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Page Title: Publishing And Periodicals
Corrections Today Archives
Month 2005 2006
February Mental Health Issues in Corrections Jails
April Reentry
June Best in the Business
July Security and Technology
August Legislative and Judicial Issues
October Woman Working in Corrections Security and Technology
December Staff Safety, Training, Education and Retention Offender Programs


December 2006:
Offender Programs

Commentary: Offender Programming: A Smart Investment for Society
By Kathleen M. Dennehy


The South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice: Raising the Voices of Girls
By Susan Alford


Building Bonds From the Inside Out
By Elizabeth Craig


Sex Offender Management Programming in Massachusetts
By Allison Hallett


Literature-N-Living: Inspiring Youthful Offenders to Embrace Learning
By John Richter


True Grit: An Innovative Program for Elderly Inmates
By Marry T. Harrison


October  2006:
Security & Technology

Commentary: Collaborative Innovations Will Lead Corrections Into the Future
By F. Wayne Barte


The Emergence of Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) Systems in Correctional Applications
By Hugh Downing


Controlling Contraband
By Gregory Gearhart


Leveraging Security Technologies and Design: Illinois' New Kane County Adult Detention Center
By Patrick Keaty and Hugh D. Lester


Emerging Technologies for Community Corrections
By Joe Russo


Progress and Triumphs for U.S. Correctional Advisers in Iraq
By Mark Saunders


August 2006:
Leadership and Staff Development


Commentary: Leadership Takes on a Variety of Styles
By Walter Wood


Leadership in a Correctional Environment
By Michael Montgomery


Louisiana's Department Corrections Meets Challenges
By Pam Laborde


Succession Planning: Preparing Future Corrections Leaders - Now
By Carl Nink, Debbi Boyer and Joyce Fogg


ACA Has a Place to Call Home
By Susan L. Clayton


An Open Letter to the ACA Membership
By Gwendolyn C. Chunn


"Guard" Must Go
By James A. Gondles, Jr., CAE


July 2006:
Health Care

Commentary: Correctional Health Care Today
By Rean Adm. Newton E. Kendig, M.D.


Why Immunize Adolescents in Juvenile Residential Facilites?
By Bayo C. Willis, Beatriz E. Builes, Sallyann M. Coleman-King, Cindy M. Weinbaum and Daniel B. Fishbein


The Perception of Health And Mental Health Services: Benefits and Barriers
By Cynthia Crick and Roberto Hugh Potter


Academic-Correctional Partnership: Connecticut's Mental Health Services Program
By Robert L. Trestman


Correctional Health Care Administration: It's All About Relationships
By Julie W. Wands


Overlooked, Undervalued ... Indispensable Correctional Health Professionals Work for the Public Good
By Elizabeth F. Gondles, Ph.D.



June 2006:
Best in the Business

Commentary: The Best is Yet to Come
By Mary Ann Saar


How to Build A Juvenile Institution On Time and Within Budget
By Loren Buddress, Mary K. McHatton, James Mueller and Gregory Smith


Mobilong Independent Living Units: New Innovations in Australian Prison Architecture
By Elizabeth Grant


Outsourced Project Management Can Help Smaller Corrections Projects: How Ontario County, N.Y., Saved $1 Million on a $28 Million Project
By Bob Goble and Alice Haskins


Shine in the Wake of Hurricanes
By Michael Kelly


How to Improve Employee Motivation, Commitment, Productivity, Well-Being and Safety
By L. Scott Kimball and Carl E. Nink



April 2006:
Gangs/Security Threat Groups

Commentary: Institutional Management of Security Threat Groups
By J. David Donahue


Gang Suppression & Institutional Control
By Chad R. Trulson, James W. Marquart and Soraya K. Kawucha


Prison Gang and Drug Investigations: An Ohio Approach
By Reginald A. Wilkinson and Anthony Delgado


Intelligence: The Key to Gang Suppression
By Brian Parry


Girls in Gangs: On the Rise in America
By Mars Eghigian and Katherine Kirby



February 2006:
Jails

Commentary: Jails vs. Prisons
By Daron Hall


Jail Time is Learning Time
By Signe Nelson and Lynn Olcott


Sevenly Percenters - An Innovative Domestic Violence Program at the Pima County Jail
By Martha L. Cramer and Shirley C. Scott


Managing High-Profile Inmates in a Jail Setting
By Gregg W. Etter Sr. and Robert L. Hinshaw


Reducing Risk and Responding to Mental Health Needs: Kentucky's New System of Care
By Connie Milligan and Ray Sabbatine



February 2005:
Mental Health Issues in Corrections


Commentary: Mental Health in Corrections: The Continuing Dilemma
By John Gannon, Ph.D.


Successfully Managing Mentally Ill Offenders Thoughts and Recommendations
By Steven C. Norton


Flawed Mental Health Policies and the Tragedy of Criminalization
By Ron Honberg and Darcy Gruttandaro


Stepping Through the Looking Glass: Professional Autonomy in Correctional Nursing
By Sue Smith


Structured Visiting Family Fun Nights at Stafford Creek
By Scott Frakes



April 2005:
Reentr
y
 

Commentary: The Complex Problem of Offender Reentry
By Jeff Beard


Hard Time: Ex-Offenders Returning Home After Prison
By Joan Petersilia


Jail Inmates Bake Their Way To Successful Reentry
By Susan L. Clayton


Releasing Inmates With Mental Illness and Co-Occuring Disorders Into the Community
By Lance, Couturier, Frederick Maue and Catherine McVey


Engaging Communities: An Essential Ingredient to Offender Reentry
By Reginald A. Wilkinson


Examining the Planning, Design and Operational Components of Juvenile Detention
By Thomas Pilson and Jerry Forstater


 
June 2005 Corrections Today:
The Best in the Business
 

Commentary: Hardwork and Dedication: The True Face of Corrections
By Patricia Caruso


Balancing Media Interest in Prisons With Operational Safety and Security Concerns
By Jeanne S. Woodford


Treatment of Individuals With Co-Occuring Disorders in County Jails: The Beaver County, Pa., Experience
By Arlene Bell, Nancy Jaquette, David Sanner, Carol Steele-Smith and Holly Wald


Diane Sabatka-Rine: Maintaining Momentum and Striving for Excellence
By Susan L. Clayton


Media Finally Giving Serious Attention to Corrections: Prison Professionals Can Help
By Jeff Gerritt


Keith Hoffer: A Shot in the Dark
By Philip Comey


Joseph Nicholas and Bruce Myers: Officers' Off-Duty Work Leads to Missing Girl's Body
By Vanessa St. Gerard


 
July 2005 Corrections Today:
Security and Technology
 

Commentary: The Evolution of Corrections Technology
By Nolin Renfrow


Design Considerations for New Facilities: Integrating New and Emerging Technologies
By William Box and Nolin Renfrow


Lessons From Four Projects Dealing With Incarceration and Child Support
By Jessica Pearson and Esther Ann Griswold


Screening Inmate Mail for Threatening or Dangerous Materials
By Tripp Brinkley


Security and Technology the Past 30 Years
By Anthony Zelenak and H. Buford Goff Jr.



August 2005 Corrections Today:
Legislative and Judicial Issues
 

Commentary: Improving Corrections Through Legislation
By Jerrauld C. Jones


Supreme Court Bans Death Penalty for Under-18 Offenders
By Stanley E. Adelman


Mental Health Issues: The Impact of Explosive Growth
By Howard L. Skoluik and Henry C. H. Hoogland


Crossing Borders: Two U.S. Corrections Efforts Offer Aid to Haitian Prison System
By Vanessa St. Gerard



October 2005 Corrections Today:
Woman Working in Corrections
 

Commentary: Women in Corrections: An Essential Asset
By Nancy Cook


One Hand Helps the Other: Why Women Need to Make Good Connections and Use Them to Help Other Women
By Mary Ann Saar


Correctional Women's Issues: Items to Remember for the Future
By Gwendolyn C. Chunn


A Tribute to All Little Women
By Betty Adams Green


Leadership and Legacy: One Woman's View
By Mary V. Leftridge Byrd


Correctional Employees Volunteer to Help Rebuild Houses With Habitat for Humanity in Baltimore
By Susan L. Clayton



December 2005 Corrections Today:
Staff Safety, Training, Education and Retention
 

Commentary: Changing Fortunes
By Roderick Q. Hickman


Staff Training and the Impact on Institutional Culture
By Silvia Huerta-Garcia


Iowa DOC Leaders Turn to Staff for Cost-Saving Solutions
By Kevin Heisler and Gary D. Maynard


A Renewed Focus on Mission and Vision: Maryland's Strategy for Creating Culture Change
By Mary L. Livers and Nancy C. Hoffman


Training the Next Generation of Leaders: Texas" Approach
By Brad Livingston


Responding to Today's Work Force: Attracting, Retaining and Developing the New Generation of Workers
By Catherine C. McVey and Randolph T. McVey



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