Redefining Leadership in Community Supervision with NIC’s Community Supervision Leadership Learning Lab

Redefining Leadership in Community Supervision with NIC’s Community Supervision Leadership Learning Lab

Across the country, community corrections agencies – probation and parole – have a great responsibility: helping justice-involved individuals improve their lives. Improving the lives of others is no easy task. New research and models of doing community supervision...
COSSUP C.A.R.E.E.S.: Saving Lives and Reducing Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths in Pennsylvania

COSSUP C.A.R.E.E.S.: Saving Lives and Reducing Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths in Pennsylvania

The opioid epidemic continues to ravage communities, transcending race, gender, disability, socioeconomic status, and geographic location. In 2022, on average, 218 people died every day from an opioid-involved overdose for a year-end total of 79,770 deaths. In...
Understanding the Impacts of COVID-19 on Jail Populations and Community Safety in Multnomah County, Oregon

Understanding the Impacts of COVID-19 on Jail Populations and Community Safety in Multnomah County, Oregon

In March 2020, criminal legal agencies across the country were concerned with how the Coronavirus (COVID-19) would disproportionately impact the health of individuals in jail. Many counties implemented emergency policies to reduce their jail populations to protect the...