This Week's Corrections Connection
Wednesday | December 12, 2007
EDITOR'S CORNER
With all the excitement, and chaos, of the holidays it can be pretty easy to lose focus on family, job responsibilities, and the meaning behind the season. Bill Sturgeon grounds us a bit with his reminder to stick with common sense work practices to ensure safety and peace for all.
Jim
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Recalling the basics for a peaceful holiday time
By William Sturgeon
Simple rules for staying safe
While the civilian world prepares to celebrate the holidays, correctional personnel have to be especially vigilant and prepared to deal with any potential situation. While the civilian world is preparing for peace on earth and happy times, very often these are depressing times for offenders and their families.
A great many correctional facilities decorate and have special holiday events planned, but an undertone of sadness, frustration and sometimes anger can still exist. Some of the offenders deal with the holiday season like any other time while others experience varying degrees of difficulty dealing with this season.
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Regarding Helping Katrina's kids, 12/4/07
Don Dease's article about helping our peers in Louisiana was a wonderful and inspirational story. It is nice to see how far corrections goes to make the community, wherever it may be, a safer and better place.
APM, Vermont
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Building a future
Of all the challenges corrections faces, recidivism is possibly one of the most frustrating. Several variables, some uncontrollable, cause it to be negatively correlated to the success of both the inmate and facility. Full story
Homesick
Wyoming is known for its endless plains and towering blue mountains, but those spacious, breathtaking scenes might have one downside. Full story
Condoms coming soon to a facility near you?
The debate over supplying condoms in a corrections environment continues in the latest issue of the Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report. Full story
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CAREER WATCH
PADOC nominates next executive deputy secretaryWilliam Sprenkle will become the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections’ new executive deputy secretary when Dr. John Shaffer ends his 21-year service with the PADOC by retiring at the end of December. Sprenkle will supervise the Bureau of Standards and Security, administration, reentry and specialized programs deputy secretaries, and regional deputy secretaries.Full story |
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