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BROWNS2K:
Just look at PREA and the mess it is, especially when they first incorporated it. I remember them putting in all these alarms and telling all females( I work at an all male prison) that not only do they have to announce their arrival in a pod(idiotic in and of itself), they also had to sound the alarm. Basically, it turned out to be a jack alert, and after writing more jack tickets than anyone cold imagine, they finally did away with them. We had warned them from the beginning, the CO’s that is, about this very thing, but no one listened. Same can be said about us shaking down inmates, once PREA was initiated, all of us CO’s were hit with PREA infractions from the I/M’s that wasted a lot of time and resources... full thread

Just who is the inmate’s best friend? Is it a concerned counselor? No. Is it his or her cellmate? No. Believe it or not-in my view-it is the complacent correctional officer (CO) or civilian staff member. As a jail veteran-I have my reasons for this opinion, and I will discuss this problem... full story

Also this week:

• Cleaning Words Correctional Administrators Need to Know
• Just Call It Trauma
• So, Kid, What Did You Learn?
• Former Stuntman, Army Ranger Improves Public Safety on Special Emergency Response Team

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• March – Food and Agriculture – Coverage of food service issues and agriculture in corrections editor@corrections.com]

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Communications Technician

Receives and directs incoming emergency and complaint calls, answers hot lines, provides general information and other County numbers to callers, relays instructions to parties, refers difficult calls to the Supervisor for action and directs calls to proper authority. Monitors logged calls on the CAD system and dispatches appropriate routine and emergency support, as necessary. Monitors Patrol, Warrant Execution, Bailiff, Detention, Constable, Building Security, Fire Marshall, Medical Examiner and Public Works radio frequencies, logs calls, provides various information and support and dispatches help and back-up, when required...

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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

"Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit."
– Hosea Ballou

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