Mental health exams for Juvenile Justice workers

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I agree that training and the culture of the facility are perhaps our best tools. In addition, I would say adequate background checks should be conducted. I believe that quite often this is the part that is lacking for smaller agencies who don’t have the resources available to conduct a thorough investigation on applicants... view full thread

Preserving Sacred Traditions During a Pandemic: Corrections Employee at Women’s Prison in Belfair, Washington Wins Award for Her Work in Native Programs

Rachel Friederich

BELFAIR, WASHINGTON—JoiSky Caudill ignites a bundle of cedar and sweet grass inside an abalone shell at Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women (MCCCW). With an eagle feather, she brushes the smoke around the incarcerated women’s faces, hands and feet. As she moves between the women, they sing. The smudging ceremony is one that goes back centuries in Native communities. In many Native cultures, it’s a means of purification and cleansing. Caudill has kept this tribal ceremony, along with several others, alive with a few modifications as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to postpone or cancel correctional enrichment programs statewide... read full story

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