Corrections Today articles from October 2003

Corrections Today archives from October 2003

Communication takes more than just talking.(Editorial)
October 1, 2003... During the past several months, I have heard from various people about the need for a national corrections summit. The reasons for such a meeting were varied but the underlying theme was communication and exchange of ideas. [ILLUSTRATION...

The correctional health care debate.(Commentary)
October 1, 2003... On Jan. 27, 2003, United Press International released a news brief from the chief White House correspondent regarding a report on inmate medical care. The study, funded by the National Institute of Justice, highlighted the failure of some jails...

New prisons and more rehabilitation in Wisc.(State News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle approved state budget plans to open new prisons in Chippewa Falls and New Lisbon, which he says marks "a new direction" for corrections policy in the state, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. Doyle also signed...

Grant helps Chicago's ex-inmates get work.(State News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The Mayor's Office of Workforce Development awarded the Westside Health Authority a $180,000 grant to employ 50 ex-offenders on Chicago's West Side, where many come from and return to after being released from prison, the Chicago Tribune...

U.S. prison population rises 2.6 percent.(National News Briefs)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The nation's prison population increased to 2,166,260 last year, a 2.6 percent increase, which is the largest increase since 1999, according to a Department of Justice study. The rise came despite a small decline in serious crime in 2002, The...

States aid victims in tracking offenders.(National News Briefs)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Crime victims throughout the United States are getting help with learning the whereabouts of burglars, rapists and other offenders who terrorized them and their families. This comes as a result of numerous states compiling offender information...

Texas pastor lends support to correctional officers.(Best in the Business)
October 1, 2003... Who would ever think that a 2,000-pound cow could spark a relationship between a church and a correctional facility? With more than 150 volunteers, David Valentine, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Huntsville, Texas, sure did, when he...

ACA celebrates another award-winning year.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Once again, the American Correctional Association has been recognized as an award-winning organization in the publishing arena. The 2003 APEX (Awards for Publication Excellence) Award selections included ACA's magazine and a book. For the sixth...

Clinical nurse manager and registered nurses.(Job Bank)
October 1, 2003... Franklin County Corrections Facilities, Columbus, Ohio The Ohio State University Medical Center is currently seeking individuals for the following open positions available at the Franklin County Corrections Facilities: Clinical Nurse...

Commissioner of correction.(Job Bank)
October 1, 2003... Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Baltimore Salary Range: $85,594 to $115,014 annually. Open until filled. Note: This is an at-will position serving at the pleasure of the secretary of Public Safety...

Director, jail programs.(Job Bank)
October 1, 2003... Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Los Angeles Salary range: Up to $96,000, plus benefits. Closing date: Until filled Requirements: This position directs and administers the jail enterprise programs and vocational activities...

Lifting Maryland's moratorium: a wise decision.(Point/Counterpoint)
October 1, 2003... Recently, a former Maryland correctional officer wrote the following to a friend regarding the death penalty: "Anyone who says that a murderer in prison for life will live in sorrow for their crime is sadly mistaken." It is the obligation...

Rationale for an execution moratorium.(Point/Counterpoint)
October 1, 2003... Since the creation of mankind, cultures, societies and civilizations have used various methods to inflict the ultimate punishment for crime: death by execution. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Baltimore Branch,...

The Girls' Assets Program: providing therapeutic mentoring.(Juvenile Justice News)
October 1, 2003... Tanya, a 15-year-old high school student in Denver has a history of truancy, fighting in her neighborhood and threatening family members, and is on probation for motor vehicle theft. The young woman sitting across the table from Tanya at a...

New APPA president faces today's challenges.(American Probation and Parole Forum)
October 1, 2003... Drew Molloy, assistant section chief with the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services, was installed as president of the American Probation and Parole Association at the annual training institute held in Cleveland, Aug. 24-27. Molloy's...

Drug-assessment instruments: making wise choices.(NIJ Update)
October 1, 2003... Author's Note: Points of view expressed in this article do not represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. Faced with large numbers of drug-involved offenders and limited treatment resources, correctional...

The Changing Face of Corrections--133rd Congress of Correction overview.(133rd Congress of Correction Recap)
October 1, 2003... During the American Correctional Association's 133rd Congress of Correction, national and international corrections professionals convened at Gaylord Opryland in Nasvhille, Tenn., to discuss "The Changing Face of Corrections" Aug. 9-14. About...

Bob Woodward addresses Congress attendees at Opening Sessian.(133rd Congress of Correction Recap)
October 1, 2003... Award-winning journalist and best-selling author Bob Woodward, best known for his coverage of the Watergate scandal, discussed his most recent book about President Bush and the one he is currently working on about the war in Iraq during the...

E.R. Cass Correctional Achievement Awards.(133rd Congress of Correction Recap)
October 1, 2003... Editor's Note: The American Correctional Association's highest honor was bestowed upon Sister Margaret Graziano and J. Michael Quinlan, Aug. 13, in Nashville, Tenn. The following citations are printed as they were read during the event. ...

ACA recognizes corrections' finest.(133rd Congress of Correction Recap)(American Correctional Association)
October 1, 2003... Each year during the Congress of Correction, several individuals and organizations are recognized for their exceptional contributions to the corrections field. The American Correctional Association would like to congratulate the following award...

Grand Prize Giveaway Game.(133rd Congress of Correction Recap)
October 1, 2003... Sheila Sharp of the Arkansas Department of Correction held her face in disbelief and cried after successfully turning the key of the ignition of the 2003 Saturn Ion-3, the incredible vehicle that was given away during ACA's Grand Prize Giveaway...

E.R. Cass Award Banquet Reception.(133rd Congress of Correction Recap)
October 1, 2003... The E.R. Cass Correctional Achievement Award Banquet Reception began an evening of grace, style and elegance. Attendees honored the 2003 E.R. Cass Correctional Achievement Award recipients, Sister Margaret A. Graziano and J. Michael Quinlan....

ACA's tribute to its corporate sponsors.(133rd Congress of Correction Recap)(American Correctional Association)
October 1, 2003... The events at the 133rd Congress of Correction were a tremendous success, thanks to the unyielding support and generosity of our Sponsors. Hats off to our many Sponsors who helped ACA meet its goals in "The Changing Face of Corrections." ...

ACA policies and resolutions.(133rd Congress of Correction Recap)(American Correctional Association)
October 1, 2003... For Member Input Editor's Note: The following proposed policy was approved for entry into the policy development process: Public Correctional Policy on Correctional Mental Health Care. It is printed below for member review and comment....

The shared responsibilities of corrections and public health.(CT Feature)
October 1, 2003... It is essential for correctional administrators and correctional medical staff to develop good working relationships with public health professionals to protect communities, institutions, staff and offenders. Communicable diseases move between...

Bioethics and corrections: an experiment in bioethics in the Florida Department of Corrections.(CT Feature)
October 1, 2003... Before the late 1960s, many state correctional systems operated relatively independently. The people working in corrections ranged from extremely professional on one end of the spectrum to abusive on the other. In the early 1970s, Florida, as...

Overcoming barriers to correctional physician productivity.(CT Feature)
October 1, 2003... Author's Note: The following was presented in part at a workshop held Jan. 20, 2001, during the American Correctional Association's Winter Conference in Nashville, Tenn. In the highly competitive environment of correctional health care,...

Addressing quality health care in the correctional setting.(CT Feature)
October 1, 2003... Quality is hard to define, but correctional health care professionals are able to recognize the attributes of a quality health care program when they see one. The simplest correctional health care program, as well as the most complex...

Hepatitis C: not just corrections' problem.(CT Feature)
October 1, 2003... Many correctional employees probably have learned more about hepatitis C than was ever taught in medical school decades ago. Twenty-five years ago, hepatitis C was known as non-A, non-B hepatitis and there was no effective treatment. Physicians...

Discharge planning and community case management for HIV-infected inmates: collaboration enhances public health and safety.(CT Feature)
October 1, 2003... Imagine finding a puppy in poor health and taking it to a local animal shelter. The shelter invests substantial funds in the dog to return it to adoptable shape and find it a new home. Some months later, the same puppy is back on the street in...

Get published in Corrections Today.(We Want You)
October 1, 2003... Corrections Today encourages members to submit articles for publication. We're interested in a wide range of articles, including research-oriented analyses, how-to pieces, profiles of new programs and features on ways systems have handled...

Identification and management of chronic medical problems in juveniles.(CT Feature)
October 1, 2003... The ever-changing field of correctional health care, the critical need for population management and the chronic lack of budgetary resources has prompted the development of comprehensive correctional health care guidelines. More and more states...

Modified therapeutic community program for inmates with mental illness and chemical abuse disorders.
October 1, 2003... Six years ago, the Colorado Department of Corrections developed a therapeutic community (TC) program for offenders with mental illness and chemical abuse (MICA) disorders. (1) With the assistance of staff from the National Development and...

Gender-specific treatment for clients with co-occurring disorders.
October 1, 2003... Approximately 10 million people in the United States have co-occurring addictive and mental disorders (SAMHSA, 1997). The most common term used to identify treatment programs for people with co-occurring disorders is "dual diagnosis," which...

Supervision of special needs inmates by custody staff.
October 1, 2003... The treatment of special needs inmates, or those who suffer from serious mental illnesses, is one of the most serious challenges that correctional facilities face. According to recent data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics about inmates in...

An interview with Michael Blain: Soros Justice Fellow at the Justice Policy Institute.(Interview)
October 1, 2003... Editor's Note: Michael Blain is a Soros Justice Fellow at the Justice Policy Institute in Washington, D.C., where he is building a national movement to give voice to the rights of exinmates and their communities. Prior to being awarded this...

Dads 101.
October 1, 2003... The examining physicians and other medical experts testified that the child had a small bruise on her buttocks, but the cause of death was shaken baby syndrome (SBS). In recent years, SBS has been the basis for many criminal prosecutions. If...

Sexual misconduct in women's facilities: the current climate.
October 1, 2003... Jackie Noyes caused a sensation when her story hit the papers last spring. The 24-year-old mentally ill female inmate at Wisconsin's Taycheedah Correctional Institution had been sent to disciplinary segregation as punishment after she was...

ACA's highest honor.(E.R. Cass Award)(American Correctional Association)
October 1, 2003... The E.R. Cass Correctional Achievement Award was created in 1962 in honor of Edward R. Cass, who devoted more than 50 years of his life to corrections. Serving as the American Correctional Association's general secretary for 40 consecutive...

Correctional health care: a growing concern.(Legislative Issues)
October 1, 2003... During the past year, the media, advocates for correctional health care and inmates from across the country have focused a lot of attention on correctional health care. Unfortunately, this attention has largely been generated by those who...

Game Over! Strategies for Redirecting Inmate Deception.(Bookshelf)(Book Review)
October 1, 2003... Game Over! Strategies for Redirecting Inmate Deception, by Bill Elliott, Ph.D., and Vicki Verdeyen, Ph.D., American Correctional Association, 2002, 209 pp. Game Over! Strategies for Redirecting Inmate Deception is an excellent text for all...

DMJM Design.(Private Sector News)(Montgomery County Detention Center)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... The Washington, D.C., office of international architecture and engineering firm DMJM Design has been selected to complete the $15.5 million renovation of the Montgomery County Detention Center in Rockville, Md. According to Ken Jandura of DMJM...

Heery International.(Private Sector News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Adrianne Arthur, an executive associate and a 16-year employee of Heery International, has been promoted to director of communications and strategic initiatives for the firm's east region. In her new position, Arthur manages a number of new...

L-3 Communications.(Private Sector News)(Appointments)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... L-3 Communications has appointed Susan L. Massihzadeh, P.E., as vice president of programs in the Security and Detection Systems Division. Massihzadeh will be responsible for overall management of L-3 Communications' five product lines,...

STV Inc.(Private Sector News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... David Miles Ziskind, AIA, has been named senior vice president of STV Inc. In this position, Ziskind will be responsible for the management, direction and growth of the architectural practices of the firm's Northeast region, which includes...

Opening Session Keynote Speaker.(2004 Winter Conference)
October 1, 2003... Kweisi Mfume Monday, January 12, 2004 * 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. The American Correctional Association (ACA) will hold its 2004 Winter Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, the city also known as the "Big Easy," where the fun never stops....

Preliminary Conference Workshops.(2004 Winter Conference)
October 1, 2003... A-1 CONCEPTS OF CONTROL Coordinator: Edward L. Cohn, M.A., Executive Director, National Major Gang Task Force, Indianapolis, Indiana A-2 (CME/FL-CE) THE MELDING OF RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICES AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT ...

Family Auxiliary Program and Tours.(2004 Winter Conference)
October 1, 2003... Register before November 25, 2003 ACA's 2004 Winter Conference provides attendees a chance to escape the winter blues and bring their families along to enjoy our popular Family Auxiliary Program and Tour. Family members of registered...

Hotel reservation information.(2004 Winter Conference)
October 1, 2003... Reserve by December 8, 2003 Attendees of the American Correctional Association's 2004 Winter Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, can make their hotel reservations online, by telephone, fax or mail by December 8, 2003. ACA wants your...

Hotel information and rates.(2004 Winter Conference)
October 1, 2003... Headquarter Hotel Hyatt Regency New Orleans Poydras Plaza at Loyola Avenue New Orleans, LA 70113 Hotel Code: [HYT] Single $169 Double $179 Check-in time: 3:00 p.m. Check-out time: 12:00 p.m. ...

Welcome new members.
October 1, 2003... ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBER IDAHO -- Department of Correction INDIANA -- Noble County Probation Department LOUISIANA -- Calcasieu Parish Office of Juvenile Justice TENNESSEE -- Shelby County Sheriff's Office EXECUTIVE GOLD CARD...

Congress aims to further reform UNICOR.(Judicial News)(Federal Prison Industries)
October 1, 2003... This past summer, Congress moved one step closer to eliminating the requirement that civilian federal agencies buy goods and services from Federal Prison Industries, better known by its trade name UNICOR. A bill, known as the Federal Prison...

Facilitating collaboration between correctional and mental health systems.(NIC Update)
October 1, 2003... The criminal justice system is overwhelmed by the steady increase of pretrial defendants and sentenced offenders diagnosed with serious mental illness. In 1999, a U.S. Department of Justice study reported that individuals with serious mental...

Developments in drug testing: saliva as an alternate to urine and blood.(Technology Update)
October 1, 2003... Can saliva and other fluids in the mouth be used to test prison and jail inmates, as well as others, for illegal drug use? Can saliva produce results that are as reliable as current techniques using blood, blood plasma or urine samples? And can...

Pinnacle Electronic Systems Inc.(Profile)(Company Profile)
October 1, 2003... For more than 20 years, Pinnacle Electronic Systems Inc. has been one of the leading providers of integrated security control and monitoring systems for various clients, including the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S. departments of Defense...

Corrections calendar.(Calendar)
October 1, 2003... * American Correctional Association, Workshop, "Community Service: A Restorative Justice Concept, More Than Picking Up Trash!" Oct. 16-17, ACA, 4380 Forbes Blvd., Lanham, MD 20706. Contact Marie Hinton at (301) 918-1874; marieh@aca.org; or...