Pre-notification letter

Appendix N: 
Pre‐Notification Letter 

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<><<FNAME>> <<LNAME>> <<SUFFIX>>
Or Current <<TITLE>>
<<AGENCY NAME>>
<<ADDRESS>>
<<CITY, STATE ZIP>>
Dear <<TITLE>> <<FNAME>> <<LNAME>>:
With funding from the National Institute of Justice and in partnership with the American Correctional
Association, the Urban Institute is working on a project to better understand contraband and contraband
interdiction. As part of this effort, your agency was selected to participate in the National Survey of
Correctional Contraband (NSCC). The NSCC is being administered to all state prisons and a sample of jails
across the country.
The NSCC has four objectives: To estimate the prevalence and types of contraband known to administrators,
to determine the methods by which contraband is introduced to inmates (e.g., through visitation, mail, or
correctional staff; by modifying items found in the facility; etc.), to quantify the occurrence of contrabandrelated violence and misconduct in correctional facilities, and to understand the types of interdiction
modalities used in these facilities and what kinds of contraband these modalities target.
We are seeking one survey response per facility. For example, if your agency operates multiple jails in your
county or jurisdiction, including privately operated jails, please provide one response for each jail facility.
This survey should be completed by the person or persons in your agency most knowledgeable about your
data and/or your current practices and policies regarding contraband. This may require the input of multiple
people across multiple departments within your agency.
At its conclusion, this project will provide clear and practical information to correctional agencies about the
prevalence of contraband in the U.S., the methods by which contraband enters correctional facilities, which
interdiction modalities are used to prevent and remove contraband, how administrators can select and
implement these interdiction modalities, and lessons learned related to the cost, implementation
challenges, and efficacy of these modalities. The results of the study will be presented to the corrections
community and made available at www.urban.org in summary form. Neither personal nor facility
information will be identified in the final reports.
If you need assistance with the survey, please contact Urban Institute by telephone (1-844-288-4427), or email (NSCC@urban.org).
Sincerely,
2100 M Street NW 
Washington DC  20037 
urban.org
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