From The University of Texas at Austin Lyndon B. Johnson Scholl of Public Affairs:
AUSTIN, Texas — The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin has established a new national policy resource center working to ensure the safe and humane treatment of people in custody and cultivate the next generation of justice policy leaders. The Prison and Jail Innovation Lab (PJIL) serves as a bridge between academic research, practical experience and policy on pressing matters related to independent correctional oversight and conditions of confinement.
PJIL's launch also marks the creation of its signature project, the National Resource Center on Correctional Oversight, which provides guidance and research to policymakers, elected and appointed officials, and advocates across the country interested in developing or strengthening correctional oversight mechanisms in their state or local jurisdiction. The Resource Center will build on the extensive contributions PJIL's directors have already made to the oversight field, and will continue to produce research about effective correctional oversight measures. In the coming months, the clearinghouse will also develop a digital repository to track oversight developments and to store resource materials about every correctional oversight entity across the country.
PJIL was founded and is led by Michele Deitch, a distinguished senior lecturer at the LBJ School with a joint appointment at the UT School of Law, and by Alycia Welch, PJIL's associate director and a proud LBJ School alum (MPAff, MSSW '15). These national thought leaders bring to this venture a combined 55 years of experience impacting policy, practice and public perception to improve how people in custody are treated. Continue reading >>>
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