Jail Reform: Are You Ready?
As the public focus on police reform slowly begins to include jail reform, here are some questions for your team to consider to ensure you’re ready for whatever comes next.
Why Your Jail Needs a CIT
Training a Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) in your jail can lower the risk of recidivism in your community, lessen the cost of mental health care in your facility, and keep both your team and your wards safer.
Successful Reentry Starts with You
Successful reintegration into the community starts with you. Here’s what your team can do to make a difference for individuals long after they’ve left your jail.
Keeping COVID out of Jail: Lessons from a COVID-Free Facility
Read Greg’s interview with Josh Carey, Jail Commander in Hamilton County, Indiana, to find out how his team has kept the jail COVID-free.
4 Ways to Keep Your Jail Safe from Fentanyl Exposure
When (not if) fentanyl makes its way into your jail, what can you do to keep staff and inmates safe? Here are a few ways to start.
Mental Health: Prosecutors Driving Big Change in Rural America
Prosecutor Jonathan Meyer and the team in Lewis County, Wash., are working to keep people with serious mental illnesses out of jail and in contact with the community resources they need.
Four Ways to Fight Human Trafficking in YOUR Community
As justice practitioners who are in constant contact with vulnerable populations, what can we do to stop human trafficking?
Measures for Justice: Stories of Data in Action
Hear stories about data research at Measures for Justice and get advice for how your agency can start moving toward greater transparency and positive change.
Voices of Authority: How Elkhart County Prioritizes Mental Health to Keep Staff and Inmates Safer
Captain Brad Rogers from the Elkhart County Sheriff’s department in Elkhart, Indiana discusses how mental health at the correctional facility is prioritized to keep staff and inmates safer.
Voices of Authority: How Brazos County Keeps Headcount Down and Good Behavior Up
Greg Eash sits down with Wayne Dickey, jail administrator at the Brazos County Sheriff’s Office to learn about their successes, challenges, and what’s next for their jail.