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Keep your distance as long as possible. Unfortunantly, most times an attack happens very quckly and without much warning, so the inmates already in close to you. Use ANYTHING you can for a weapn, and I do mean ANYTHING. If he’s going to attack you, he probably won’t hesitate to try and kill you... full thread

TACOMA – A prison psychologist's job can be emotionally exhausting. Their inmate patients grapple with extensive effects of mental illness. Some come to sessions upset or angry and act aggressively. They may scream or cry. Some are so depressed they express self-harm thoughts. Dr. Rain Carei regularly listens to their stories — often of untold violence, abuse, and drug addiction. As a psychologist at the Washington Corrections Center for Women, she works to break destructive cycles in her patients' lives and help them on the road to rehabilitation.... full story

Also this week:

• Of Creeps and Jerks
• WCCW Sends Quilts, Infant Clothes to Incarcerated Mothers in Thailand
• Hanging onto Hope
• Huge Decrease for Parolees Returning to Prison

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• January – Women in Corrections – Profiling successful women practitioners and focusing on issues they face editor@corrections.com]

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MONTANA STATE PRISON WARDEN

Integrates public safety, administration goals, public perception, and community, financial, and legal concerns to manage all aspects of the Montana State Prison as well as contracted services and facilities. Ultimately responsible for multiple unique or diverse aspects of the facility and contracts, including the following: a wide range of inmate security levels, a racially diverse and aging population, juveniles tried as adults, diverse treatment and rehabilitation needs, medical and ADA needs, daily needs, and facility operations and maintenance. Weighs and balances risk of management plans for these unique and diverse aspects to maintain security at all levels of the facility and provide for public safety while also rehabilitating offenders and ensuring they receive the best possible treatment...

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events

• Jan 20-25, 2017 – ACA's 2017 Winter Conference
• Apr 21-24, 2017 – NCIA 2017 National Training Conference
• Apr 29-May 02, 2017 – Spring Conference on Correctional Healthcare
• May 04-05, 2017 – Seattle, WA: Breakthrough Strategies to Teach and Counsel Troubled Youth
• Sept 05-08, 2017 – The 58th Annual KCCD Conference
• Oct 12-13, 2017 – Breakthrough Management Strategies for Juvenile Justice Workers

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• Spectrum Health Systems President and CEO Charles Faris to Retire in July
• Spectrum's President and CEO Recognized by the National Council for Behavioral Health for Visionary Leadership
• Spectrum Hires New Executive Director to Lead Rapidly Growing Inpatient and Residential Division
• BI Incorporated agreement with U.S. Communities allows cities, counties and states access to electronic monitoring products, services at best value
• 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
• BI Incorporated selected to operate Calaveras County Innovative Day Reporting Program for Probationers
• Wexford Health promotes senior management team members
• Matt Swando Named Divisional Vice President of BI Incorporated
• GTL Houston Expansion Project Reflects Continued Commitment to Best-in-Class Data Center Infrastructure
• Orange County, California Awards ITS Contract to GTL
• Assessing whether an electronic monitoring program is right for you
• GTL Sets Annual Record for Visitation Management: Leads Industry in Combining In-Person and Video Visitation Technology
• Securus Technologies Commits To Five (5) Year Funding For Prison Entrepreneurship Program (PEP) and Exclusive Agreement to Jointly Offer PEP to Prison and Jail Facilities Nationwide
• Now Available: Securus' Investigator Pro™ with Searchable Voice Capability

quote of the week

"It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well."
– Rene Descartes

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