It is the role of the corrections community to not only house criminals removed from our streets, but also to prepare them for their reentry into the community. Corrections agencies know that they must do their best to provide prisoners with real-life and work skills that will help them successfully reenter society. Reentry programs should tailor services to offenders. Increasingly, correctional facilities are using treatment, work, education, and mental health programs.
At BJA, we believe that this direction is the only way to increase the likelihood that the people who once preyed on our communities can reenter them without causing harm. As a result, we will continue to support this important part of our criminal justice system by providing funding and assistance to correctional programs that want to test alternatives to traditional incarceration programs.
- BJA will support reentry programs that seek to provide the training, treatment, and supervision offenders need to reenter our communities.
- BJA will work with national correctional associations and organizations to develop and conduct regional policy and training forums for corrections staff and community leaders.
- BJA will continue to support and operate the Prison Industries Enhancement Certification Program (PIECP), which gives state corrections agencies permission to engage in interstate commerce so that they are better able to provide work for inmates. These work opportunities teach real-world job skills that will help inmates succeed outside the prison walls when they are released.
Related Publications
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Prison Industries Enhancement Certification Program (Program Brief)
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Critical Elements in the Planning, Development, and Implementation of Successful Correctional Options PDF or ASCII
This monograph describes the activities and tasks involved in designing, implementing, and operating correctional options based on the experiences of nine correctional agencies funded under BJA's Correctional Options Demonstration Program.
Emerging Issues on Privatized Prisons PDF or ASCII
This monograph looks at historical factors associated with higher incarceration rates, the privatization movement, and the role played by the private sector in the prison system.
Programs in Correctional Settings: Innovative State and Local Programs PDF or ASCII
This monograph reports the results of the working meeting of the BJA State Evaluation Development Program held in 1995.
For more BJA publications, visit our Publications database.
Related Web Sites
American Correctional Association
American Jail Association
American Probation and Parole Association
National Institute of Corrections
National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC)
OJP's Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative
For more links, search our Related Web Sites database.
Training
The Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Corrections Training Resources (LECTR) web site is a national repository of course announcements and training resources in law enforcement, emergency management (hazmat, fire, emergency medical), and corrections. Access to the LECTR database is open to the public at no cost.
For detailed information on BJA-sponsored training and technical assistance initiatives, visit our Training and Technical Assistance database.
