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contexts > named groups > persons > staff > National Institute of Corrections

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National Institute of Corrections  

Definition

  • The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is a subdivision of the Federal Bureau of Prisons in the Department of Justice. The NIC was created in response to a keynote address by Justice Warren E. Burger to the National Conference on Corrections in Williamsburg, Virginia. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; National Institute Of Corrections]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-T5J3ZJ2R-S

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