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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

The American Probation and Parole Association is our partner organization in the SAW Project. Check out this interview with Veronica Cunningham, Executive Director of the APPA.https://lnkd.in/eYd5Cqh Veronica shares details about the APPA and why she believes the SAW Project is so important!

The World Congress on Probation and Parole is held every two years. It brings together experts, researchers and practitioners from around the world to promote and develop probation and community corrections through the sharing of practical and academic knowledge. The next event will be held September 28 – October 1, 2021. You are cordially invited to submit an abstract for a presentation at the 5th World Congress on Probation and Parole!

BOULDER, Colo. — Five community corrections professionals with extensive global experience have been named to the Advisory Board of the SAW Project (Supervision Around the World), a new global initiative that aims to effect transformational change in the community corrections space through an interactive online data repository. These five industry leaders possess a range of experience in community corrections and will work with SAW Project Executive Director Julie Truschel to