Corrections Today articles from December 2008

Corrections Today archives from December 2008

ACA salutes our armed forces.(American Correctional Association)(Editorial)
December 1, 2008... During this time of war, it is necessary that we give thanks and recognize our military personnel for their dedication and bravery. The American Correctional Association has devoted this issue to our nation's armed forces and the many successes...

Military Corrections and ACA evolve together.(American Correctional Association)
December 1, 2008... They say the best place to begin is at the beginning; for the Army, that would be with the American Correctional Association. The military correctional system, established by Congress in 1873, evolved from the first meeting of the American...

Harris County tests immigration database.(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... In October, the Harris County (Texas) Sheriff's Office became the first local law enforcement agency in the nation to test an automated fingerprint check system that gives jailers full access to suspects' immigration history. The program links...

Florida model provides preventative care.(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... In 28 emergency shelters across the state of Florida, troubled youths are given a chance to cool off and receive intervention in the form of anger management lessons, social skills classes and counseling, before they do something that will land...

County Jail hosts resource fair.(News Briefs)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Minnesota's Dakota County Jail held its first resource fair in October, gathering representatives from 19 schools, churches, treatment programs, transitional houses, and state and county work force centers. Whereas resource fairs are nothing...

Washington prisons recycle and retrofit.(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... As part of a systemwide effort, the Washington State Department of Corrections is implementing green practices in several of its prisons, saving the state money, helping the environment and keeping inmates busy. An article in the News Tribune...

My time in an Afghan prison.(A View From the Line)
December 1, 2008... I vividly remember my first trip to the Afghanistan National Detention Facility (ANDF), located approximately 10 miles outside of the city of Kabul. As a member of the Detainee Capabilities Directorate working in Afghanistan, one of my...

Recruitment and retention in California Prison Health Care.
December 1, 2008... How do you recruit and hire 1,600 health care professionals for 33 prisons in 12 months? California has tried a little of everything. The most successful solution to overwhelming vacancy rates in nearly all clinical and allied health...

The U.S. Disciplinary Barracks leads the Military in Professional Certification.(Professional Development Update)
December 1, 2008... The U.S. Disciplinary Barracks (USDB), located in Fort Leavenworth, Kan., is the Defense Department's only maximum-custody correctional facility. USDB's mission is to incarcerate U.S. military prisoners sentenced to long terms of confinement;...

ACA Congratulates newly certified corrections professionals.(American Correctional Association)(List)
December 1, 2008... Correctional Manager--District of Columbia Department of Corrections Alonzo W. Jones, supervisory correctional officer/captain Correctional Officers--District of Columbia Department of Corrections Tonia Adams, Bosede Ayodelle,...

ACA reaches out to young people through social networking.(American Correctional Association)
December 1, 2008... In November, the American Correctional Association reached out to the younger generations already in corrections and those who might be considering corrections as a career by joining the three most popular social networking sites--MySpace,...

Volunteer leaves mark on Hispanic Community.(Antonia Alvarado-Jackson)
December 1, 2008... A correctional specialist for the Washington State Penitentiary for 22 years, Antonia Alvarado-Jackson's commitment to the Walla Walla community has far exceeded what her profession requires. Her dedication to community service has earned her a...

Supervisor spreads the certification word.(Theresa Grenier)
December 1, 2008... In 1985, Theresa Grenier, CCS, began working for the Department of the Army at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks (USDB) as a military personnel clerk. USDB is the only maximum-custody facility in the Department of Defense (DOD). Since 2000, she...

A Window to Our Future Capital Campaign.
December 1, 2008... Through the support of our members, the American Correctional Association was able to purchase a national headquarters building in 2006. Located in historic Old Town Alexandria, Va., close to our nation's capital, our offices are always open to...

U.S. Navy Corrections: purpose and policy.(CT FEATURE)
December 1, 2008... Immediately prior to World War II, due to the relatively small U.S. Navy and Marine Corps (i.e., naval) organization and selective recruiting policy, the confinement of naval inmates was not a major problem. The total number of naval inmates in...

The long arm of the law: the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act.
December 1, 2008... In October 2003, three months before the investigation on inmate abuse at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq began, a former Navy intelligence specialist arrived in Iraq as a civilian contract interrogator employed by CACI Inc. The man who directed the...

Sex offender rehabilitation: educating correctional cadre.
December 1, 2008... It is not uncommon to see a news report or read a headline about sexual assault. Sadly, reports like these are all too common and appear to be increasing in number. Also increasing during the past two decades is the number of inmates in prison...

Inaugural Marine prison dog program assists Wounded veterans.
December 1, 2008... In August 2008, a Marine injured while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom received a much needed helping hand from the most unlikely place. In October 2007, the Camp Lejeune Base Brig in North Carolina began a partnership with Carolina...

Meaningful action and moral reconation therapy.
December 1, 2008... "There is strong. And then there's Army Strong." Through this slogan, the Army claims that individuals gain strength by becoming soldiers. Soldiers develop mental, emotional and physical toughness forged through shared values, teamwork and...

The Army Corrections Command: bringing it all together.
December 1, 2008... On Oct. 1, 2007, the Army Corrections Command (ACC) was activated in Washington, D.C., at the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes. For the first time in the more than 200-year history of U.S. Army confinement and corrections, the Army has a single...

Recidivism: a time series analysis of Navy releases, 1997-2003.
December 1, 2008... Historically, Navy inmates have had an overall recidivism rate that has generally been below that of civilian levels. Although updated civilian rates are not available for comparison, the current analysis suggests that Navy recidivism rates are...

Army corrections in Mannheim: past, present, future.
December 1, 2008... Today, the city of Mannheim, Germany, is more than 500 years old. It was established at the confluence of the Rhine and Neckar rivers in western Germany in 1507. Due to the ease of inland water transportation and the Rhine River valley's superb...

Re-establishing public order and safety: support to the host nation correctional system.(CT FEATURE)
December 1, 2008... In February 2008, the Department of the Army's headquarters published its Operations Field Manual, (1) which establishes the intellectual underpinnings of how the Army organizes, trains and fights. This recent edition is a revolutionary...

Editorial calendar.(Calendar)
December 1, 2008... FEBRUARY Correctional Subcultures. This issue will focus on correctional subcultures, including gangs and security threat groups. Other subcultures may revolve around: religion, ethnic background, sexual orientation, etc. Articles also...

Identifying the proper drug-abuse treatment for offenders.
December 1, 2008... The criminal justice system, with respect to drug abuse treatment, has come a long way since the dark old days of "nothing works." By the late 1990s, nearly half of all adult and juvenile correctional facilities were providing some level of...

The Indiana DOC's response to the methamphetamine epidemic.
December 1, 2008... The state of Indiana has been significantly impacted by the manufacture, sale and abuse of methamphetamine, as have many states across the country. In 2004, Indiana ranked third in the country for meth lab seizures with 1,113. According to...

Adaptability and persistence: the treatment of co-occurring disorders.
December 1, 2008... Alvis House is a community corrections agency in Columbus, Ohio, that provides services regarding halfway house placements, reentry and employment. The agency specializes in the treatment of specialty populations (e.g., offenders with mental...

Whose responsibility is substance abuse treatment?
December 1, 2008... In response to public outcry, U.S. lawmakers have determined that using, selling, purchasing and possessing certain drugs are criminal acts. This has created an explosion in the U.S. prison population. Punishment for these acts ranges from a...

Welcome new members.(Membership News)
December 1, 2008... Organizational ARIZONA -- Cochise County Sheriff's Office LOUISIANA -- Acadiana Marine Institute Inc. MASSACHUSETTS -- UMass Correctional Health OHIO -- Clermont County Juvenile Court TEXAS -- Willacy County Processing...

Standards for Adult Probation and Parole Field Services, version 4.2.(Probation and Parole Forum)
December 1, 2008... In 1977, the American Correctional Association and the Commission on Accreditation for Corrections released the Manual of Standards for Adult Probation and Parole Field Services. One of the earliest manuals released in the field, this document...

Lessons from the South Carolina RSAT evaluation: the role of drug testing in aftercare.(Residential Substance Abuse Treatment )
December 1, 2008... In a concentrated effort to disrupt the drug-crime nexus, Congress charged the Bureau of Justice Assistance in 1996 with administering the national Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Formula Grant Program. The RSAT trickled funds to...

What's new in the NIC Jails Division?(National Institute of Corrections)
December 1, 2008... Services In its continued support of the effective management and operation of the nation's jails, the NIC Jails Division has recently developed or is developing a variety of new and revised products. These products complement ongoing...

The Million Dollar Inmate: The Financial and Social Burden of Non-Violent Offenders.(Book review)
December 1, 2008... The Million Dollar Inmate: The Financial and Social Burden of Non-Violent Offenders, by Heather Ahn-Redding, Lanham, Md., Lexington Books, 2007, 241 pp. Incarceration and prison sentences have dominated public policy responses to crime and...

Hawaii's swift and sure probation.(NIJ Update)
December 1, 2008... A few years ago, the probation system in Hawaii was like many probation systems. Too many convicted felons routinely failed to show up for appointments with their probation officers. Many probationers declined to take mandatory drug tests, or...

Parity in Juvenile and adult corrections: a Juvenile Justice update from ACA's Congress.(American Correctional Association)
December 1, 2008... At the American Correctional Association's Congress of Correction last August, the Juvenile Justice Committee met to discuss ways of promoting and increasing juvenile justice's influence within ACA and on a national level. States are...