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 total of about 12,200 victim service providers (VSPs) operated in the United States in 2017. Tose included non-profit, governmental, healthcare, tribal, for-profit, educational, and other ...

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 ...

Unmet basic needs in detention harm well-being and result in high recidivism rates and societal costs. Humane detention policies have benefits for both incarcerated individuals and prison staff.

The National Institute of Corrections provided Safety Matters end user training on March 25-27, 2025, to twenty-six Arizona Department of Corrections staff in Goodyear, Arizona. Safety Matters ...

In 1998, the Bureau of Justice Statistics began collecting detailed information on confinement facilities, detention centers, jails, and other facilities operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau ...

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 ...

The ongoing corrections recruitment crisis has pushed agencies to think outside the box, using creative and compelling videos to connect with potential candidates.

A total of 2,180 inmates were held in 80 jails in Indian country at midyear 2021, an 8% increase from the 2,020 inmates held in 82 facilities at midyear 2020. The increase follows a 30% decline in the ...