The Safe Inside report is a 50-state analysis of workforce trends in state departments of corrections. Pick the download that fits your needs.
Everything in one file: narrative, figures, endnotes, and appendices.
High-level overview of purpose, methods, key findings, and the path forward.
Executive summary and core chapters only: Introduction; Findings; Path Forward; Conclusion; Authors; Acknowledgments; About Safe Inside
Presents findings from a 50-state analysis of six workforce metrics comparing state departments of corrections with overall state government. Includes 28 state profiles (those states where sufficient data were available) that place corrections staffing patterns in the context of broader state workforce trends, highlighting both cross-state variation and the common themes identified in this report.
Summarizes a 50-state review of publicly available data across 14 indicators of facility health and safety. Presents selected findings from states with comparable series, showing an overall upward trend in critical incidents where data are available, and notes significant gaps and inconsistencies in public reporting.
Documents the project’s 50-state data collection and analysis on workforce trends and facility health and safety in state departments of corrections. Includes tables detailing the sources underlying figures in the main report and Appendices A and B.
