: Project Greenlight
