JSG VALUES and MISSION
VALUES
We believe:
Each client has its own unique story, identity and needs.
Collaboration and cooperation lead to the most successful outcomes.
People support what they help to create.
Clients have the experience and knowledge to bring about effective change.
With opportunity, people can create positive changes in their lives.
Each client deserves an individualized response that builds upon their strengths and addresses their needs.
VISION
Justice Solutions Group is a nationally recognized leader in providing criminal justice system and facility planning and design services that assist communities to achieve positive outcomes through innovative products and services.
MISSION
JSG’s mission is to deliver innovative justice system and facility planning and design services that are responsive to federal, state, local and tribal community needs and that minimize inappropriate incarceration and promote community safety and wellness.
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Building Community Support for New Jail Construction
Defines the three essential elements in building community support for new jails. Gail Elias.
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Jail Capacity Planning Guide - A Systems Approach
Describes key population management techniques for holding offenders accountable while making judicious use of detention resources. David M. Bennett. Donna Lattin.
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Jail Design Guide - A Resource for Small and Medium Size Jails
Provides beneficial information to any individual involved in the planning, design, and construction of a new small or medium sized jail. Dennis A. Kimme. Gary M. Bowker.
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Preventing Jail Crowding: A Practical Guide
Defines how to prevent jail crowding and how to manage jail populations. Bob Cushman.
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ACA Guide For Local Detention Facilities
Guide to assist individuals with changing their jails.
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State-Level Detention Reform - A Practice Guide For State Advisory Groups
Defines the three core reasons why State Advisory Groups should place reform and improvement of juvenile detention policy at the top of their agendas.
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Pathways to Juvenile Detention Reform/Controlling the Front Gates
Effective Admissions Policies and Practices. Defines the two outcomes of secure juvenile detention. Frank Orlando, Annie E. Casey Foundation.
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Pathways to Juvenile Detention Reform/Consider the Alternatives
Defines the seven fundamental principles which can help shape and guide a jurisdictions practices when it comes to detention alternatives. Paul DeMuro.
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Pathways to Juvenile Detention Reform/Detention Reform in Rural Jurisdictions
Challenges and Opportunities. Defines the four reasons why we should focus on rural detention reform. Richard A. Mendel.
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American Indian and Alaska Native Youth in Federal, State, and Tribal Justice Systems/Policy Brief Race and Ethnicity Series Volume 1. Author, Neelum Arya and Addie C. Rolnick.
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Juvenile Performance-Based Detention Standards Handbook/Department of Justice
Outline of the Juvenile Federal Performance-Based Detention Standards Handbook. Office of The Federal Detention Trustee
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Back on Track: Supporting Youth Reentry from Out-of-Home Placement to the Community
Defines the minimum components needed for establishing a Juvenile Reentry program. Ashley Nellis, Ph.D. and Richard Hooks Wayman.
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Assigning Inmates to Prison/North Carolina Department of Public Safety
An overview of the classification process for the State of North Carolina.
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Detention Housing Unit Manual/Sheriff’s Department
Provides an operational footprint for a Direct Supervision Housing Unit. Gwinnett County, State of Georgia.
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No Place For Kids - The Case for Reducing Juvenile Incarceration
This report indicates that wholesale incarceration of juveniles is counterproductive public policy. Richard A. Mendel, for The Annie E. Casel Foundation.
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Keys to Make Your Facility Work Well
Importance of transition planning to a successful opening and operation of a new detention facility
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Resource Manual For Transition To A New Jail
Guidelines for developing a transition team and details the tasks associated with a successful transition effort. Gail Elias and John Milosovich, Voorhis Associates, Inc., National Institute of Corrections
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Overview of Facility Development Process
A brief overview of a facility development process
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Best Practices: Access to Benefits for Prisoners with Mental Illnesses
Prompt reinstatement of benefits for those offenders being released who have mental illnesses. Chris Koyanagi
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Sheriff’s to Effective Jail Operations
Types of support and leadership that Sherrif's should provide to jail administarators to ensure that jail administrators effectively manage the jail. Mark D. Martin and Paul Katsampes, D.P.A., National Institute of Corrections
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Jail Standards and Inspection Programs/Resource and Implication Guide
Guide provides an overview of how to develop a jail standards program. Mark D. Martin, National Institute of Corrections
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Sexual Victimization in Prison and Jails/Review Panel on Prison Rape
Review Panel on Prison Rape (Panel) Report. G.J. Mizza
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Strengthening Alternatives to Incarceration Programs and Criminal Justice Practices in Steuben Count
Assessment of the Steuben County Alternative's to Incarceration (ATI) programs and overall criminal justice system practices. Donald E. Pryor
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Recidivism: A Fruit Salad Concept In The Criminal Justice World
Discusses the three concepts, which should be examined, when developing an understanding of recidivisim. Allen R. Beck, Ph.D.
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Forecasting: Fiction and Utility in Jail Construction Planning
Identifies four considerations of a jail forecast. Allen R. Beck, Ph.D
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Ethics and the Design of Correctional Facilities
Defines three concepts when accepting the ethical responsibility to design "for the public good. Implications Vol.04, Issue 04. Clifford Buikema.
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Juvenile Detention Risk Assessment/A Practice Guide To Juvenile Detention Reform
Discusses typs of Juvenile Risk Assessment Instruments for the State of California. A Project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. David Steinhart.
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The Importance of Language in Policy Writing
Discusses the two categories of duties that staff members perform. Marty Drapkin.
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Defines the two key reasons why it is important to have a comprehensive written policy on strip searches. Marty Drapkin.
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Developing and Revising Detention Facility Policies and Procedures
Provides direction for facility administrators in developing and revising their policy and procedure manuals. Mark D. Martin. National Institute of Corrections.
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Training Staff on Policies and Procedures, Part 3: Documentation
Defines the importance of training documentation as it helps in liability risk management. Marty Drapkin.
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Training Staff on Policies and Procedures: Part 2
The importance of having staff trained on use of any psychomotor skills necessary to carry out policies. Marty Drapkin.
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Training Staff on Policies and Procedures, Part 1 Development
Defines the three key elements of training staff on policies and procedures. Marty Drapkin.
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Looking Back to See the Future of Prison Downsizing in America
Joan Petersilia, Professor of Law, Stanford University
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Simple ways to stop inmate self-harm/How having good interpersonal communication skills could help you save a life. Marty Drapkin. Corrections One.Com.
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Designing for Special-Needs Inmates
Treating inmates with serious mental health problems. Robert Colpean and Todd Iverson. Correctional News.
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Balancing Punishment And Treatment/Alternatives to Incarceration in New York City
Learn which offenders are sent to Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI's), what happens in the programs, whether the programs compromise public safety, and how the system might be improved.
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Detention Facility Self-Assessment: A Practice Guide To Juvenile Detention Reform
Summary of the entire facility assessment (Juvenile Facilities) process from start to finish. The Annie E. Casey Foundation.
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Costs of Confinement:Why Good Juvenile Justice Policies Make Good Fiscal Sense May 2009
How states can see a net reduction in costs by moving expenditures away from large, congruent care facilities for youth and investing in community-based alternatives.
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Article defines the various inmate programs offered at Corrections Corporation of America (CCA).
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Mentoring Ex-Prisoners: A Guide for Prisoner Reentry Program
Guide focuses on the development of effective approaches for reducing recidivisim. Renata Cobbs Fletcher.
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Federal Bureau of Prison Inmate Release Preparation And Transitional Reentry Programs
Audit focuses on the Bureau of Prisons reentry programs. US Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General Audit Division.
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Employment-Focused Programs for Ex-Prisoners
Article is focused on inmate reentry and employment. Dan Bloom.
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Inmate Behavior Management:The Key to a Safe and Secure Jail
The management of inmate behavior within the jail as critical to a safe and secure environment. Virginia Hutchinson & Richard Keller & Thomas Reid, Ph.D. - National Institute of Corrections.
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Programs and Activities/Tools for Managing Inmate Behavior
Discusses the benefits of "programming" inmates. Mark D. Martin & Richard J. Kaledas - National Institute of Corrections.
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Exploring Inmate Reentry in Local Jail Setting/Implications for Outreach, Service Use & Recidivisim
Examines a jail-based reentry program in New York City that begins while individulas are incarcerated and includes 90 days of post-release services.
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Defines the average jail bed cost. Allen R. Beck, Ph.D.
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Construction Cost Estimating/Jail Construction Costs - Reed Construction Data
Construction analysis estimates the costs to build a jail.
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Five Correctional Facilities Strategies That Cut Construction Costs
Identifies five Correctional Facilities strategies that will cut construction costs. M. Wentworth.
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Balancing Needs and the Budget in Corrections Construction
Procedures to prevent under-budgeting. Michelle Gaseau.