Research and Evaluation on Institutional Corrections

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Research and Evaluation on Institutional Corrections: The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) seeks innovative research proposals to empirically assess pressing issues in institutional corrections. Interested applicants should submit proposals that address any of the three categories below. NIJ anticipates that up to $8 million may become available for awards under this solicitation.

1. Advancing science: Responding to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Report, “The Growth of Incarceration in the United States: Exploring Causes and Consequences.”
2. Understanding the use of restrictive housing.
a. An examination of the use of restrictive housing in state and/or federal prisons.
b. Assessing the use of restrictive housing in jails.
c. Understanding the impact of restrictive housing on the mental health of inmates and staff in prison and how working in restrictive housing varies from working in the general population.
d. A review of step down programs available in restrictive housing environments in U.S. prisons and jails.
3. An examination of correctional officer safety and wellness: The impact of fatal and non-fatal work-related injuries on the corrections institution.