Add to ORKGI believe that objective criteria are needed to measure the safety of our systems and facilities. In addition, a critical component of any evaluation needs to be actual visits to the facilities that are being evaluated. If this does not occur, and if we rely on anecdotal statements and reports as well as questionable statistical information, I am concerned that we may miss an opportunity to really make a difference by failing to focus on issues that can improve our system
The American prison system is a well-known, but often private, organization. Many prisons, in this c...
Any proposals for reform of Washington\u27s correctional process must be evaluated in the context of...
PURPOSE: The “tough on crime” narrative has dominated the corrections system for the past few decade...
I believe that we have for too long considered prisons as places to promote public safety by means o...
A little more than one year ago, a diverse group of individuals— respected civic leaders, experience...
There are seven underlying principles of our vision of excellence in corrections at Hampden County: ...
Any analysis of violence and abuse in American prisons must address the consequences of the high rat...
A system permeated by a code of silence reinforces negative behaviors in inmates, ultimately increas...
The conditions in some correctional facilities are redolent of conditions in prisons in the United S...
If prison administrators provide humane conditions and require strict adherence to commonly accepted...
Of all the problems which face a public official there is none which is potentially more explosive t...
This thesis explores the U.S. correctional system in order to determine its most serious problems an...
Leaders of the organizations responsible for maintaining the prisons and jails have not been respons...
Large numbers of seriously mentally ill persons are being incarcerated because their disturbed behav...
In response to the current overcrowding prison situation, many Americans are demanding a more cost-e...
The American prison system is a well-known, but often private, organization. Many prisons, in this c...
Any proposals for reform of Washington\u27s correctional process must be evaluated in the context of...
PURPOSE: The “tough on crime” narrative has dominated the corrections system for the past few decade...
I believe that we have for too long considered prisons as places to promote public safety by means o...
A little more than one year ago, a diverse group of individuals— respected civic leaders, experience...
There are seven underlying principles of our vision of excellence in corrections at Hampden County: ...
Any analysis of violence and abuse in American prisons must address the consequences of the high rat...
A system permeated by a code of silence reinforces negative behaviors in inmates, ultimately increas...
The conditions in some correctional facilities are redolent of conditions in prisons in the United S...
If prison administrators provide humane conditions and require strict adherence to commonly accepted...
Of all the problems which face a public official there is none which is potentially more explosive t...
This thesis explores the U.S. correctional system in order to determine its most serious problems an...
Leaders of the organizations responsible for maintaining the prisons and jails have not been respons...
Large numbers of seriously mentally ill persons are being incarcerated because their disturbed behav...
In response to the current overcrowding prison situation, many Americans are demanding a more cost-e...
The American prison system is a well-known, but often private, organization. Many prisons, in this c...
Any proposals for reform of Washington\u27s correctional process must be evaluated in the context of...
PURPOSE: The “tough on crime” narrative has dominated the corrections system for the past few decade...