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Correctional facility capacity

Justice Reinvestment in Kansas: Overview

Date Published
October 2020
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Case Study
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored

Corrections

Corrections refers to the supervision of persons arrested for, convicted of, or sentenced for criminal offenses. Correctional populations fall into two general categories: institutional corrections and community corrections. Correctional officers play a pivotal role in protecting public safety. They separate individuals convicted of crimes from communities as they serve out their sentences, and they also help those who have completed their sentences to live law-abiding...

Prisoners in 2017

Date Published
April 2019
Series
Publication Type
Statistics, Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Annual/Periodic)
Agencies
BJS

Jail Inmates in 2016

Date Published
February 2018
Series
Publication Type
Survey, Statistics, Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Annual/Periodic)
Agencies
BJS