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American Correctional Association

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Name: American Correctional Association

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Temple economics professors: Private prisons make fiscal sense

Like other state governments, Oklahoma's is grappling with serious budgetary pressures. Among the many issues state lawmakers face is a staggering $16 billion in unfunded public-sector retiree benefits. To address these challenges, elected leaders should ... [Published NewsOK.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: American Correctional Association, Rehabilitation, yield

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Floor plan OK puts jail on go

Published: 5/14/2013 7:30 PM | Last update: 5/14/2013 7:30 PM Commissioners' approval allows architects, engineers to move into next design phase. By Ken Stephens - The Hutchinson News - Dan Rowe of Treanor Architects told the Reno County Commission on ... [Published Hutchinson News - May 15 2013]

Entities: prison, Architect, Construction

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

WWC takes major step towards ACA accreditation

Motivational speaker and self-help author Tony Robbins once declared, “Any time you sincerely want to make a change, the first thing you must do is to raise your standards.”And, when it came to attaining national accreditation, raising standards was the ... [Published Lusk Herald - May 09 2013]

Entities: American Correctional Association, Motivational Speaker, Tony Robbins

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

American Correctional Association

Shelby County Sheriff's Office receives national award

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office recently became the 10th law enforcement agency ever to receive the prestigious TRI-ARC award, given only to agencies that meet extensive accreditation requirements.Presented by the Commission on Accreditation of Law ... [Published Memphis Commercial Appeal - May 07 2013]

Entities: CALEA, American Correctional Association, Law Enforcement Agency

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Corrections Professionals Make a Difference

As individuals and communities, we often remember to thank those public servants, such as police, fire fighters, EMT’s and military service men and women, who keep us safe. But, there is another group of public servants, who play a critical role in our ... [Published Corrections Connection - May 06 2013]

Entities: Lusk (United States), American Correctional Association, MILITARY SERVICE, Parole

First reported May 05 2013 - Updated May 05 2013 - 1 reports

Public-private prison partnerships work

Letter to the EditorLETTER TO THE EDITORThe April 28 op-ed column by The Blade’s deputy editorial page editor, Jeff Gerritt, “Ohio shouldn’t gamble on private prisons,” ignores the significant benefits of corrections public-private partnerships.Mr. Gerritt ... [Published Toledoblade.com - May 05 2013]

Entities: GEO Group Inc, Rehabilitation, prison

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Report details alleged mistreatment at immigration detention. . .

April 30--A report released Monday by Americans for Immigrant Justice details alleged mistreatment and policy violations inside the Broward Transition Center in Pompano Beach, a privately-run detention facility.The 71-page report tells dozens of stories ... [Published Equities.com - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Immigration, Custody, GEO Group Inc

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

OPINION: Ohio shouldn't gamble on private prisons

Gov. John Kasich and state legislators should back off efforts to expand privately owned or operated prisons in Ohio. They just don't work.Making money off of locking up human beings seems to me about as righteous as profiting from slave labor. But set ... [Published Individual.com - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: prison, GEO Group Inc, American Correctional Association, Concealment

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Former inmates: Crowley prison riot settlement not a victory

A $600,000 settlement has been reached for nearly 200 prisoners injured in a prison riot eight years ago. It happened in July 2004, at the Crowley County Correctional Complex and lasted almost six hours.In all, 13 inmates were taken to the hospital afterward ... [Published NewsFirst5.com - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Prison Riot, William Morris, Rioting

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

DCS announces new organizational structure

From the Department of Children's Services:NASHVILLE – Tennessee Department of Children’s Services Commissioner Jim Henry Thursday announced changes to the department’s organizational structure aimed at elevating child safety, health and programming.The ... [Published The Murfreesboro Post - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Jim Henry, Foster Care, Adoption, American Correctional Association, Information Technology

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

An inside job: Dubai inmates pick up skills for life

"This is what I want to do," says the 43-year-old Emirati. "Here I build boats and I do very well. They are the traditional boats of the UAE and I want to teach other people how to build them."Near by lie some of the tools of his trade - hacksaws, screws, ... [Published Abu Dhabi National - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: prison, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Crime, Drugs

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 3 reports

Erie County Prison Employees Recognized For Good Work

Posted:Updated:Monday, April 15, 2013 9:17 PM ESTSome good news coming out of the Erie county prison.After a year of negative publicity, employees there are being recognized.Over the past year, the prison has faced a lot of scrutiny, but on Monday, the ... [Published 35 WSEE - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: John Wetzel, prison, American Correctional Association, Barry Grossman

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..." And County Commissioner Brad Dillon agreed. He said it's a "very attractive building, but it accomplishes what we wanted. It looks like a jail."

Floor plan OK puts jail on go [Published Hutchinson News - May 15 2013]

"The Center is audited and inspected by ICE on a routine and unannounced basis," he wrote. "The Center is also independently accredited and received a perfect score of 100% in its most recent evaluation by the American Correctional Association, which is widely recognized as the foremost independent detention accreditation agency in the United States."

Report details alleged mistreatment at immigration detention. . . [Published Equities.com - Apr 30 2013]

"Today's agreement brings to a close a now eight-year-old legal matter. It was an obvious economic decision to reach this agreement rather than engage in the expense of defending 200 individual claims. We stand by our position that our staff acted appropriately."

Former inmates: Crowley prison riot settlement not a victory [Published NewsFirst5.com - Apr 25 2013]

Del. Guy Guzzone, a Howard County Democrat and chair of the appropriations subcommittee on public safety, said, "The bottom line is there's no question that we have to be very seriously holding people accountable for what happened and what they plan to do."

Lawmakers call for answers on jail corruption [Published Baltimore Sun - Apr 25 2013]

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Temple economics professors: Private prisons ma... [Published NewsOK.com - May 17 2013]
Floor plan OK puts jail on go [Published Hutchinson News - May 15 2013]
WWC takes major step towards ACA accreditation [Published Lusk Herald - May 09 2013]
Shelby County Sheriff's Office receives nationa... [Published Memphis Commercial Appeal - May 07 2013]
Corrections Professionals Make a Difference [Published Corrections Connection - May 06 2013]
Public-private prison partnerships work [Published Toledoblade.com - May 05 2013]
Huy Urges Urgent Action on Indigenous Prisoners... [Published Indian Country Today Media Network - Apr 30 2013]
Report details alleged mistreatment at immigrat... [Published Equities.com - Apr 30 2013]
OPINION: Ohio shouldn't gamble on private prisons [Published Individual.com - Apr 28 2013]
Former inmates: Crowley prison riot settlement ... [Published NewsFirst5.com - Apr 25 2013]
DCS announces new organizational structure [Published The Murfreesboro Post - Apr 25 2013]
Lawmakers call for answers on jail corruption [Published Baltimore Sun - Apr 25 2013]
An inside job: Dubai inmates pick up skills for... [Published Abu Dhabi National - Apr 22 2013]
Newsmakers: Carson-Newman honors alums [Published Knox News Sentinel - Apr 21 2013]
Behind the walls [Published Toledoblade.com - Apr 21 2013]
MDOC commissioner Epps honored for leadership [Published Mississippi Link - Apr 18 2013]
Erie County Prison Employees Recognized For Goo... [Published 35 WSEE - Apr 16 2013]
Department of Corrections Officials Tour Erie C... [Published WJET - Apr 15 2013]
State corrections officials to tour, recognize ... [Published Erie Times-News - Apr 15 2013]
Report suggest changes for juvenile justice hea... [Published Richmond Times Dispatch - Mar 25 2013]
There’s a new warden in town [Published McAlester News-Capital - Mar 14 2013]
Leon Clemmer, 87, architect of many local landm... [Published Philadelphia Inquirer - Mar 10 2013]
CCA’s Lake Erie Correctional Institution Receiv... [Published PRWeb - Dec 07 2012]
American Correctional Association Awards Commun... [Published PRWeb - Nov 15 2012]
CCA Facilities Accredited by American Correctio... [Published PRWeb - Aug 09 2012]