From June 9-13, 2025, sheriffs from around the country participated in the first session of NIC’s National Sheriffs’ Institute (NSI) Communicating for Impact Course held at the Federal Bureau of ...

Notice: The National Institute of Corrections is currently assessing its website and materials in accordance with recent Executive Orders and related guidance. During this review, some of NIC’s ...

Discover resources for researching Native American Prisoner Issues and other Indian Law topics, receive research tips from knowledgeable NILL librarians, and use the Tribal Law Gateway to find the ...

The National Indian Law Library (NILL) is a law library devoted to American Indian law. It serves both the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) and the public. NILL serves the public by developing and ...

A Prison Journalism Project contributing writer shares the experiences of mentally ill incarcerated patients, and the staff who oversee them.

People with mental illnesses are overrepresented in the U.S. prison population. It is well established that incarceration for this population poses physical and mental health risks including greater ...

On June 9-13, 2025, NIC hosted Conducting Security Audits training at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections with 30 participants. The content of this program differs substantially from more ...

Correctional institutions across the United States continue to experience prisoner sexual assault despite the enactment of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA). The purpose of this ...

Offender Reentry: The Value of Victim Involvement [Broadcast] This three-hour national discussion and broadcast by the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) focuses on the unique opportunities and ...

Offender Reentry: The Value of Victim Involvement [Broadcast] This three-hour national discussion and broadcast by the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) focuses on the unique opportunities and ...

Offender Reentry: The Value of Victim Involvement [Broadcast] This three-hour national discussion and broadcast by the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) focuses on the unique opportunities and ...

The National Institute of Corrections is currently assessing its website and materials in accordance with recent Executive Orders and related guidance. During this review, some of NIC’s webpages and ...