// Interview: Mark S. Inch Ensuring communities safety through retribution, incapacitation, deterrence, rehabilitation and restoration Secretary of…
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Prison intelligence: contributions of decision-makers from Belgium, Canada and Argentina
Rudy Van De Voorde Director General of the Belgian Prison Service At no other time in the…
Continue reading Prison intelligence: contributions of decision-makers from Belgium, Canada and ArgentinaWhat do we know about American prison gangs?
Prison gangs are pervasive in American corrections. According to official figures, thousands of inmates are currently affiliated…
Continue reading What do we know about American prison gangs?The role of technology in correctional transformation
The Cart Before the Horse: this would be an apt analogy for some organisations’ approach to digital…
Continue reading The role of technology in correctional transformationEmbracing mobility improves efficiency for community corrections officers
Context With the recent passing of the First Step Act, in the United States, a bipartisan bill…
Continue reading Embracing mobility improves efficiency for community corrections officersOffline technology for prison education
Context Almost everyone in the United States uses a computer, smartphone or another form of technology, daily,…
Continue reading Offline technology for prison educationA win-win for contraband detection
It wasn’t too long ago that if a Prison Officer suspected a person of carrying contraband into…
Continue reading A win-win for contraband detectionTaking evidence-based decisions and employee wellness in the spotlight
// Interview: Colette Peters Director of the Department of Corrections, Oregon State, United States of America JT:…
Continue reading Taking evidence-based decisions and employee wellness in the spotlightA constructive alternative to incarceration at the disposal of the most vulnerable
// Interview: David Scott Director of the Toronto Bail Programme, Ontario, Canada JT: What is the Toronto…
Continue reading A constructive alternative to incarceration at the disposal of the most vulnerablePerspectives on the evolution of the American correctional system and the state of New York
// Interview: Martin F. Horn Executive Director of the New York State Permanent Commission on Sentencing, New…
Continue reading Perspectives on the evolution of the American correctional system and the state of New YorkCorrections and Digital Technology: An introduction to data analytics and predictive capabilities
Introduction – Moving the dial The mission of corrections is a constant. However, the environment is which…
Continue reading Corrections and Digital Technology: An introduction to data analytics and predictive capabilitiesDeveloping correctional trends in Canada: some ideas from a lead justice designer
Incarceration in Canada To be incarcerated means that the justice system has deemed that an individual be…
Continue reading Developing correctional trends in Canada: some ideas from a lead justice designerCase study: the Ohio strategic planning process
Many factors drive the need for strategic plans. Decades ago, in America, this need was often driven…
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// Interview: Jennifer Oades Chairperson of the Parole Board of Canada JT: What is the Parole Board…
Continue reading Canada: Fifteen thousand decisions per year in the best interest of public safetyGoing against the flow to improve the system and reduce recidivism
// Interview: Gary Mohr Director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, United States of America…
Continue reading Going against the flow to improve the system and reduce recidivismCollaborating across boundaries: unifying the correctional community in innovating technology solutions
The one constant of technology is that it is always evolving. While this constant evolution has the…
Continue reading Collaborating across boundaries: unifying the correctional community in innovating technology solutionsAmerican jails: the advent of three-door justice centers
Jails in America are obsolete and so are the buildings and the philosophy behind them. But, right…
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// Interview: Don Head Commissioner of the Correctional Service of Canada JT: What makes the Correctional…
Continue reading Correctional Service of Canada: when one of the best systems faces major challengesTransferring Prison Design Trends
Trends influence virtually every aspect of daily living impacting what we eat, wear, listen to, purchase, believe,…
Continue reading Transferring Prison Design TrendsThe American Justice System and the decision to close Rikers Island jail complex
// Interview: Honourable Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman Head of the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal…
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