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CW: You must work at a private prison in Ohio, because every state prison I’m aware of does a TB test the first day on the job, and then yearly after that. If your a state employee and haven’t been tested, you need to let your Cpt. or Medical know immediately... full thread

A critical part of the “From Corrections to Fatigue to Fulfillment” course is the challenge of traumatic exposure. This type of exposure is presented as one of the unavoidable challenges of working in a corrections environment. Any non-corrections person reading this may not be shocked to hear that corrections employees are exposed to incidents of trauma. However, anyone that has worked inside a corrections environment knows that we don’t call this trauma; we call it something else... full story

Also this week:

• Monroe Crossroads Inmate Art Projects Win 12 Ribbons at Evergreen State Fair
• Wax On, Wax Off...
• What’s the most cost-effective way to treat scabies? The answer might surprise you...
• Charity and Volunteerism

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• February – Charity and Volunteerism – The corrections impact on the community editor@corrections.com]

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Transfer Station Supervisor

Detailed job specifications and applications may be obtained on the Internet at www.eddycounty.org. For those that need any assistance in applying for a position online you can visit the New Mexico Workforce Connection...

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events

• 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
• Industry Veteran Joins GTL as Executive Vice President of National Sales Team

quote of the week

"I am a kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy."
– J. D. Salinger

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