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Video:

• Life as a Level II prison inmate

Michael Elliot, who was convicted of four 1993 murders and was sentenced to five life terms, was rated custody classification Level II

• Profiles in corrections: classification officer

Classification Officers are responsible for inmate case management and with providing guidance to the inmates, staff, families, and the public.

Audio:

• The Hidden Discrimination In Criminal Risk-Assessment Scores

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Julia Angwin of ProPublica about a new investigation into risk assessment scores.

• More than 100 police chiefs and prosecutors unite to cut prison population

More than a hundred of the nation's top police chiefs and prosecutors are joining forces today to launch a new effort to cut the number of people in prison.

Web:

• Objective Jail Classification Systems

National Institute of Corrections handout on classification and needs assessment

• Prison classification

National Institute of Corrections prison classification webpage.