Corrections Today articles from February 2001

Corrections Today archives from February 2001

Female Offenders -- The Major Issues.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... As I was preparing this column, I reminisced about the last time Corrections Today focused on female offenders in 1998. I looked back at that editorial column and I am sorry to say that most of the predictions I made at that time have come...

A Different View.(female offenders)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Hopefully, criminal justice professionals would agree that the greatest resource any agency enjoys is its human resources. I am ever amazed at the skill and commitment of community and institution-based staff. Probation officers, parole agents,...

Keefe Supply Co.(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
February 1, 2001... Keefe Supply Co. is among the nation's leading suppliers of food and personal care products to prison and jail commissaries. Since 1975, Keefe has provided quality products and services specifically designed for the corrections industry. Its...

Letters to the Editor.(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2001... Rethinking Lessons to Be Learned Again Dean J. Champion makes an interesting point in his letter in the October 2000 issue of Corrections Today, in which he argues that a wise judge would have given Nathaniel Abraham a blended sentence....

Measurable Results From Maryland's School Improvement.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... The Maryland State Department of Education and the Division of Correction have partnered to bring to life the school improvement concept and process, according to the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. Each correctional...

Oklahoma to Request Millions for State Prisons.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... According to the Oklahoman Online, the state Department of Corrections (DOC) will seek a record $35 million supplemental funding boost to operate prisons throughout the fiscal year that ends June 30, agency officials recently stated. "It's not...

Millions in Justice Department Funds for Crime Victims.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... The Justice Department's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) announced that more than $91 million will be available to reimburse victims for their crime-related expenses in fiscal year 2001, according to the Office of Justice Programs. This is...

Employment Rate Increases For Former Inmates.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Due to the booming economy, many employers nationwide are beginning to recruit ex-offenders, former gang members and recovering drug addicts, according to The Baltimore Sun. Employers are recruiting in a variety of ways -- from posting fliers...

Supreme Court Will Clarify Inmate Appeals.(improper instructions to trial juries)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Due to a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, inmates can file federal court appeals arguing that their trial jury instructions were improper, according to The Washington Post. The Supreme Court will hear Melvin Tyler, a Louisiana inmate, who...

A Role Model for Troubled Youths.(juvenile corrections officer Ernest Thomas)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... For the past 35 years, Ernest Thomas has dedicated his life to the corrections field. He has achieved various accomplishments throughout his career and has served as a role model to many troubled youths by helping them create better lives for...

ASCMHD Provides a Sounding Board for Mental Health Directors.(Association of State Corrections Mental Health Directors)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Administrating correctional mental health systems requires an understanding of a variety of fields, including behavioral science, corrections, legislation and law, and administration. The Association of State Corrections Mental Health Directors...

Thin Gray Line.(correctional personnel ethics)
February 1, 2001... One of my early childhood memories consists of me watching my grandfather crush aluminum cans to sell later that day. When he explained what he was doing, I suggested that we put a rock inside each can before we crushed it so we could receive a...

The Therapeutic Community Movement in Corrections.(recidivism low, United States)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... There is a major problem with drug and alcohol use in this country today. This problem threatens to overtake us all unless we intervene, and we must do so soon. Therapeutic communities (TC) are one attempt to reach substance-abusing offenders...

Initiative and Referendum: Another Front.(United States)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... While it is justifiable that the majority of government relations' attention is focused on the executive and legislative branches, an increasing number of issues are being set before the public in the form of initiatives, referendums or state...

ACA's Performance-Based Health Care Standards -- Accreditation Based on Results.(American Correctional Association)
February 1, 2001... In 1999, the American Correctional Association (ACA) committed to a major revision of its health care standards. This effort was based on the need to develop a higher-quality health care program that would better meet the needs of the...

Creating Visions and Achieving Goals: The Women in Community Service's Lifeskills[TM] Program.(helping women prisoners stay off drugs)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... After 20 years of habitual heroin use leading to continual stints in prison, Melonee's family and friends had all but given up on her. Melonee could not stay clean despite participation in drug rehabilitation programs while serving her time....

What About the Girls? Delinquency Programming as if Gender Mattered.(young offenders)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... The FBI noted in 1999 that every year, girls account for one out of four arrests of young people in America. Despite this, young women almost always are invisible when the delinquency "problem" is discussed and largely forgotten for...

Operation Outreach: Reaching Out to Youths Through Real-Life Experience.(young women offenders program at Hilltop Unit, Gatesville, Texas)
February 1, 2001... On designated Saturdays, girls just like Tracey, ages 10 to 17, attend a specially designed program for juvenile offenders at the Hilltop Unit, a female maximum-security facility in Gatesville, Texas. Operation Outreach, a one-day program,...

These Boots Are Made for Women.(boot camp correctional facilities)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Since the l980s, a variety of boot camp-style programs have been developed in most states and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), offering reduced Sentences in exchange for participation in special programs that usually involve military-type...

The Femate Offender: Different ... Not Difficult.(abuse victims, Florida Department of Corrections)(Column)
February 1, 2001... Editor's Note: The following article is based on a previously published article in The LE Trainer magazine in July 2000. It has been expanded and updated by the author. As an instructor for a myriad of both law enforcement and corrections...

MOTHERS PRISON.
February 1, 2001... What do the prison systems of Liberia and Suriname have in common with most prison systems in the United States? According to a survey of 70 nations, theirs are the only ones that routinely separate young children from their incarcerated...

Let Us Consider the Children.(mothers in prison)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... There recently has been increased attention given to the issues surrounding women offenders. In early 1999, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights published the findings of the special reporter on violence against women, which described...

CREATING CHOICES, CHANGING LIVES: The Transformation of Women's Corrections in Canada.
February 1, 2001... In 1989, a task force for federally sentenced women in Canada was assembled to make recommendations on how to improve the situation facing female offenders. Its report, Creating Choices, was submitted in April of the following year and, in...

Tougher Sentencing, Economic Hardships and Rising Violence.(statistics on women offenders)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Editor's Note: Based on a previously published article in Corrections Digest on Sept. 29, 2000, this article has been expanded and updated by the author. There has been a shift in the gender composition of the nation's correctional...

HIV AMONG INCARCERATED WOMEN: An Epidemic Behind the Walls.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Even though women are less likely to be incarcerated than men (one out of every 10 inmates in U.S. prisons and jails are female), incarcerated women are three times more likely to be HIV-infected than incarcerated men. The number of...

The Ventura Youth Correctional Facility Provides Needed Treatment Programs to Youthful Female Offenders.
February 1, 2001... The California Youth Authority (CYA) emphasizes public protection and offender accountability, and believes that the most effective way to protect the public is to ensure that offenders are held accountable for their criminal behavior. The...

Creating Gender-Responsive Program: The Next Step For Women's Services.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Some of the most neglected, misunderstood and unseen women in our society are those in jails, prisons and community corrections. The female rate of incarceration has increased dramatically, tripling in the last decade. The primary reason...

A Critical Need: Substance Abuse Treatment for Women With Children.
February 1, 2001... There is a nationwide shortage of substance abuse treatment facilities for women with young children. According to the Addiction Resource Guide, there are only four accredited facilities in the entire country. As a result, the implementation of...

Offender Rehabilitation in Australia: Northern Territory Correctional Services' Ending Offending - Our Message Project.
February 1, 2001... As a result of wide community consultation and research, the Northern Territory Correctional Services (NTCS) in Australia established that the needs of both the offender and the community could be best addressed through an integrated approach...

AN INTERVIEW WITH TED STRICKLAND: CONGRESSIONAL ADVOCATE FOR CORRECTIONS SHARES HIS PERCEPTIONS ON PRESSING ISSUES.(Interview)
February 1, 2001... Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of seven interviews that will run in each of the 2001 issues of Corrections Today. Congressman Ted Strickland (DOhio) represents Ohio's sixth congressional district in the U.S. House of...

131st Congress of Correction -- Philadelphia, PA -- August 11-16, 2001 "Our Principles: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow".(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... The 131St Congress of Correction will be held in Philadelphia, August 11-16, 2001. In keeping with the spirit of emphasizing our "Declaration of Principles," as directed by our President, the Honorable Betty Adams Green, the Congress Program...

Youth Crime/Adult Time: Is Justice Served?(Youth Law Center report on the prosecution of minority youth in criminal court)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... A new report reveals that prosecuting youth in adult courts through direct filing by prosecutors and statutory exclusion laws casts too wide a net, sending many young people into jails for nonviolent charges. The report, Youth Crime/Adult Time:...

The 10th Circuit Requires Due Process Before Classifying Some Sex Offenders.
February 1, 2001... The treatment of incarcerated sex offenders is a priority in many correctional systems across the country. There has been a growing recognition of the likelihood that these offenders will re-offend based on increasing knowledge of the nature of...

Partnership in Supervision.(Texas Project Spotlight probation program)
February 1, 2001... The Texas Project Spotlight has embraced four main strategies for an effective probation supervision program. In line with the recommendations of the "Broken Windows" Model, outlined by the Reinventing Probation Council in its monograph,...

Jails Division Facility Development Program.(National Institute of Corrections' jail planning advice services)
February 1, 2001... The National Institute of Corrections' (NIC's) experience with local governments has shown that jurisdictions that intend to build new jails rarely have the expertise to adequately plan, design, construct and make the transition into these new...

How Fatigued Truckers Can Save Correctional Administrators Time and Money.(EyeCheck pupillometry technology tests for driver fatigue and drug use)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Author's Note: Opinions or points expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the US. Department of Justice (DOJ). Listing a product or vendor does not constitute an endorsement of...

Changing Criminal Thinking: A Treatment Program.(Review)
February 1, 2001... Changing Criminal Thinking: A Treatment Program, by Boyd D. Sharp, M.S., L.P.C., American Correctional Association, 2000, 156 pp. Boyd Sharp has extensive wisdom from his 30 years of experience in programs for substance abuse and offender...

Building Knowledge on Female Offenders.(National Institute of Justice research)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Editor's Note: All opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the US Department of Justice. The National Institute of justice (NIJ) has been committed for nearly four decades to...

Oldcastle Precast Modular Group.(awarded Travis County Correctional Complex contract)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... * Oldcastle Precast Modular Group was awarded the contract to manufacture and erect the 96 insulated precast concrete correctional cells for the new, 23,000-square-foot Phase 2 addition to Travis County Correctional Complex (TCCC) in Austin,...

McGregor Industries Inc.(formerly McGregor Architectural Iron Company Inc.)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
February 1, 2001... * McGregor Industries Inc. has expanded its size, geographic reach and ability to serve its customers. Since 1919, McGregor Architectural Iron Co. has earned a reputation in the Northeast for delivering timely solutions for any challenges...

Second Chance Body Armor.(Ultima Armor reaches 800th save)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... * Second Chance Body Armor's new Ultima Armor recently reached its 800th save. In this case, Officer Michael Francis, a patrol officer with the Greensboro Police Department in Greensboro, N.C., was making a drug-related arrest in 1999, when he...