The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) helps America’s state, local, and tribal jurisdictions reduce and prevent crime, lower recidivism, and promote a fair and safe criminal justice system. BJA provides a wide range of resources through programs and services, including training and technical assistance, to address chronic and emerging criminal justice challenges nationwide. Following are a sampling of available BJA resources that are specifically related to corrections matters:
Awards
Coming Soon: Guidelines for Managing Substance Withdrawal in Jails
Responding to the urgent need to assist state, local, and tribal government officials; jail administrators; correctional officers; and jail-based clinicians in the detection and proper management of acute withdrawal from substances among individuals in custody, BJA, in partnership with the National Institute of Corrections, formed a collaboration with Advocates for Human Potential, Inc., the American Society of Addiction Medicine, and the National Commission on Correctional Health Care to develop guidelines to support the effective management of substance withdrawal in local jails.
The publication of the guidelines is tentatively scheduled for winter 2022. In the meantime, you can learn more about the development of the guidelines and access additional resources.
Recent Publications
- Advancing Fairness and Transparency: National Guidelines for Post-Conviction Risk and Needs Assessment - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Administrators
- Trauma-Informed Approaches Across the Sequential Intercept Model
- Advancing Fairness and Transparency: National Guidelines for Post-Conviction Risk and Needs Assessment
BJA Programs
Following are some of the BJA programs that focus on corrections and supporting officers:
- Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program
- Swift, Certain, and Fair Supervision Program
- Innovations in Reentry Initiative
- Innovations in Supervision Initiative
- Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP)
- Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI)
- Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)
- Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (RSAT) Program
- State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP)
- Tribal Justice Systems Infrastructure Program (TJSIP)