Studies, Articles, and Publications


Commentary & Reports

Federal Prison Industries
By Nathan James, Congressional Research Service - 2007

From Prison to Work:  The Employment Dimensions of Prisoner Reentry, A Report of the Reentry Roundtable
By Amy L. Solomon, Kelly Dedel Johnson, Jeremy Travis, and Elizabeth McBride, The Urban Institute - 2004

Factories Behind Fences:  Do Prison "Real Work" Programs Work?
By Marilyn C. Moses and Cindy J. Smith,
NIJ Journal - 2007

Prison Labor:  It's More than Breaking Rocks
By Robert D. Atkinson, Progressive Policy Institute - 2002

Program Brief:  Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Program
By Domingo S. Herraiz, Bureau of Justice Assistance - 2004

Employment Dimensions of Reentry:  Understanding the Nexus between Prisoner Reentry and Work
By Shawn Bushway, The Urban Institute - 2003


Research & Statistics

Correctional Industries Preparing Inmates for Re-entry:  Recidivism & Post-release Employment
By Cindy J. Smith, Jennifer Bechtel, Angie Patrick, Richard R. Smith, Laura Wilson-Gentry - 2006

Summary Findings of the 2006-2008 PIECP Compliance Assessments
By Barbara J. Auerbach, National Correctional Industries Associations, Inc. - 2008

A National Evaluation of the Effects of the Prison Industries Enhancement Certification Program (PIECP):   Results of a Feasibility Study
By Cindy J. Smith, National Correctional Industries Association - 2002

Post Release Job Market Study
By Morgan Reynolds, National Correctional Industries Association - 2004

Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Program Quarterly Report
National Correctional Industries Association, 2009