Rear Gate:
The cutoff age to begin your career with the BOP is 37 and the age to retire for federal employees is 57 in order to satisfy the 50/20 retirement rule. ... full thread

Legal issues in corrections are a broad area of discussion. Offices and staff can perform their daily duties and still be sued by inmates. This is just the “Nature of the Beast.” Prison administrators must take an active role in ensuring all staff are properly trained, familiar with agency policies and procedures, and understand the daily legal issues and concerns that surface. If you have not yet been sued, consider yourself lucky. The time may come. ... full story

Also this week:

• Managers – Why they Lie
• Do You Know What To Expect At The Academy?
• The Floor for Kings, Queens, and Inmates
• 2013 Cases Shaping the Corrections Environment

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• November – Legal – Roundup/review of cases/legal issues [Please send your articles/stories to editor@corrections.com]

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Detention Service Officer

The job Duties of a Detention Service Officer include, but are not limited to conducting routine searches of inmates and their property; administrative responsibilities of report writing and record keeping which includes accessing the computer; monitoring inmates behavior in their housing units or when being escorted or transported... REQUIREMENTS: ...

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events

• Dec 2–5 2013 - 2013 Veterans Treatment Court Conference - Washington, D.C.
• Dec 16–17 2013 - 2013 Annual Models for Change National Conference - Washington, D.C.
• Jan 31-Feb 5, 2014 – 2014 American Correctional Association- Winter Conference- Tampa, Florida
• Feb 21-23, 2014 – Southern States Correctional Association Mid Winter Training Conference- Savannah, Georgia
• Apr 5-8, 2014 – Spring Conference on Correctional Health Care- Atlanta, GA
• Apr 10-12, 2014 – 2014 Mental Health in Corrections Conference- Springfield, MO
• Apr 23-26, 2014 – NAAWS 2014 Training Conference- Memphis, TN
• Apr 27-30, 2014 – American Jail Association’s 33rd Annual Training Conference & Jail Expo- Dallas, TX
• Jun 11-14, 2014 – 2014 MASCA 76th Annual Conference - Washington, D.C.
• Jul 18-19, 2014 – Correctional Health Care Leadership Institutes - Denver, CO
• Jul 20-21, 2014 – Correctional Mental Health Care Conference - Denver, CO
• Oct 18-22, 2014 – National Conference on Correctional Health Care - Las Vegas, NV

biz news

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• NaphCare Supports the Efforts of NAMI of Southern Nevada
• Corizon Raises Over $12,000 To Support Children Of Incarcerated Parents
• NaphCare’s New Partnership with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections
• Corizon Launches Social Media Initiative
• BI Incorporated, SOBERLINK enter distribution agreement for SL2 alcohol monitoring system
• BI Incorporated wins award for collaboration with Verizon Wireless, Multi-Tech Systems
• Spectrum Health Systems Hosts Third Annual Excellence in Treatment Awards
• Wexford Health and DOC complete transition of inmate health care services in south Florida
• NaphCare Launches a New Website
• Corizon Announces New Clinical Risk Management Analyst
• Corizon Announces New Senior Vice President
• BI Incorporated selected to operate Calaveras County Innovative Day Reporting Program for Probationers

quote of the week

" To meet the great tasks that are before us, we require all our intelligence, and we must be sound and wholesome in mind. We must proceed in order. The price of anger is failure. "
— Elwood Hendricks

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