Agency establishes sentencing policies and practices for the Federal courts. Contains reports to Congress, publications, Federal sentencing guidelines, and Federal sentencing statistics.

National repository of the criminal justice information includes a comprehensive searchable database which includes research on institutional and community corrections.

Information about crime, courts, sentencing, criminal justice policy analysis, punishment, alternatives to incarceration and reform.

Resource for research on prison issues.

Provides access to resources, targeted toward corrections practitioners and research.

Research reports on offenders, substance abuse, and federally sentenced women and men.

Information, statistics, and publications about criminal offenders in the United States.

Alternatives to incarceration including research studies on this topic.

An association of corrections professionals who work with offenders in various community settings.

Oriana House, Inc. of Ohio is a private, nonprofit agency that assists people in overcoming chemical dependencies and provides suitable, reintegrating community corrections programs

Oklahoma has more female inmates (per capita) than any other state; this paper examines whether the state's correctional facilities meet the needs of women.

Using a volunteer sample of 547 women prisoners, this study compares female drug users and nondrug users by race.

Describes speak out programs, as they evolved from the "Scared Straight" program of the 1970s.

Describes the differences and similarities between Oklahoma's female inmates and other female inmates nation-wide.

Develops a conceptual framework for examining the economic impact of incarceration on human capital, families and communities.

Survey data of female inmates in Oklahoma are utilized to study the characteristics of women incarcerated for murder.

Presents an exploration of the net impact of confinement on youth age 16 and younger and proposes a research plan to examine this issue.

Provides professional solutions to correctional issues.

Providing non-attorney guidance for parole preparation including support for inmates and families wishing to understand the Texas parole process. Providing community and family re-entry strategies.