Governmental Agencies

• National Institute of Corrections - Provides access to corrections research publications; a database of materials produced by NIC or with NIC support; access to an listserv for discussion of corrections issues; a description of the only federal library collection focused on corrections issues.
• Federal Bureau of Prisons - Includes federal prison locator and inmate locator
• United States Sentencing Commission - The Commission establishes sentencing policies and practices for the Federal courts, including guidelines prescribing punishment for offenders convicted of federal crimes.
• The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) - research, development, and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice and is dedicated to researching crime control and justice issues..
• Restorative Justice Online - Restorative justice gives priority to repairing the harm done to victims and communities, and offender accountability is defined in terms of assuming responsibility and taking action to repair harm.
• Massachusetts Department of Correction.
• Department of Correction Links By State - provided by The Prison Law Office.