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I recently had the good fortune to attend the 24th Annual General Meeting and Conference of the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA) in Orlando, Florida. The theme was ‘Excelling Beyond the ‘Old’ Normal:  Corrections After the Global Pandemic’.  A host of workshops were offered that were detailed, informative, and inspiring. You may have seen our social media postings from a few of the many incredible presentations.  There were also

Recently, the SAW Project had an amazing opportunity to be featured on The Criminologist podcast’s episode #114 “Our Interview with Julie Truschel of the SAW Project.” I spoke with Joe Arvidson on criminal justice careers, the American Probation and Parole’s International Relations Committee, and of course, the origins of the SAW Project.  For those interested in listening, the full interview is available at the bottom of this blog. I also shared

What an interesting year it’s been! Like many others, the pandemic has challenged us at the SAW Project, but our goal of bringing positive change to the global supervision industry through international collaboration has continued. Thanks to supporters like you, we were able to achieve significant accomplishments. 2-Minute Insight Series This year we launched our series called ‘2-Minute Insights’ which now includes over 70 video interviews. Insights were gathered from

It is so exciting that President Biden agrees with the SAW Project mission!  In his Presidential action dated March 31, 2021, he proclaimed April 2021 as Second Chance Month and stated: “After incarcerated individuals serve their time, they should have the opportunity to fully reintegrate into society.”  We could not agree more.  Our mission at the SAW Project is to share details of effective supervision practices so that we can

A proposed policy by the Minnesota Department of Corrections would allow inmates to leave prison earlier if they show progress toward their rehabilitation. What a concept! Since the 18th century we have lived with a prison model for ‘correction’.  In fact, America’s first prison was founded in 1790 by the Pennsylvanian Quakers.  It was thought that prisoners would spend time being penitent, leading to behavior change, and thus, this place