Corrections Today articles from February 2006

Corrections Today archives from February 2006

Jails are not what they used to be.(Guest Editorial)
February 1, 2006... Mayberry's lockup may still be what many people think of when they hear the word "jail," but Andy and Barney would be amazed by the technology, training and professional staff required to operate a modern jail. Iron bars and paracentric keys...

Jails vs. prisons.(Commentary)
February 1, 2006... For nearly 20 years now, I have worked in a correctional environment. During that time, my career has led me down two paths of corrections: jails and prisons. Most people who look at our profession from an outsider's perspective--legislators,...

Profile.
February 1, 2006... Durrant, a 73-year-old national design firm, which is currently operating 12 offices across the United States, provides a complete array of services for public and private facilities, including governmental, justice, educational, commercial and...

Corrections calendar.(Calendar)
February 1, 2006... * Minnesota Corrections Association, February 16-17, Bloomington, Minn. For more information, contact MCA at (612) 220-9049 or visit www.mncorrections.org/mca. * Institute of Justice and International Studies, Conference, "Canadian-United...

Two states open meth treatment facilities to reduce recidivism.(State News)
February 1, 2006... In Indiana, officials have established a meth treatment program at the Miami Correctional Facility in Kokomo, according to the NWItimes.com. This facility is needed because 80 percent of the inmates are there as a result of abuse, much of it to...

Illinois prison to open in 2007--maybe.(State News)
February 1, 2006... In 2001, Illinois built a maximum-security facility in Carroll County in northwestern Illinois at a cost of $160 million. However, it has not yet opened due to budget constraints, QCtimes.net reported. According to local politicians, money is...

A child, corrections and the community.(BEST IN THE BUSINESS)
February 1, 2006... The public perception of corrections is often that of cold concrete and steel bars. However, one sergeant's desire to help a child in need has not only brightened lives and improved staff morale, it has put a friendly face on corrections in the...

Public support for death penalty may be waning.(National News Briefs)
February 1, 2006... According to recent opinion polls, jury verdicts, and the actions of state legislatures and courts, more people in the United States are indicating their doubts about the use of the death penalty, reported The Washington Post. The past year saw...

The fastest growing prison population.(National News Briefs)
February 1, 2006... Women are now the most rapidly increasing segment of the population in U.S. prisons, according to the Associated Press. This rapid increase is being caused in part by the rise in women's participation in narcotics crimes and by the increase in...

Enhancing careers through online testing: correctional certification.(Professional Development Update)
February 1, 2006... There has never been any question that the correctional environment can be formidable. However, with additional stressors of high turnover rates and pressures of budget cuts, the need to focus on changing the climate has become even more...

Incarceration therapy local approaches.(CT FEATURE)
February 1, 2006... "Ok, book'em Danno," was Steve McGarrett's final statement at the end of each episode of Hawaii Five-0. With that, everything seemed to be at an end and the community was safe and secure. However, corrections professionals know that for the...

Reducing risk and responding to mental health needs: Kentucky's new system of care.(CT FEATURE)
February 1, 2006... Imagine a simple solution to some of America's detention centers' most complex problems, a solution that involves a system of care that would reduce suicide and expand mental health services, and would not increase cost to the jails. That was...

Jail time is learning time.(CT FEATURE)
February 1, 2006... There is excitement in the large. well-lit classroom. Student work, including history posters and artwork, adorn the walls. A polite shuffling of feet can be heard, as names are called and certificates presented. It is the graduation ceremony...

Managing high-profile inmates in a jail setting.(CT FEATURE)
February 1, 2006... Guess who they are bringing in the door? That is not a question that most detention supervisors want to hear. The arrival of a high-profile inmate brings with it a whole set of problems that disrupts the routine of the facility. Most detention...

Sevently percenters--an innovative domestic violence program at the Pima County Jail.(CT FEATURE)
February 1, 2006... Women inmates at the Pima County Adult Detention Center in Tucson, Ariz., are benefitting from a new domestic violence education program that addresses issues common to at least 70 percent of incarcerated women. Recent inmate evaluations...

Use of force: the correlation between law enforcement and clinical care.(CT FEATURE)
February 1, 2006... The use of force is a way of life in any correctional setting. Force comes in varying degrees of constraint and crosses professional disciplines in its application. Examples of its application can run the scale from OC (pepper spray) deployment...

Collaboration for success: Denver County's justice center plan.(CT FEATURE)
February 1, 2006... The city of Denver has struggled with crowded jail cells and courtrooms since the early 1990s. Both the downtown city jail and the county jail (housing the pretrial population) located at the northeast edge of the city are typically at more...

Changing your light duty program from a liability to an asset.(CT FEATURE)
February 1, 2006... Nine months ago, Joe injured his back in a physical altercation with an inmate. As a result, he cannot perform any physically strenuous acts such as grappling with an inmate or rushing to an emergency situation. He is assigned to light duty...

Supervising criminal offenders in Washington, D.C. Without this kind of help and persistence, too many offenders give up on themselves and sink deeper into a life of violence and drugs.
February 1, 2006... It is a cold and misty morning in Southwest Washington, D.C., and rain falls intermittently as the author and Joseph C. Alston travel from house to house checking on adult criminal offenders in an area known for crime, drug use, poverty and...

Welcome new members.
February 1, 2006... SUPPORTING PATRON CALIFORNIA--Mitsubishi-Security Products Division ILLINOIS--Midwest Detention Systems NORTH CAROLINA--NORESCO OHIO--Securitec One Inc. ORGANIZATIONAL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA--Court Services and Offender...

Transforming good managers into outstanding leaders.(Juvenile Justice News)
February 1, 2006... In most correctional systems, leaders are faced with similar circumstances regarding the development of mid-level supervisors and administrators. Facility supervisors and administrators have "come up through the ranks," having proved themselves...

Understanding policy and programmatic issues regarding sex offender registries.(Research Notes)
February 1, 2006... Public interest in the violent offender has been a central focus of society and lawmakers for many years. Correctional efforts are directed at protecting society against offenders, especially those responsible for the most heinous crimes. Among...

Bookshelf.
February 1, 2006... What Works and Why: Effective Approaches to Reentry, the International Community Correctional Association and the American Correctional Association, 2005, 261 pp. Discouraged by high recidivism rates and a lack of focus in the provision of...

Supreme court decides two cases from Ohio: holds RLUIPA constitutional and upholds supermax placement procedures.(Judicial News)
February 1, 2006... Editor's Note: This article is the second in a two-part series. The first part was printed in the December 2005 issue of Corrections Today. The first article in this two-part series discussed the decision of the Supreme Court in the case...

NIJ's response to the Prison Rape Elimination Act.(NIJ Update)
February 1, 2006... Sexual assault in the nation's prisons continues to be a complex problem of concern to both prison officials and policymakers. To date, few research studies have investigated sexual violence in specific correctional institutions, and their...

Magal-Senstar Inc.(Private Sector News)
February 1, 2006... * Magal-Senstar Inc. (MSI), a member of the Magal Group, announced that Yossi Massafi has joined the company's DreamBox USA division as general manager. Massafi came to Magal-Senstar from NICE Systems Inc., where he served as director,...

Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn Architects.(Private Sector News)
February 1, 2006... * Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn Architects (EE&K) of New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Shanghai is proud to announce that LeAnn Shelton, AIA, Esq., has joined the firm as an associate principal. Shelton has rejoined the firm to pursue...

Hayes, Seay, Mattern & Mattern Inc.(Private Sector News)
February 1, 2006... * Hayes, Seay, Mattern & Mattern Inc. (HSMM), one of the largest architectural and engineering design firms in Virginia, announced the addition of Aaron P. Freid, E.I.T., to the professional staff in Virginia Beach. Freid, a graduate of...

Residential workers' conference: changing offender needs requires changes in staff skills and knowledge.(Probation and Parole Forum)
February 1, 2006... The Ontario Halfway House Association (OHHA) held its annual training conference for front-line workers in Kingston, Ontario, in September of this past year. The key themes of the conference centered on the challenges that residential service...

The justice system assessment and jail crowding.(NIC Update)
February 1, 2006... Space is an expensive commodity and in today's criminal justice environment, jail beds are no exception. At midyear 2004, the number of individuals held in jails nationwide was 713,990. This number includes the 19,132 beds added during the 12...

Improving correctional officer safety: reducing inmate weapons.(Technology Update)
February 1, 2006... While the threat faced by a police officer is most frequently from firearms, a correctional officer faces an entirely different variety of threats. It is rare for an inmate to have a firearm within a correctional facility. The most common...