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The National Institute of Corrections recently posted an article advocating the use of Motivational Interviewing in the corrections field. NIC describes MI as a technique for open communication between offenders

The National Institute of Corrections, an agency within the U.S. Department of Justice’s Federal Bureau of Prisons, recently released a publication on evidence-based practices called “Evidence-based practices in the criminal

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration recently announced $20 million in grant funds will be available to help adult inmates successfully re-enter the workforce after they leave

Recently, The American Conservative published an article about the advantages of exploring alternatives to incarceration. Currently, the United States has the highest incarceration rate in the developed world, with 716 out of

To help alleviate jail crowding and reduce chronic recidivism, Luzerne County opened a Day Reporting Center in 2010 to supervise and provide treatment and training services for approximately 150 offenders. Clients

Tulare County in central California has seen rapid population growth, double-digit unemployment and high crime rates over the last several years.  These issues made managing the influx of probationers transferred

In 2008, the Napa County Board of Supervisors selected BI to open a Community Corrections Service Center, which offers day reporting, case management, treatment and training. BI’s programs are cognitive behavioral

After the passage of AB 109 California Public Safety Realignment in 2011, Tuolumne County was determined to cope with an influx of probationers, as did other counties throughout California. AB

Designed specifically for high-risk parolees – individuals who are deemed at risk for parole failure – to reduce recidivism, BI’s Spotlight Reentry Centers in Illinois include a combination of intensive

Like many counties in California, Madera County has partnered with BI Incorporated and GEO Reentry to address issues related to jail crowding and limited funds for jail expansion. Madera County

Located nationwide, BI’s Day Reporting Centers (DRCs) provide an alternative for states and counties to cope with jail overcrowding and recidivism through ongoing and intensive supervision and case management, treatment

Merced County, located in California’s Central Valley, has struggled with economic hardship and above average crime rates for a decade. Such hardship has created pressure on the local jail and correctional

In 2005, the jail population in Sedgwick County, Kansas, was 22 percent above capacity and inmates housed in other counties cost the county $4 million annually. Pretrial defendants occupied 62

The Stanford Criminal Justice Center was awarded $650,000 to research the implementation and impact of California’s Public Safety Realignment legislation — which went into effect one year ago this month,

Like many counties in California, Kern County has been seeking solutions to jail crowding and rising probationer numbers. Factors contributing to these problems include double-digit unemployment and low household incomes

BI operates eight Spotlight Reentry Centers for the Illinois Department of Corrections. These centers have helped the DOC to manage thousands of parolees in the community since opening more than

Despite its pristine waters and reputation for having some of the cleanest air in the county, Monterey County has also earned the unfortunate distinction as having one of the highest

Recently, the Pennsylvania State Senate unanimously passed the second phase of prison reform for Pennsylvania, which outlines the formula for returning savings from the first phase of prison reform to

In September 2012, the National Juvenile Justice Network released data from the Pathways to Desistance study – a large, collaborative, seven-year project following approximately 1,300 youths after their convictions. Most

The Vera Institute of Justice, an independent, nonprofit organization that aims to improve justice systems through its research, recently released a new report on performance incentive funding programs. The report delineates the