Corrections Today articles from April 1998

Corrections Today archives from April 1998

Voting is a privilege. (American Correctional Association elections)(Editorial)
April 1, 1998... It is again time to cast your vote. Not in your local, state, provincial or national elections, but in another important contest - ACA's 1998 elections. Shortly, you will be receiving information about the candidates for ACA's Executive...

Assessing correctional health care. (Column)
April 1, 1998... Correctional populations reflect and magnify society's problems. Correctional health care is no exception. Poverty, dysfunctional family life, unemployment, lack of education, substance abuse, physical and sexual abuse, and neglect are recognized...

Reflections on leaving the penitentiary.
April 1, 1998... By training, I am both a child psychologist and a forensic psychologist. Through my work in these specialties, I have conducted evaluations on abuse and neglect, custody determinations, divorce mediation, trauma assessment and play therapy. I...

Hawaii Criminal Justice Association produces 'a lot of positive vibrations.'
April 1, 1998... Don't call it a comeback. After years of inactivity, the Hawaii Corrections Association (FICA) has given rise to the Hawaii Criminal Justice Association OtCJA). The new name represents more than just a temporal update, though; it reflects the...

'Can-do' attitude earns accolades. (Crossroads Correctional Center superintendent Michael Kemna)
April 1, 1998... Michael Kemna, superintendent of the maximum security Crossroads Correctional Center (CRCC) in Cameron, Mo., was responsible for opening not just one but two major correctional facilities. Before tackling CRCC, he opened and was superintendent of...

Winter conference attendees network for success. (American Correctional Association)(1998 Winter Conference)
April 1, 1998... More than 3,400 corrections professionals from the United States and around the world gathered in San Antonio in January for the American Correctional Association's Winter Conference. Focusing on the theme, "Developing a Network for Success," the...

Conference workshops explore a variety of correctional issues. (1998 American Correctional Association Winter Conference)(1998 Winter Conference)
April 1, 1998... Attendees of the 1998 ACA Winter Conference in San Antonio were treated to a plethora of workshops and seminars on topics from health care to the death penalty. Below are highlights from a few of those workshops. Managed Care and Preventive...

ACA bestows five awards in San Antonio. (American Correctional Association; Texas)(1998 Winter Conference)
April 1, 1998... At its Winter Conference in San Antonio in January, ACA resented the following five awards: the Medal of Valor Award, the Community Service Award, the Peter P. Lejins Research Award, the Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Award and the...

McCollum outlines legislative initiatives. (speech by Rep. William McCollum)(1998 Winter Conference)(Transcript)
April 1, 1998... Editor's Note: The following is an edited version of the Opening Session Keynote address delivered by Rep. William McCollum (R-Fla.), chair of the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Crime, on Jan. 19, 1998. Crime has been down for a...

President Wilkinson pays tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (speech by American Correctional Association Pres. Reginald Wilkinson)(1998 Winter Conference)(Transcript)
April 1, 1998... Editor's Note: ACA President Reginald Wilkinson paid tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the Opening Session of ACA's Winter Conference, Jan. 19, 1998. It is an honor for me to deliver ACA's tribute to one of our country's heroes: the...

Communication is key to success. (speech by North Carolina Department of Human Resources' Division of Youth Services Director Gwendolyn C. Chunn)(1998 Winter Conference)(Transcript)
April 1, 1998... Editor's note: The following is an edited version of the Closing Breakfast keynote address delivered by Gwendolyn C. Chunn, director of the Division of Youth Services, North Carolina Department of Human Resources, on Jan. 21, 1998. A lot has...

HIV and TB in prison. (human immunodeficiency virus and tuberculosis)
April 1, 1998... Increasing Incidence of Infectious Diseases Calls for Aggressive Plan of Action In addition to the already daunting problems posed by crowding and fiscal stringency, today's correctional administrators and health care professionals must deal,...

Making the case for bioethics in corrections: formal programs or policies can alleviate pressure on correctional health care workers.
April 1, 1998... J.W. is an HIV-positive inmate whose illness is progressing steadily. The infetious disease consultant recommends an expensive "cocktail of mediciens that are now J.W.'s only hope of survival. The warden warns that the prison cannot afford this...

Meeting the challenges of juvenile health care.
April 1, 1998... The health care needs and status of incarcerated youths have received limited public policy and programmatic attention. But with the rising number of children and adolescents involved in both the adult and juvenile justice systems, their health...

Tattooing & body piercing: examining the public health implications of these risky behaviors.
April 1, 1998... Examining the Public Health Implications of These Risky Behaviors Tattooing and body piercing have emerged as popular practices among teens and young adults in the general population. Both practices are legal activities, though largely...

Intervening among the invisible population: the CDC examines correctional health care. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
April 1, 1998... Approximately 1.7 million people are housed in correctional facilities in the United States, many of whom have numerous health problems. Our nation s criminal justice system is in real danger of facing a public health crisis as a result of...

Preventing the spread of hepatitis B: correctional facilities offer opportunity to vaccinate at-risk juveniles and adults.
April 1, 1998... Correctional Facilities Offer Opportunity to Vaccinate At-Risk Juveniles and Adults The hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the most prolific infectious diseases of our time, striking an estimated one out of every 20 Americans. A blood-borne...

Changing paradigms in correctional mental health care: Georgia DOC meets the challenges of the new managed care. (Department of Corrections)
April 1, 1998... Managed care is dead. Long live managed care. The traditional figure of the Rockwellian country doctor single-handedly managing the care of generations of Americans is no longer part of our way of life. Advances in science and technology have...

Medical emergency! One nurse looks back on the Headingley Riot and evaluates what could have been done differently.
April 1, 1998... "The inmates are rioting, and we've lost the jail. Can you come?" It was a call out of a nightmare. For a correctional nurse, it was also the ultimate professional challenge. The call came about 10:15 p.m. on Thursday, April 25. 1996. The jail...

Staff health and wellness: protecting the health of correctional employees is a long-term endeavor.
April 1, 1998... Protecting the Health Of Correctional Employees Is a Long-Term Endeavor The deaths of several inmates and a correctional officer from multiple drug-resistant tuberculosis in 1991 convinced the New York Department of Correctional Services...

Elder care: Louisiana initiates program to meet needs of aging inmate population.
April 1, 1998... In Louisiana, an inmate sentenced to life in prison is likely to die there, unless a court intervenes or the sentence is commuted by joint action of the board of pardons and the governor. There are 3,014 inmates with life sentences and...

Beyond telemedicine: Ohio expands its use of videoconferencing technologies. (includes related article on the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction's Job Links program)
April 1, 1998... Ohio Expands Its Use of Videoconferencing Technologies Technology has expanded the communications canvas to an almost unfathomable range. Who could have imagined that Alexander Graham Bell's tinny message, "Watson, come here, I need you,"...

Standing up for education: new CEA study seeks to definitively show correlation between education and reduced recidivism. (Correctional Education Association)
April 1, 1998... New CEA Study Seeks To Definitively Show Correlation Between Education and Reduced Recidivism Program accountability and the accompanying research have become a necessity in the correctional education field. As budget pressures in corrections...

Prison educators travel N.C.'s information highway.
April 1, 1998... In the wake of new communication technology, North Carolina prison educators are reaching more inmate students than ever before. Now, offenders throughout the state can actively participate in classes live via the North Carolina information...

Memorializing America's tragedy: community leaders unite to remember victims of Oklahoma bombing.
April 1, 1998... Community Leaders Unite to Remember Victims of Oklahoma Bombing Like most corrections professionals, I am involved in several civic and community affairs. One such activity has been Starting Right!, a partnership organized for the prevention of...

APPA president outlines future. (American Probation and Parole Association Pres Mario A. Paparozzi)(Interview)
April 1, 1998... Change of leadership is a time to affirm and articulate an organization s vision, goals and objectives. In August 1997, the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) elected Dr. Mario A. Paparozzi, assistant commissioner, Department of...

Street Gang Awareness: A Resource Guide for Parents and Professionals.
April 1, 1998... Street Gang Awareness: A Resource Guide for Parents and Professionals, is a well-intentioned book written as a "wakeup call" to parents on the lookout for signs of street gang influences on their children. This book provides valuable guidance to...

Workplace Violence: A Continuum from Threat to Death.
April 1, 1998... Workplace Violence: A Continuum from Threat to Death takes a 20-year statistical look at a growing problem in America. Drawing exclusively from Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI) reports on violent incidents in the...