Restrictive Housing: Roadmap to Reform

Register Online for this Live-Streaming Internet Training Broadcast at http://nicic.gov/training/ib201611

November 16 and 17, 2016

8:00am PT / 9:00am MT / 10:00am CT / 11:00am ET

"Do we really think it makes sense to lock so many people alone in tiny cells for

23 hours a day for months, sometime for years at a time? That is not going to make

us safer. It's not going to make us stronger. If those individuals are ultimately

released, how are they ever going to adapt? It's not smart."

 - President Barack Obama, NAACP National Convention speech, July 14, 2015.

The use of Restrictive Housing poses some of the most challenging questions facing corrections professionals: How should correctional agencies manage their most violent and disruptive inmates? How can they best protect their most vulnerable and victimized ones? And what is the safest and most humane way to do so?

The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) define "restrictive housing" as a form of housing that involves three basic elements:

• removal from the general inmate population, whether voluntary or involuntary;
• placement in a locked room or cell, whether alone or with another inmate; and
• inability to leave the room or cell for the vast majority of the day, typically 22 hours or more.

Restrictive housing takes many forms, and an inmate's experience can vary considerably depending on certain external factors, such as length of stay, conditions of confinement, and degree of social isolation, as well as factors specific to each inmate, such as age and psychological resiliency.

To assist agencies in addressing this issue, NIC will be conducting a two-day, live-streaming internet training broadcast titled "Restrictive Housing: Roadmap to Reform" scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, November 16 and 17, 2016.

During this interactive training broadcast, facilitated by experienced Administrators and Mental Health Professionals, you will have the opportunity for self-evaluation of current agency practice, participation in skill building activities, discussions, problem solving exercises, and information sharing with your peers facing similar challenges from across the United States via live simultaneous chat.

Using a variety of methods including on-air discussions and activities, participant teams and/or individuals in this interactive training broadcast will:

• examine restrictive housing practices in your agency and compare and contrast those with the DOJ Guiding Principles;
• explore the Guiding Principles and implications for restrictive housing practice and conditions of confinement;
• use interactive activities and action planning to determine strategies for your agency to safely reduce the use of restrictive housing in your agency, and
• share promising practices and recommendations for the implementation of the Guiding Principles.

Who Should Participate?

NIC recommends participation in this interactive training broadcast for 3 - 5 member facility and/or agency teams including administrators, mid managers, and line staff, specifically including a mental health team member.

• Correctional Agency Chief Executive Officers - prisons and jails
• Corrections staff working in restrictive housing environments in all settings (prisons, jails, etc.)
• National Professional Correctional Associations (ACA, ASCA, AJA, NSA, etc.)
• Correctional Administrators
• State Correctional Associations
• Correctional Mental Health Administrators and staff
• Agency General Counsel and Legal staff
• Colleges and Universities with Criminal Justice and Communications Programs

Facilitation Team

Joseph "Tony" Stines

Correctional Program Specialist / Project Manager

National Institute of Corrections

 

Kathleen Allison

Director, Division of Adult Institutions

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

 

Kathryn A. Burns, MD, MPH

Chief Psychiatrist

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction

 

Marie Garcia, Ph.D.

Social Science Analyst

National Institute of Justice

 

Rob Jeffreys

Regional Director

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections

 

David Marcial

Warden (Retired)

Connecticut Department of Corrections

 

Shirley Moore-Smeal

Executive Deputy Secretary

Pennsylvania Department of Corrections

 

Ryan Quirk, Ph.D.

Psychologist 4

Washington State Department of Corrections

 

Larry E. Reid

Deputy Director of Prisons (Retired)

Colorado Department of Corrections

 

The training broadcast will explore and answer these questions:

• How should prisons and other correctional facilities manage their most violent and dangerous inmates?
• How can they best protect their most vulnerable and victimized inmates?
• What is the safest and most humane way to do so?
• Why did the Department of Justice create a set of Guiding Principles on the effective use of Restrictive Housing?
• How can we use the DOJ Guiding Principles to self-evaluate our current agency practice?

 

Training Broadcast Schedule for November 16 - 17, 2016

Time Zone	Pacific	Mountain	Central	Eastern
Broadcast Part One: (2.5 hours) 11/16 - 17/2016	8:00am - 10:30am	9:00am - 11:30am	10:00am - 12:30pm	11:00am - 1:30pm
One Hour Break Start / End Time	10:30am - 11:30am	11:30am - 12:30pm	12:30pm - 1:30pm	1:30pm - 2:30pm
Broadcast Part Two: (2.5 hours) 11/16 - 17/2016	11:30am - 2:00pm	12:30pm - 3:00pm	1:30pm - 4:00pm	2:30pm - 5:00pm

This interactive training broadcast will feature both on-air activities that occur simultaneously during the broadcast, and "off-air" activities that occur prior to the next day's broadcast and/or after a broadcast day, depending upon a participant's time zone location.

For example, for a participant located in the Pacific time zone who completes the live broadcast at 2:00 pm PT, off air activities in preparation for Day Two of the broadcast on November 17 would be completed on November 16. For a participant in the Eastern time zone who completes the broadcast at 5:00pm ET on November 16, off air activities in preparation for Day Two of the broadcast should be completed on November 17 prior to the start of the training broadcast at 11:00am ET.

To assist in the preparation and delivery of this training broadcast, a custom Facilitator Guide for those sites convening participant groups will be available to complement on-air Facilitator instruction. This will be available at the broadcast web page at a later date.

NIC's live Internet broadcasts offer corrections professionals an interactive video forum on current and pressing topics in corrections. These broadcasts are inter­active and allow participants to engage with and learn from experts around the world.

Delivered via Internet streaming, the broadcasts are available for viewing by any individual, agency, or facility nationwide. Participants can view the broadcast individually on a computer screen, smart device/tablet and/or use a projector to enlarge the signal for a sizeable audience. Registration is required, but there is no charge.

How Do I Prepare for the Broadcast?

Follow this link to prepare to view NIC live internet broadcasts http://nicic.gov/viewbroadcast

Please register for the broadcast to receive information on live internet stream tests, pre-broadcast survey information and more readiness information which begin in early November, 2016 http://nicic.gov/training/ib201611

For More Information

Program Specific Information

Tony Stines

Correctional Program Specialist

Prisons Division

jstines@bop.gov

 

Broadcast Logistics Information

Leslie S. LeMaster

Executive Producer, NIC Broadcasts

Academy Division

llemaster@bop.gov

 

Pretrial Justice: How to Maximize Public Safety, Court Appearance and Release

Register Online for this Live-Streaming Internet Broadcast at http://nicic.gov/training/ib201609

September 8, 2016 at 9am PT / 10am MT / 11am CT / 12pm ET

A three hour live-streaming internet broadcast on Pretrial Justice and Bail.

"The history of bail and the law intertwined with [this] history tell us that the three goals underlying

the bail process are to maximize release while simultaneously maximizing court appearance and

public safety."

-- Timothy R. Schnacke, Fundamentals of Bail

Courts in the United States process millions of criminal cases annually. Each requires a judicial officer to determine the conditions of a defendant's release pending adjudication-bail. Bail determination is one of the most important decisions in the criminal case processing, designated as a "critical stage" by the United States Supreme Court where liberty and due process interests are paramount. Justice systems that administer bail effectively have as their overarching goals assuring a defendant's return to court and safeguarding the community. To help balance the individual's right to reasonable bail with the public's expectation of safety, these systems assess the likelihood of missed court appearances or new criminal activity using factors shown by research to be related to pretrial misconduct and provide supervision designed to address these risks. Moreover, these systems give judicial officers clear, legal options for appropriate pretrial release and detention decisions. As a result, unnecessary pretrial detention is minimized, public safety is enhanced and, most significantly, the pretrial release process is administered fairly.

Unfortunately, most local justice systems lack truly effective bail decision making components. Most judicial officers do not receive the information needed in bail setting to make the best decisions about release and detention, nor do they have a full statutory gamut of release and detention options to address the varying levels of risk found within the defendant population. Even when options exist, most systems lack the structure to monitor released defendants, to regularly screen detained defendants for release eligibility, or to safeguard individual rights and community safety.

The shortcomings of the current bail system have made bail reform part of the larger national discussion on improving America's criminal justice systems. For most justice systems in America, achieving true bail reform will mean going beyond technical changes to a deeper and more holistic change in culture and attitudes about the concept of pretrial release; the rights of pretrial defendants; and what is truly needed to reasonably assure future court appearance and community safety. In order to achieve meaningful bail reform, all elements of an effective pretrial justice system must be defined and in place.

Objectives

During the broadcast presenters will:

• Define the framework for developing a high functioning pretrial justice system;
• Discuss the importance of bail history and the legal processes underlying it;
• Identify the essential elements of a legal and evidence based pretrial justice system;
• Identify the importance of the criminal justice system to support a legal and evidenced based pretrial services agency; and
• Discuss the differences between technical and adaptive change within organizations and the effects on implementation.

This broadcast will answer the following questions:

• What is the roadmap to pretrial justice reform? Where do we begin?
• What is the history of bail reform, and why is it important to your work today?
• What are the essential elements of a high functioning pretrial system?
• What outcomes could you expect from collaboration among pretrial justice stakeholders?
• What changes are needed to become a high functioning pretrial justice system?
• "What are the benefits of developing a pretrial agency?

Panelists

Katie Green

Correctional Program Specialist / Project Manager

National Institute of Corrections

 

Lori Eville

Correctional Program Specialist

National Institute of Corrections

 

Peter L. Boatner

Public Defender

Staunton, Virginia

 

Judge Susan (Suzi) Johnson

District Judge (retired)

Commonwealth of Kentucky

 

Spurgeon Kennedy

Chief, Policy and Strategic Initiatives Division

Office of Human Resources

Administrative Office of the United States Courts

 

Leland J. Moore, J.D.

Attorney and Criminal Justice Consultant

 

Tom O'Connor, Ph.D.

CEO

Transforming Corrections

 

Ken Rose

Criminal Justice Program Coordinator

Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services

 

Timothy Schnacke J.D., L.L.M., M.C.J.

Executive Director

Center for Legal and Evidence-Based Practices

 

Bo A. Zeerip

Senior Trial Deputy District Attorney

Mesa County, Colorado

Who Should Participate?

This broadcast is free, and open to anyone. The following groups are especially encouraged to join this event.

• Defense Attorneys
• Prosecutors
• Judges/Judicial Officers
• Sheriffs/Jail Administrators
• Law Enforcement
• Pretrial Services Professionals
• Legislators
• Federal, State, and Local Officials committed to criminal justices practices that promote public safety and effective outcomes
• National Criminal Justice Associations (NAPSA, NCJA, APPA AJA, NSA, etc.)
• Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Teams and other criminal justice coordinating bodies who are working towards legal and evidence based practices.

NIC's live Internet broadcasts offer corrections professionals an interactive video forum on current and pressing topics in corrections. These broadcasts are inter­active and allow participants to engage with and learn from experts around the world.

Delivered via Internet streaming, the broad­casts are available for viewing by any individual, agency, or facility nationwide. Participants can view the broadcast individually on a computer screen, smart device/tablet and/or use a projector to enlarge the signal for a sizeable audience.  Registration is required, but there is no charge.

How Do I Prepare for the Broadcast?

Follow this link to prepare to view NIC live internet broadcasts http://nicic.gov/viewbroadcast

Please register for the broadcast to receive information on live internet stream tests, pre-broadcast survey information and more readiness information which begin in late August, 2016  http://nicic.gov/training/ib201609

 

For More Information

Program Specific Information                                                 

Katie Green                                                                                   

Correctional Program Specialist                                               

Community Services Division                                                    

K2green@bop.gov                                                                      

 

Lori Eville

Correctional Program Specialist

Community Services Division

leville@bop.gov

 

Broadcast Logistics Information

Leslie S. LeMaster

Executive Producer, NIC Broadcasts

Academy Division

llemaster@bop.gov

Join CCCN for a live webinar highlighting:

Hawaii's Opportunity Probation Enforcement (HOPE) Program

The Community Corrections Collaborative Network (CCCN) will be hosting a live webinar event with our federal partners and national and local experts to highlight Hawaii's Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE), a collaborative strategy among the court, probation, prosecutors, defense, law enforcement and community treatment providers to effect positive behavioral changes in probationers. HOPE was first conceived of by Judge Steven S. Alm of the O'ahu First Circuit and began as a pilot program in 2004. Judge Alm noticed that probation officers were overwhelmed with large caseloads and limited in their ability to respond swiftly and effectively to probation violations. Probationers would often violate multiple conditions of supervision prior to being addressed by the court. In response to this problem, Judge Alm thought of and, working together with probation, created HOPE starting with 34 high-risk probationers on October 1, 2004. The HOPE strategy now has over 2,300 felony probation cases (with 2,000 in Judge Alm's courtroom), roughly one-third of the 6,800 total felony probation cases on O'ahu. In addition, by shifting the Honolulu Drug Court to a higher risk/higher needs target population (with both dual diagnosis and violent offenders), Honolulu now has a very successful probation-as-usual _ HOPE _ Honolulu Drug Court supervision continuum.

Date:   September 23, 2016

Time:   Please note webinar start time/your time zone

9:00-10:30am HST / 12-1:30pm PST / 1:00-2:30pm MST/ 2:00-3:30pm CST / 3:00-4:30pm EST

Target Audience:  Criminal justice professionals and organizations, community-based providers, and those interested in learning more about and / or replicating the HOPE model.

Register Here

https://nic.webex.com/nic/onstage/g.php?MTID=ee08a536b5f6d0bbcb4cd435089d5c38a

Description

The HOPE strategy targets higher risk/higher needs offenders, utilizing swift, certain, consistent, and proportionate consequences for non-compliance with probation conditions while maintaining a working alliance with the offender by both the probation officer and the judge.  Within the framework of the National Institute of Corrections' eight evidence-based principles for recidivism reduction, HOPE assists offenders in the change process in a caring and supportive environment to help probationers succeed on probation and in life. While seemingly a simple theoretical model, HOPE is hard to do, and results may be mixed if not implemented correctly or if the implementation is based on the misconception that HOPE is purely a sanctions model.  Research has shown that the HOPE strategy, when done with fidelity, can be highly successful and is inspiring like efforts in thirty-one states across the country.  This includes twenty-nine in probation, four in parole, one pretrial, and three states using the HOPE strategy to reduce their over-reliance on restrictive housing/solitary confinement and to reduce violence by inmates.

Objectives for the Webinar

• Showcase the innovative HOPE Program and how it can be replicated stateside;
• Discuss HOPE's innovative programmatic design, implementation and evaluation characteristics including:
• o HOPE's collaboration and systems approach - Court/Probation/Law Enforcement/Community Treatment Providers working together for a common goal;
• o Buy-in from staff/engagement/inclusion/supporting each other;
• o Matching probationers to the right services instead of one-size fits all;
• o Succession planning and sustainability build to success;
• o Research, randomized control trials, and high level scientific design proving the effectiveness of the program; and
• Engage the criminal justice system in a live discussion about the HOPE Program, resources for the field, how to access funding through federal resources, ideas for replication of similar approaches, and to motivate our leaders to want to do more.

Panelists

Judge Steven S. Alm, First Circuit Court, Honolulu, Hawaii (Innovator of Hawaii's HOPE Program)

Angela Hawken, Ph.D., Professor of Public Policy, New York University

Doug Marlowe, JD, Ph.D., Chief of Science, Law, and Policy, National Association of Drug Court Professionals

Edward Banks, Ph.D., Senior Policy Advisor, Bureau of Justice Assistance

Penny Stinson, President of National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies, CCCN Member

Scott Taylor, Director of Multnomah County Department of Community Justice, CCCN At-Large Member

Moderator

Greg Crawford, NIC Correctional Program Specialist

gcrawford@bop.gov

Producer

Leslie LeMaster, NIC Correctional Program Specialist

llemaster@bop.gov

For additional information, see the following resources:

Replicating HOPE: Can others do it as well as Hawaii?

http://nij.gov/journals/273/pages/replicating-hope.aspx

HOPE II: A Follow-up Evaluation of Hawaii's HOPE Program

https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/249912.pdf

State of the Art of HOPE Probation

http://hopehawaii.net/assets/state-of-the-art-of-hope-probation-w-c.pdf  

Preparing for the Webinar

The webinar will be delivered using the WebEx Event Center virtual webinar platform. To participate successfully in a WebEx webinar effectively, you will need an internet enabled computer/ laptop and a telephone with a headset/earbuds.

• To ensure that you are able to access the platform, please ensure that your IT Administrator gives you access to the NIC WebEx platform at http://nic.webex.com
• Please access the following link to check and see if your browser will work with Webex http://www.webex.com/test-meeting.htmlThis test will only take a minute, we at NIC strongly recommend you to run this text prior to connecting to the WebEx platform.
• When you first access the WebEx platform, your computer will access and run "WebEx Event Manager", a web based application that allows you to experience the webinar platform. Access this link to set it up and check your rich media players prior to accessing the webinar https://nic.webex.com/mw3100/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=nic&service=6

During this webinar we may share one or more video clips in the WebEx Event Center virtual webinar format. To ensure that you have the most effective learning experience, and can see and hear the video clips as they are shared:

• Install the latest version of Windows Media Player (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/download-windows-media-player ) or QuickTime (https://support.apple.com/downloads/quicktime ) on your computer / laptop prior to the start of the webinar. If these are not installed on your device, you will not be able to see and hear the video clips.
• Be sure the volume is up on computer / laptop speakers so you can hear video clips.
• At this time, video clip sharing is not compatible on mobile devices via WebEx Event Center. We recommend you participate in the webinar on a desktop computer or laptop.
• Please consult with your agency IT Administrator if you have questions regarding your organization's compatibility with these free media player applications.

If you experience technical difficulties during the event, please contact WebEx Technical Support at 1-866-229-3239 for assistance.

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We hope that you will join NIC for more presentations like this one at the 2016 Virtual Conference: Leading with Innovation!  scheduled for November 9, 2016!

If you would like to register for the 2016 Virtual Conference click here https://www.nicvirtualconference.com/  

What is the Community Corrections Collaborative Network?

The Community Corrections Collaborative Network (CCCN) is a network comprised of the leading associations representing 90,000-plus probation, parole, pretrial, and treatment professionals around the country, including the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA), the Association of Paroling Authorities International (APAI), the Federal Probation and Pretrial Officers Association (FPPOA), the International Community Corrections Association (ICCA), the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP), the National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies (NAPSA), and the National Association of Probation Executives (NAPE).