Jessica Cook

Jessica Cook has over 20 years of experience working in adult prisons, most recently focusing on facility administration of both programs and operations, and restrictive housing policy and procedure. At CJI, Jessica’s work is focused on restrictive housing training curriculum development for the National Institute of Corrections and working with multiple state correctional agencies to safely reduce their use of restrictive housing through the Bureau of Justice Assistance Restrictive Housing Reform Implementation Assistance Program. Jessica is committed to supporting agencies in their approach to creating and implementing strategies that carry out their mission. Jessica graduated from the University of South Dakota with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Substance Abuse Studies.