Corrections Compendium

Life in prison is a punishing, painful experience (Sykes, 1958). Every prison inmate serves hard time, but hard...

The number of inmates in the United States rose 1.9 percent during 2004, a decrease from the average...

Numerous advocacy groups in Tuscon, Ariz., are beginning a campaign to give thousands of Arizonans with felony convictions,...

Dancing to the Concertina's Tune: A Prison Teacher's Memoir by Jan Walker, Northeastern University Press, June 1, 2004,...

The Supreme court listened to arguments regarding whether states must make damage payments if they do not accommodate...

Editor's Note: This is a follow up to the article titled "Nebraska's Work Ethic Camp: The First Year,"...

Authors' Note: This study was supported by California legislative funding through a contract from the California Department of...

Domestic Violence Offenders: Current Interventions, Research and Implications for Policies and Standards edited by Robert A. Geffner, Ph.D.,...

A parliamentary democratic republic, the Republic of Slovenia has a population of slightly more than 2 million. The...

The Illinois Legislature has decided to separate all juvenile inmates from the adult prison system and has approved...

* Bureau of Justice Assistance, "Demonstrating the Value of America's Justice Initiatives," Dec. 13-14, Newport Marriott, R.I. For...