CorrectionsLeader

Vol. 3                Human Development, Change, Reintegration                   No. 2

Dear Colleague,
 
From time to time, we get publications we think may interest you. Following are two such publications if you have not already received them. They are available now online.
  • Transition Planning for Offenders with Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders
This is a publication on Effective County Practices in Jail to Community Transition Planning for Offenders with Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders. It is produced by the The National Association of Counties (NACo) which is the only national organization that represents county governments in the United States. Please click on this link to download the document --
http://www.joyfields.org/downloads/NACRentryforSafeCommunities.pdf
  • The Jail Administrators Toolkit for Reentry
This Jail Administrators Toolkit for Reentry is a report prepared under a grant awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Please click on this link to download the document --
http://www.joyfields.org/downloads/ToolkitForReentry.pdf 
* Please note this is a large 165 page document and may take some time to download depending on your internet access speed.
  • Offender Reentry: What it Means to the Law Enforcement Community
An article written by Leonard Sipes, Jr., with USA's District of Columbia Court Services & Offender Supervision Agency --
http://media.csosa.gov/blog/?p=27#more-27

ARTICLES, TRENDS, REPORTS

  • Newark, NJ plan seeks to cut recidivism
  • NV's Marsy's Law: Victims’ Bill of Rights
  • Program helps ex-offenders step into job market
  • Crime Victims Recognized During National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
  • WVa lawmakers pass mental health funding boost
  • NSW doctors to decide fate of mentally ill prisoners
  • Australia prison officers call for super jail plan to be scrapped
  • The problem with Scottish prisons - OPINION
  • Why we need to set 3000 prisoners free - OPINION
  • Making the case for creating a more comprehensive public safety agency - OPINION
  • Tenn. correction officials adhere to national research, help offenders improve their lives
  • In Saudi Arabia, 16% jump in complaints about rights violations
  • Children of Incarcerated Parents: Helping The Silent Victims
  • Gov. Jindal announces new re-entry program for state inmates to reduce recidivism rate

News/Articles Archive

UPCOMING MAY EVENTS

  •  Managing Change: Successful Organizational Transformation Through Appreciative Inquiry
    May 28 & 29 - Online Webinar
     
  • HTML clipboard Motivational Interviewing: An Introductory Review for Case Planning & Management
    May 28 & 29 - Online Webinar
  • Assessment Practice, Tools and Resources for Management of your Justice Client Population Transitions
    June 1 - Online Webinar

  • Housing: Nuts & Bolts for Developing, Creating and Funding your Evidence-based Supportive Transitional Housing Programs
    June 3 & 4 - Online Webinar

  • How To Fund Your Programs During Tough Economic Times
    June 9 & 10 - Online Webinar

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