Corrections Today articles from February 2000

Corrections Today archives from February 2000

Partnerships: A Better Way.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... The American Correctional Association is committed to the promotion of partnerships at all levels. President Wood row Wilson once said, "The highest and best form of efficiency is the spontaneous cooperation of a free people." However,...

Partnerships: From Building Walls to Building Bridges.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... "The question to ask is whether partnerships are an excercise in form rather than substance." As the saying goes, "none of us is as smart as all of us." Such is the prevailing practice in corrections. After decades of focusing on...

Technology: Who Do You Call?(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... NIJ and NLECTC Staff Evolving at what seems to be the speed of light, technology is becoming more and more a part of our lives. Although technology may offer us effective and cost-efficient ways to improve our lives, its rapid growth also...

Teaching More Than a Trade.(prison education)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... When Duane Krueger was presented with the idea to teach vocational welding, he jumped at the opportunity for an interview. However, he was quite surprised to discover the teaching job was at a correctional facility. At the time, Krueger...

A Network of Similarities and Differences.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... What do age, gender, degree of offense, health care and work stress have in common? Each must be dealt with on a daily basis by correctional administartors. However, each administrator deals with these issues differently due to the wide range...

Congress 2000: What to Expect.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... As the first session of the 106th Congress ended, a number of criminal justice issues were left unresolved. These included many questions of interest to corrections, including juvenile justice, industries, victims' rights and privatization, to...

California Ditches Plans for Privatized Prisons.
February 1, 2000... California's plan to have private companies operate four 500-bed prisons was dismissed due to a lower-than-expected inmate population, according to the Sacramento Bee. Former Gov. Pete Wilson agreed several years ago to increase the number...

OJJDP Establishes a Youth Court Center.(Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) will create a National Youth Court Center to provide training and technical assistance and serve as a clearing-house for youth court programs around the country. The $1 million...

Execution Delays Are Not Cruel and Unusual.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... The Supreme Court rejected appeals from inmates who claimed that being kept on death row for almost 20 years is cruel and unusual punishment. Inmates from Florida and Nebraska claimed that these delays violated their Eight Amendment rights. ...

Correctional Health Care Problems Increase.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... According to the Journal of Health Care Finance, correctional institution health care is facing major problems due to increasing correctional populations, complex health problems, and the side effects of Medicaid policy choices. The...

Local/State Correctional Partnerships That Work.
February 1, 2000... It has been said that the world is getting smaller, more linked and more interdependent. In the field of corrections, our budgets are tighter and we are challenged to do more with less. Many agencies have formed partnerships to work together...

Writing Our Stories.(juvenile offenders and creative writing)
February 1, 2000... An Anti-Violence Creative Writing Program for Juveniles Changes Lives THEY GET EXCITED ABOUT READING LITERATURE AND POETRY. THEY ARE EAGER TO SHARE THEIR WORK AND EXPRESS THEIR FEELINGS. "Writing Our, Stories," which is a violence...

FUTURE.(Canadian law enforcement and organized crime)
February 1, 2000... Partnerships Through a Multidisciplinary Approach Continuous changes within the realm of organized crime have called for innovations from police agencies around the world. While the challenge of fighting organized crime continues to take...

JUVENILE CORRECTIONS IN INDIANA: THE DAWNING OF A NEW ERA.
February 1, 2000... On any given day, in any juvenile or family courtroom in America, one can witness the following scene: Once again, even while on probation, Johnny finds himself in front of the juvenile court judge for yet another referral. This is Johnny's...

PARTNERSHIPS For Public Safety.
February 1, 2000... In 1999, more than 500,000 individuals were released from prison, a number nearly equal to the population of Washington, D.C., and greater than that of Wyoming. Many will return to urban areas -- and disproportionately to certain neighborhoods....

Connection the Dots to Increase Inmate Labor.
February 1, 2000... When Government and the Private Sector Work Together, Everyone Wins New partnerships offer a growing number of inmates opportunities to participate in meaningful work during confinement. Public support for a more productive, occupied inmate...

Oregon's Juvenile Justice Information System.
February 1, 2000... Jake, 17, lives in rural eastern Oregon but has just been arrested for starting a fire in an ocean resort 300 miles away. He has been drinking, is belligerent and refuses to provide his last name. Upon Jake's delivery to the local detention...

COLLABORATION AMONG FEDERAL AGENCIES EQUALS School Safety.
February 1, 2000... Schools: A Safe Haven? Schools have traditionally been perceived as safe havens for children and, despite the recent string of school shootings, the vast majority of our nation's schools are safe. Violent crime constitutes only a small...

WASHINGTON'S OFFENDER ACCOUNTABILITY ACT.
February 1, 2000... A NEW APPROACH TO CORRECTIONS The state of Washington's 1999 legislative session saw a significant piece of legislative passed into existence. The Offender Accountability Act (OAA) was initiated by Gov. Gary Locke (D) and eventually passed...

Hospice with GRACE.
February 1, 2000... Reforming Care for Terminally Ill Inmates Dealing with the final stages of a terminal illness is difficult. Providing quality end-of-life care for inmates poses many additional chalenges that require unique approaches and new partnerships....

San Antonio 2000: Partnerships -- Pathways to Success.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... The American Correctional Association will return to one or its most popular host cities for its 130th Congress of Correction this summer. Once again, San Antonio, Texas, will delight attendees with its rare and appealing blend of old-west...

South African Youths: Course Teaches Young Offenders That There is a Better Way.
February 1, 2000... When Simon Kunene and Colin Nkabinde walk down the streets of Blairgowrie, a middle-class suburb in Johannesburg, South Africa, they are vigilant. They make sure they constantly watch each other's backs. It's not that this area is particularly...

Responding to Crime: Probation's Role In Building Healthier Communities.
February 1, 2000... The inaugural meeting of the International Corrections and Prisons Association was held in Budapest, Hungary, Oct. 10-14, 1999. The association's mission is to contribute to public safety and healthier communities by encouraging and enabling...

NIC Hosts State Jail Inspector Meeting.(National Institute of Corrections)
February 1, 2000... This past summer, the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) Jails Division hosted a two-day meeting in Longmont, Colo., of 22 chief jail inspectors from states across the country that have minimum jail standards. Jail inspectors are...

Prison and Jail Administration: Practice and Theory.(Review)
February 1, 2000... Prison and Jail Administration: Practice and Theory, by Peter M. Carlson and Judith Simon Garrett, Aspen Publishers, (301) 417-7500, 1999, 483 pp. The administration of this nation's jails and prisons has generated a great deal of interest...

Com-Tec Inc.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... * Com-Tec Inc., one of the country's largest independent electronic security control system integrators for the detention and correctional markets, broke ground last October on a $1.6 million facility. Com-Tec President Terry Bush announced...

Rotondo Weirich (RW).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... * Late in 1999, Rotondo Weirich (RW) purchased 20 acres in Perry, Ga., to be used as a manufacturing site for prefinished cells on prison projects being built in close proximity to the area. Due to the large volume of work RW accomplished in...

DLR Group.(architectural and design firm)
February 1, 2000... * DLR Group, a leading architecture, engineering and design firm, announced last October that it has been awarded a $2.4 million contract to design the reuse and expansion of Crawford County judicial Center in Pittsburg, Kan. The primary...

ACA Seeks Manuscript Reviewers.
February 1, 2000... The American Correctional Association (ACA) is seeking enthusiastic, experienced corrections professionals to read and evaluate manuscripts. If you are in the corrections field and would like to review articles from contributing writers, please...

Profile.(Corrections Corporation of America)
February 1, 2000... Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) is a private sector provider of detention and correctional services to federal, state and local governments. The company designs, constructs, finances and manages new or existing facilities, and provides...

ACA Releases New Publications.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... ACA is pleased to announce the release of several new titles. The 2000 Standards Supplement updates all adult and juvenile standards manuals with every addition, deletion, revision and/or interpretation approved by the ACA Standards Committee...

Key v. McKinney, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1999.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... While he was incarcerated in Anamosa State Penitentiary, Kelvin Key was restrained in handcuffs and leg shackles for 24 hours for throwing water on a correctional officer. Key filed a lawsuit against Iowa prison officials claiming that the...

Ford v. Nassau County Executive, U.S. District Court, New York, 1999.
February 1, 2000... Inmate Anthony Ford alleged that while incarcerated as a pretrial detainee at the Nassau County Correctional Center (NCCC), the Nassau County executive violated his "civil and constitutional right," including his 13th Amendment right, by...