Corrections Today articles from February 1996

Corrections Today archives from February 1996

Professional development: making the vision a reality. (management of correctional institutions)(Editorial)
February 1, 1996... During 1995, we celebrated our 125th anniversary. This occasion gave us a chance to reflect on where the Association has gone since our founding in 1870 and to learn from our past to prepare for the future. ACA's founders understood the...

Good correctional practice supports desire for safe streets and less crime.
February 1, 1996... Across the nation, we face the complex task of building a criminal justice system that is responsive both to the legitimate public safety concerns of our citizens and their desire for economy and efficiency in government. There is little...

A dish best served cold. (crime and punishment according to liberals and conservatives)
February 1, 1996... It's hard to be a liberal. I'm not talking about how, in the past 15 years, conservatives have succeeded in transforming "liberal" into a seven-letter swear word, a magic spell that calls forth memories of the bumbling genies of Carter,...

Inmate labor: yesterday, today and tomorrow.
February 1, 1996... The earliest prisons in Colonial days -- a time when hangings and public whippings were favored punishments -- were scandalously cruel by today's widely accepted standards. In 1773, for instance, a copper mine in Simsbury, Conn., was converted...

Ontario changes direction. (adopts electronic monitoring program for adult offenders)
February 1, 1996... On Oct. 3, 1995, Bob Runciman, Ontario solicitor general and minister of correctional services, announced that the province will introduce an electronic monitoring program for adult offenders early in 1996. "It will provide a tight...

Under control: administrator fights juvenile delinquency. (Joyce Jordan, administration of the Criminal Justice Center of Nashville, TN)
February 1, 1996... The voice answers the telephone expectantly. "Wait, my phone is dead. Let us transfer your call to office," she says, dropping the receiver. The clicking of heels can be heard echoing down a long corridor at the Nashville Criminal...

Caution: women working. (inmates at the New Mexico Women's Correctional Facility)
February 1, 1996... Every weekday morning at eight, 30 women report to work at the microfilm department of the New Mexico Women's Correctional Facility in Grants. One or two start the coffee pot, while the others move to their assigned work stations. If it...

The population boom. (prison population)(Cover Story)
February 1, 1996... Lock 'em up and throw away tile key." "Three strikes and you're out." "Truth in sentencing." These recent attitudes toward corrections make it clear that most Americans want violent criminals sentenced to prison for more time and with less...

What to look for when contracting for beds. (Missouri's Department of Corrections rents prison beds)(Cover Story)
February 1, 1996... For Missouri, it was like the lull before the storm. By the end of 1993, the state's inmate population decreased by 1.19 percent, a figure considerably lower than its historical average increase of 1.46 inmates per day. But this lull didn't...

The juvenile justice dilemma.(Cover Story)
February 1, 1996... To many Americans today, the country is a hostage -- but not, as one might first expect, to terrorists overseas. Instead, we live in terror of our own children. The murder reports we read in the paper or see on television are particularly...

Cost-effective ideas in penology: the Minnesota approach.(Cover Story)
February 1, 1996... For years, Minnesota has had one of the lowest rates of incarceration in the country. Its incarceration rate is the second lowest in the United States for 1995: 103 inmates for every 100,000 state residents. Simply stated, Minnesota's...

Forging a major NIJ-corrections partnership. (National Institute of Justice)
February 1, 1996... The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is committed to building a new, constructive partnership with our colleagues in the corrections profession. Within NIJ, we have established an institutional objective of strengthening existing...

Heartland terror: the Oklahoma DOC's story. (Dept. of Corrections)(includes related article)
February 1, 1996... One moment statistical analyst Fran Ferrari was sitting at her desk at the Oklahoma Criminal Justice Resource Center talking on the telephone; the next, she was lying on the floor in pain. It was 9:02 a.m. on April 19, 1995, and a truck bomb...

Successful Idaho program: addictions recovery, cognitive restructuring and a team effort. (addictions recovery program at Idaho State Correctional Institution)(includes related article)
February 1, 1996... A correctional program can be one of the greatest assets of an institution or its worst nightmare," says Mark Gornik, designer/coordinator of a new addictions recovery program at the Idaho State Correctional Institution (ISCI). "It needs to be...

The socio-legal response: a new approach to juvenile justice in the '90s.
February 1, 1996... According to the 1993 Uniform Crime Report published by the FBI, juvenile crime in the United States increased 22 percent between 1984 and 1993. Significant jumps in homicide (167.9 percent), aggravated assault (98.1 percent) and violent crime...

Nashville to host 126th Congress of Correction. (American Correctional Association conference)(Nashville '96)
February 1, 1996... Nashville, Music City USA, will host the American Correctional Association's 126th Congress of Correction, Aug. 18-22, 1996. More than 5,000 corrections professionals will convene to participate in more than 70 sessions and workshops...

Networking in Nashville: program tracks set for 126th Congress. (American Correctional Association conference)(Nashville '96)
February 1, 1996... During ACA's 1996 Winter Conference in Philadelphia, the Coordinating Council for Congress Programs met with representatives from ACA's chapters and affiliates, committees, task forces and councils to develop the program for the 126th Congress...

Changing the rules of recidivism through recreation.
February 1, 1996... "In the 70's, inmate bikers at some prisons were allowed to ride their Harleys in the prison yard as part of their recreation," laughs Steve Erickson, president of the National Correctional Recreation Association (NCRA). "Now, that's what I...

Teaching self-management skills to young offenders.
February 1, 1996... Everyone has been angry at one time or another. For some, however. anger leads to destructive behavior with serious consequences. A stressful situation then becomes frustrating. and the anger arousal cycle begins all over again. ...

Prison suicide: rates and prevention policies.
February 1, 1996... Historically, little is known about the issue of prison suicide, a research topic that has been characterized as a victim of relative neglect in criminology and corrections (Austin and Unkovic 1977). Recently, the National Center on...

Punishment for Profit: Private Prisons and Public Concern.
February 1, 1996... In this comprehensive study of the privatization of correctional institutions. David Shichor provides a much needed critical analysis aild evaluation of the privatization movement in corrections today. After presenting a lucid historical...

Long Term Imprisonment: Policy, Science and Correctional Practice.
February 1, 1996... Long Term Imprisonment: Policy, Science and Correctional Practice is a collection of essays by correctional practitioners, academics, researchers and offenders exploring the myths, challenges and opportunities presented by the imposition of...

The truth about truth in sentencing. (last of a seven-part series)(includes related article)(Correctional Options)
February 1, 1996... "Truth in sentencing,, may be one of the most misunderstood concepts in the criminal justice field. At a time when policymakers at the state and national level are promoting various truth-in-sentencing schemes, it is important to examine the...