True reform can be difficult to achieve in corrections. Whether hindered by budgetary or legislative constraints, constantly rotating leadership, lack of public support or deep-seated, department-wide resistance to change, ambitious attempts to transform systems are all-too-often tabled for a continuation of the status quo.
The Correctional Research Symposium (CRS) stands out as a unique space in the global research landscape—one that actively bridges the gap between academic research and practical implementation.
Andrew Barbee, director of the Office of Strategic Initiatives and Modernization with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), received the 2024 Peter P. Lejins Research Award from the American Correctional Association at the 2025 Winter Conference in Orlando, Fla.
By Fay Harvey CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Groundbreaking findings were recently published in a Harvard University study that evaluated the effect of facility accreditations on healthcare quality, inmate mortality rates and…
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco recently announced more than 50 innovative strategies the Department of Justice (DOJ) will utilize to reduce death by suicide of adults who are detained or incarcerated in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) or Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP).
On Dec. 27, the Prison Violence Consortium released two policy briefs outlining the findings of a study aimed at understanding prison violence as well as recommendations for reducing and preventing violence in correctional facilities.
In December 2018, the First Step Act was signed into law as a bipartisan effort to improve criminal justice outcomes, reduce recidivism and decrease the federal prison population.
Recognizing longtime and emerging industry leaders.
Winners announced at annual Corrections Summit.
