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The Key to a Safe and Secure Jail
Tuesday, September 29, 2009

The recent prison riot in Chino, California sparked by overcrowding and under programming, has many corrections professionals predicting more U.S. prisons are a ticking time bomb due to the financial stress federal and state governments are feeling.

In August 2009, the U.S. Department of Justice and National Institute of Corrections (NIC) released their report: Inmate Behavior Management: The Key to a Safe and Secure Jail. The report material was originally published in NIC's Resource Guide for Jail Administrators and intended to become more accessible to jail practitioners looking to explore the issue further.

The Key to a Safe and Secure Jail presents six key elements that, in combination, will help jails reduce a wide array of negative, destructive and dangerous inmate behavior.

The six elements that will increase safety and security described in the report include:

1.) Assess Risks and Needs of Inmates

2.) Assign Inmates to Housing Strategically

3.) Fulfill Basic Needs of Inmates

4.) Define and Convey Expectation for Inmate Behavior

5.) Require Staff to Interact with Inmates

6.) Keep Inmates Productively Occupied 

The report provides simple steps to implement all six elements. Click here to access the full report.

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This blog is a collaborative effort of the Justice group at Performa Inc. It is a platform for dialogue and the exploration of issues impacting correctional facilities, detention centers, homeland security facilities and more. The group is led by David Robillard, President of the Performa Justice Team.