This Week's Corrections Connection
Thursday | December 4, 2008
EDITOR'S CORNER
With all of the high-tech answers out there to today's corrections challenges, it can be difficult to see that sometimes the best solution might be the simplest one. This week's story covers an idea used for generations, and it needs little more than love, feeding, walks and a few treats. But, really, who doesn't need that every now and again? FEATURED STORYHigh-tech fetchingBy Ann Coppola READER FEEDBACK
LOOKING AHEAD
NOW ON CORRECTIONS.COMBeware, brotherThe Aryan Brotherhood originated in San Quentin prison in 1967. Full story Preventing your unit from becoming the next ChernobylYou enter into your unit and walk the tier checking to ensure that your reports are maintaining the area and monitoring activity in the housing unit. Full story Breaking new groundSince its opening in 1935, the FBI National Academy has had its share of graduates pass through the halls. Full story BUSINESS NEWSCalifornia DOCR completes deployment of ATG systemThe California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has successfully deployed Trust Fund Administration and Commissary Operations applications... More Keefe Receives AWEC’s Legacy AwardKeefe Group was honored by the Association of Women Executives in Corrections’ (AWEC) Executive Committee as the recipient of the 2008 Legacy Award. More Federal Bureau of Prisons fully deploys two medical systems in 18 monthsIn less than 18 months, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) has deployed ATG’s Electronic Medical Records and Pharmacy Administration systems to all 114 Bureau institutions nationwide serving over 165,000 inmates. More CAREER WATCH
EVENTSTexas Juvenile Probation Commission Conference
Its goal is to provide attendees with the tools, training, and resources to formulate comprehensive and effective protocols for their facility to ensure that incarcerated youth are protected from sexual abuse. For more information, please visit www.tjpc.state.tx.us ACA 2009 Winter ConferenceDate: 1/9 - 14/09 Interview TechniquesDate: 1/23/09 The Bullet Proof Mind: Mental Preparation for CombatDate: 1/27/09 QUOTE OF THE WEEK"I can remember when the air was clean and sex was dirty." |
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The presence of cell phones inside correctional facilities can endanger everyone, from staff to inmates and even to the outside public. Phones can be used to plan escapes as well as attacks on other inmates, officers, witnesses, or others outside the facility.
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The Texas Juvenile Probation Commission will host "BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: Preventing, Responding, Investigating and Prosecuting Sexual Abuse in Juvenile Justice Facilities" from December 10-12, 2008 at the Omni Bayfront Hotel in Corpus Christi, Texas.
