Jail Resources

A Guide to Preparing for and Responding to Jail Emergencies

BIA Adult Detention Facility Guidelines

Budget Guide for Jail Administrators - Developing the Budget

Budget Guide for Jail Administrators - Managing the Budget

Budget Guide for Jail Administrators Part 3: Beyond Budget Allocation -- Sources of Funding and Services

Inmate Behavior Management - The Key to a Safe and Secure Jail

Jail Administration Participants Manual

Jail Resource Issues: What Every Funding Authority Needs to Know

Jails and the Constitution: An Overview [2nd ed.]

Managing Risk in Jails

National Study of Jail Suicide: 20 Years Later

Resource Guide for Jail Administrators

Sheriff's Guide to Effective Jail Operations

Staffing Analysis Workbook for Jails [2nd ed.]

Building Community Support for New Jail Construction

Developing and Revising Detention Facility Policies and Procedures

Facility Planning to Meet the Needs of Female Inmates

Jail Capacity Planning Guide: A Systems Approach

Jail Design Guide [3rd ed.]

Jail Design Review Handbook

Jail Planning and Expansion: Local Officials and Their Roles [2nd ed.]

Jail Site Evaluation and Selection

New Jail Planning: Getting it Right

Justice Centers Reentry Policy Council

NIC Transition from Jail to Community (TJC) Project Page

Offender Reentry: The Value of Victim Involvement [Internet Broadcast]

Sustaining Systems Change
Findings from a Transition from Jail to Community Initiative Stakeholder Survey

The Elected Officials Toolkit for Jail Reentry
412287.pdf

Transition from Jail to Community Online Learning Toolkit

Work with Victims of Crime: An Integrated Approach for Community Supervision Professionals

Facility Planning to Meet the Needs of Female Inmates

Research, Practice & Guiding Principles for Women Offenders

Responding to Women Offenders: The Department of Women's Justice Services in Cook County, Illinois

Systemic Criminal Justice Planning: Improving Responses to Women Offenders in Hamilton County, Ohio

The Gender-Responsive Strategies Project: Jail Applications

Using Jail Exit Surveys to Improve Community Responses to Women Offenders

Women in Jail: Classification Issues

A Second Look at Alleviating Jail Crowding: A Systems Perspective (BJA)
NCJ_1852507.pdf

Audits of Podular Direct-Supervision Jails

Beyond the Myths: The Jail in Your Community (23-Minute Video)

BIA Adult Detention Facility Guidelines

Correctional Leadership Competencies for the 21st Century: Executives and Senior-Level Leaders

Correctional Leadership Competencies for the 21st Century: Manager and Supervisor Levels

Direct Supervision Jails: The Role of the Administrator

Getting It Right: Collaborative Problem Solving for Criminal Justice

Guidelines for Developing a Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee

Jail Crowding: Understanding Jail Population Dynamics

Jail Inspection Basics: An Introductory Self-Study Course for Jail Inspectors [2nd ed.]

Jail Inspection Basics: Supervisors Guide

Jail PIO Network Meeting [Proceedings]

Jail Standards and Inspection Programs: Resource and Implementation Guide

NAPSA Standards on Pretrial Release

Objective Jail Classification Systems: A Guide for Jail Administrators

PIO Network Meeting
HELD: June 7-8, 2017

Preventing Jail Crowding: A Practical Guide. 2nd ed.

Prison Rape Elimination Act and Local Jails: The Facts

Programs and Activities: Tools for Managing Inmate Behavior

Resource Manual for Transition to a New Jail

Self-Audit Instrument for Administrators of Direct Supervision Jails

Staff Sexual Misconduct with Inmates: Policy Development Guide for Sheriffs and Jail Administrators