ACA Awards

Each year at the American Correctional Association's winter and summer conferences, the Association recognizes professionals who have dedicated their careers to ensuring the integrity and vitality of the corrections profession. The Association responds to these professionals by offering a variety of significant awards authorized by its governing bodies: the Executive Committee, the Board of Governors, and the Delegate Assembly.

* In order to submit a nomination you must be an ACA member

The Awards of the American Correctional Association are as follows:

Community Service Award
Note: This award is open to ACA chapters and affiliates exclusively.

E.R. Cass Correctional Achievement Award

Innovations in Corrrections Award

Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Award

Medal of Valor Award

Award of Merit

Outstanding Journalism Award

Peter P. Lejins Research Award

Please be sure to download any form before submitting via email to ACA, [email protected].

For additional information regarding these awards, please contact ACA Executive Office at [email protected].

View E. R. Cass Award Recipients