Correctional facilities nationwide are feeling the effects of extreme staffing shortages, putting both staff and inmates at increased risk. Check out three small steps your facility can take to help mitigate the effects of staff shortages.
With correctional facilities lacking the staff, resources, & infrastructure needed to make safe housing decisions, providing inmates with the environment they need can be difficult. Read how the Northpointe Suite's classification management module can help.
Classification Management is proven to prevent litigation exposure by ensuring your correctional facility is adequately meeting inmates’ needs. Learn more about the Northpointe Suite’s classification management tools designed to mitigate risk and protect your facility.
As we close out another mental health month, we want to shed some light on the progress being made across the United States regarding the mental health of inmates at correctional facilities and that of the officers and staff.
If COVID has taught us anything, it’s that we’re far more capable, adaptable, and resilient than we ever imagined. Moving forward, what we’ve also learned is that we can keep everyone in the facility safer and healthier by thinking a little differently about our technology.
For most justice practitioners, finding ways to help justice-involved people with mental health issues is a daily struggle. The Northpointe Suite can help.
When you think about Northpointe, what comes to mind first? The COMPAS assessment? Our decision tree? Classification? There’s so much more to The Northpointe Suite.
Research suggests between two-thirds and three-fourths of youth in juvenile detention facilities have one or more mental health and/or substance abuse issues. What are juvenile facilities and their jurisdictions doing to help get youth the services they need?
Since your jail is most likely the largest mental health care provider in your community, it’s imperative that you understand the needs of those who are in your custody.
Pretrial procedures, bail reform, release standards, and more are highly localized to your state and jurisdiction. Shouldn’t your pretrial technology be localized as well?
