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What Works in Residential Centers Monographs

This is the first in a series of reports about the practice of performance-based contracting for residential reentry centers (RRCs) for Federal offenders. This study probed the nature of theservices provided in RRCs and whether they meet the overall goals of a...

When A Parent Is Incarcerated (primer)

The goal of this primer is to provide relevant and practical information for public child welfare agencies and social workers when working with incarcerated parents. There are many compelling reasons why child welfare agencies should develop programs and policies...

Women in Jails: Overlooked in Era of Reform

Despite recent calls to reform the criminal justice system in light of increasing numbers of incarcerated people, one trend has received little attention: the dramatic rise in the number of women being held in local jails. Since 1970, the number of women in jail...