Corrections Today, Volume 72, No. 4, August 2010

• NCJ Number: 231930
• Journal: Corrections Today Volume: 72 Issue: 4 Dated: August 2010 Pages: 1-96
• Author(s): Enriqueta Tercilla; DonaLee Breazzano; Patricia Elizabeth Taylor; Stephen J. Steurer; John Linton; John Nally; Susan Lockwood; Nancy Lacewell; Holly J. Faris; Louis B. Cei; Ed Roberts; Paul Redfield; David Olson; Richard Rawson; Kevin Knight; Robin L. Hulbert; Dennis Torbett; Sabina Kaplan; Eileen Leonard; Mary L. Shanley
• Editor(s): Susan L. Clayton
• Date Published: August 2010
• Length: 96 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This issue contains nine primary articles that focus on diverse offender corrections programs.

Abstract

The articles are as follows: 1) Maximizing Inmate Employment Success in the BOP. This article describes programs designed to prepare inmates for employment upon reentry. 2) Employment Retention: A Question of Public Safety. This article recommends that mechanisms be established to help offenders reconnect with families, ensure that rehabilitation programs address offender health and human service needs, and challenge the policies and practices that restrict an offender's ability to obtain and retain employment. 3) The Top-Nine Reasons to Increase Correctional Education Programs. This article outlines nine reasons that inmate education programs are so important. 4) Transforming Lives One Cell at a Time: One Disadvantaged Population Helps Another and Everyone Wins. This article describes a program in which inmates transcribe books into braille for use by blind students in communities. 5) Faith-Based Programs Are Low-Cost Ways to Reduce Recidivism. This article identifies the characteristics of faith-based programs for offenders that make them effective in reducing recidivism. 6) Designing a National Model Meth Program. This article describes the features of a model program for meth abusers that increases program retention and improves outcomes. 7) Going Beyond the Expected: Mental Health Services and Specialized Programming in the Virginia DOC (Department of Corrections). This article describes the Virginia DOC's specialized programming for female offenders and offenders in high-security facilities. 8) Model Reentry Program Expands Inmates' Career Possibilities. This article describes an Illinois program in which the Home Builders Institute assists in preparing inmates for skilled and semi-skilled work in housing construction. 9) Different Worlds Converge as College Students and Inmates Meet in a Prison Classroom. This article describes a New York State program in which college students meet with female inmates in a medium-security facility to learn about sociology and life. A guest editorial and recent corrections news are provided as well.