The Urban Institute, with support from Arnold Ventures, recently announced a Request for Proposals from State Departments of Corrections to join the Prison Research and Innovation Network. The Network is a core component of the Prison Research and Innovation Initiative, a comprehensive effort to build evidence and spur innovation to make prisons more humane, safe, and rehabilitative. The Network will be a community of practice for states interested in leveraging research, data, and evidence to inspire improvements in prison environments.
Goals of the Network include the following:
- develop a better understanding of prison environments and their relationship to the safety and well-being of those who live and work there
- enhance state prisons’ capacities for collecting data on prison environments, with the goal of promoting transparency and accountability
- design, implement, and evaluate data-driven, evidence-based operational and programmatic innovations to improve basic conditions, including those that support rehabilitation and self-betterment for incarcerated people
How to apply
Please see the Request for Proposals [PDF] for more information. Completed proposals are due to TransformPrison@urban.org by October 1, 2019.
Questions?
There will be an informational webinar about responding to this opportunity on August 21 at 2 p.m.
Source: JusticeCenter