ASCA 2013 Summer Meetings
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The Gaylord National Resort and Conference Center, located outside the Nation's Capital in National Harbor, MD, will be the host hotel for the ASCA Summer Committee Meetings and Business Meeting from August 8 through August 11, 2013.
Click here to link to the ACA on-line housing registration. Click here to link to the ASCA pre-meeting attendance survey. Please respond by June 14, 2013. Click here for a DRAFT of the meeting schedule dated May 21, 2013. The schedule will be updated and reposted as Committee Chairs confirm their Committee meeting day and time. |
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Upcoming Events
05/22/2013 02:30 PM
Solutions Desk will host the Webinar Impact of Affordable Care Act on Youth and Young Adults. Presenters will examine youth access to and use of health care; discuss components of the Affordable Care Act that will impact youth and young adults; review the unique health needs of youth transitioning out of adolescence, including those with special health care needs; and provide information on federal resources for those working with youth.
Date: May 22, 2013
Time: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern Time
Click here for more information and a link to register for the webinar.
05/22/2013 02:00 PM
Efforts to improve conditions of confinement for youth can all too easily collapse under their own weight if meaningful systems of internal quality assurance and continuous improvement systems are not established. Equally important, external oversight can help juvenile justice agencies identify key areas to reform within institutions; the American Bar Association, for example, recently promulgated a resolution calling for the establishment of independent oversight entities for correctional and detention facilities. While many systems struggle to develop methods to track and reform conditions issues, the good news is that several effective internal quality assurance tools and external oversight models exist. This webinar, the fifth in the NC4YC series on improving conditions of confinement, will provide strategies for creating, implementing, and maintaining internal quality assurance and continuous improvement systems and external oversight measures, including efforts that value and incorporate input from youth and families.
Panelists:
- Dr. Kelly Dedel, Federal Monitor in Ohio, Los Angeles and Mississippi, JDAI Team Leader for Montana, national expert on quality assurance and continuous improvement
- Professor Michele Deitch, University of Texas Law School and LBJ School of Public Policy, national expert on independent oversight
- Jason Wang, Wang Enterprises, former youth resident and first Youth Ombudsman in the Texas Youth Commission
- Shari Wolf, Performance and Quality Administrator, Ohio Department of Youth Services, Performance based-Standards State Coordinator
Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Eastern Time
Click here to register for the event
05/28/2013 01:00 PM
This webinar – the second in a two-part series – will cover how to implement inmate education programs in jails that are compliant with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards. The session, which is being presented jointly by the National PREA Resource Center and Just Detention International, will focus on crafting comprehensive sexual abuse awareness programs for new arrivals and inmates who are pretrial or already serving a sentence.
Attendees will learn strategies for developing effective inmate education programs in the short-term stay environment of jails, including how to overcome common challenges. Corrections officials and representatives from the inmate peer education program with the Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Department will share their experiences of creating and implementing such programs.
The presenters will also explain how to develop a successful curriculum for staff-led inmate education program. The training will conclude with a question-and-answer session.
Date: Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Eastern Time
Click here for more information about the event. Click here to register for the event.
05/30/2013 02:00 PM
This webinar focuses on the national PREA Standards and the implications for human resource practices. During the webinar, Professors Smith and Carle will: (1) review the national PREA Standards applicable to human resources issues; (2) discuss relevant human resource policies that can help agencies address PREA, such as employee reference waivers and anti-fraternization policies; (3) identify strategies that can be helpful in gaining union buy-in; and (4) identify steps agencies can take to address potential liability because of hiring and promotion practices.
This webinar is open to all correctional professionals from adult prisons and jails, lock-ups, juvenile justice agencies and community corrections facilities, as well as civil litigation attorneys, prosecutors and community advocates. While this webinar is open to all correctional professionals, information will be directed towards human resource professionals and upper-level management.
Date: Thursday, May 30, 2013
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Eastern Time
Click here to register for this event.
National PREA Resource Center will be taking pre-submitted questions for this webinar. You can submit questions to jyarussi@wcl.american.edu until noon EDT on Tuesday May 28, 2013. Preference will be given to these questions.
06/24/2013 08:00 AM
The National Institute of Corrections is taking applications for their Managing High Risk Segregated Populations training.
Objective: Participants achieve an understanding of: 1) The legal and constitutional management of high-risk segregated populations; 2) The due process for the placement and retention of high-risk segregated populations; 3) The sound safety and security practices for managing high-risk segregated populations, 4) The programming opportunities for this type of population; 5) The different types of specialized populations (i.e., SMI, STG, ADA, Female Offenders); and 6) the methods for transitioning high risk segregated populations back to general population and or ultimately the Community.
Audience: Teams of three (3) consisting of Central Office Staff, Regional Staff, Wardens/Superintendents, Deputy Wardens/Superintendents, and/or Mental Health Directors with oversight and decision making authority to effectuate change in their agencies.
Date: June 24-27, 2013; register by June 1, 2013.
Where: National Corrections Academy, Aurora, CO
Click here for more information. Click here to link to the NIC website for application instructions.
06/02/2013 08:00 AM
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The Corrections Technology Association is a group of volunteers from within state and local corrections that convene a national conference each year for information technology specifically geared toward the corrections community. The 2013 Annual Technology Summit will be held at the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort in Phoenix, Arizona, beginning Sunday, June 2nd through Wednesday, June 5th, 2013. The room rate for the Pointe Hilton Squaw Resort is an affordable $81 per night.
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06/08/2013 04:00 PM
The Corrections Foundation is honoring Louie and Anabel Wainwright at the Legends and Lace Gala to be held at the Antique Car Museum in Tallahassee, FL on June 8, 2013.
The Corrections Foundation supports the programs, personnel, and services of the Florida Department of Corrections through grants, contributions, and community partnerships in the interest of public safety.
Click here for more information and to buy tickets on-line.
Also, for anyone who is not able to attend but would like to send well wishes or a story of how Mr. and Mrs. Wainwright have touched their lives and influenced the field of Corrections a book is being compiled to present to them.
The mailing address is Corrections Foundation, 501 S. Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399.
06/12/2013 11:00 AM
On June 12, 2013, the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) will launch its first-ever virtual conference, “Cuff Key to Door Key: A Systems Approach to Reentry.” Topics covered during the conference will include mental health, sentencing, a review of successful reentry programs, Thinking for a Change (T4C), and a look at how the challenges of reentry contribute to transforming corrections culture. Edward Latessa, the interim dean and professor at the College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services at the University of Cincinnati, will deliver the keynote address.
Conference Objectives
Prisoner reentry is a complex issue. The transition from jail or prison to the community can be challenging not only for offenders, but for their families and communities as well. Reentry and the reintegration of ex-offenders is a national public policy concern. Every year, more than 730,000 Americans are released from prisons across the country. Two-thirds of these individuals are rearrested within three years.
Common reentry services include housing, education, employment assistance, peer mentoring or case management, physical and mental health services, and family reunification. Reentry programs have traditionally focused on a specific area, such as job training and placement or treating substance abuse disorders. However, given the complexity of challenges facing returning offenders, a reentry program focused on a single area may not adequately address the issues faced by this population. In recent years, practitioners have recommended that agencies, including those not traditionally involved in reentry services (such as community colleges), coordinate to provide more comprehensive reentry strategies.
The NIC inaugural virtual conference will address these issues and more. With sessions scheduled throughout the day, the conference will provide opportunities for both traditional and nontraditional partners to learn more about reentry — and to discover how they can develop or improve reentry programs in their local area.
Date: June 12, 2013
Time: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Eastern Time
Click here to sign up for conference updates and information about registration.
06/13/2013 02:00 PM
This webinar will walk participants through the recently released PREA Audit Tool. The audit tool was developed, as mandated by the PREA Standards, by the National PREA Resource Center in collaboration with the Department of Justice as well as partner organizations.
During this webinar, participants will receive an introduction to the audit tool including an explanation of compliance measures; and how the tools were developed, tested and finalized. Information will also be provided about the audit cycle beginning August 20, 2013. The webinar will conclude with a question and answer session.
Date: Thursday, June 13, 2013
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern Time
Click here for more information about the webinar. Click here to register for the webinar.
08/27/2013 08:00 AM
Register now for the next Technology Institute for Corrections. Attendance is limited to 20-25 full-time state and local corrections officials who are actively involved in technology-related corrections issues within their agencies.
NIJ’s Technology Institute for Corrections provides state, local and tribal practitioners an opportunity to strengthen partnerships with the Office of Justice Programs and the Department of Justice in identifying the most pressing challenges confronting corrections and to share information and innovative strategies and approaches for addressing these challenges.
Note that the the 2013 Technology Institute, unlike previous Institutes, will focus on one issue: contraband cell phones in correctional facilities.
Dates: August 27 - 29, 2013; register by
Where: Annapolis, MD
Click here for more information about the Institute and how to register.
07/28/2013 08:00 AM
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The American Probation and Parole Association's 38th Annual Training Institute will be held July 28 - 31, 2013 in Baltimore, MD. The host hotel for the Institute is The Hilton Baltimore. Reservations can be made on-line or by calling 1-800-HILTONS (445-8667) and asking for the APPA rate.
Click here for the List of Workshops and Intensive Sessions. |
Click here for a schedule of Association of State Correctional Administrators and American Correctional Association meetings for 2012 through 2016.
PREA Regional Training Events
08/19/2013 08:00 AM
This 2.5 day training will cover the national Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Standards and implications on investigations policies and procedures. There will be two tracks. Track one will be skill-based for investigators; and track two will be policy-based.
- Each team will develop an Implementation Plan to address their agency’s or facility’s compliance with the PREA standards related to investigations.
- Participants will demonstrate an increased understanding of the unique nature of sexual abuse investigations in the custodial setting.
- Participants will demonstrate an increased knowledge surrounding the administrative responsibilities for investigations of incidents of sexual abuse.
- Those participants in the Investigator track will receive training that addresses the PREA standard requirements for specialized investigator training (§§ 115.34/234/334)*.
Date: August 19-21, 2013
Location: Portland, Oregon
Apply by: June 24, 2013
Click here for more information. Click here to apply.
Recently Completed Event News
From February 27 to March 1, the Council of State Governments Justice Center (CSG Justice Center), hosted the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration (JMHCP) Program National Training and Technical Assistance Conference in Washington, D.C., with support from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance. The conference gathered more than 300 practitioners, researchers, and public officials to address the overrepresentation of people with mental illnesses in the criminal justice system and discuss best practices for improving public safety and public health outcomes.
The conference brought together past and present recipients of federal funding through the JMHCP, and connected front-line professionals with experts, peers, and mental health consumers. The first day of the conference was restricted to FY2012 JMHCP grantees, who used the time to determine how best to achieve the objectives of their collaborative criminal justice/mental health programs.
Click here to learn more about the event. The conference website will be updated with presentations, videos, and other materials as they become available.
Click here for a recording of the webinar.
Nonprofit Finance Fund will host a webinar titled: “Pay for Success and the Department of Justice’s Second Chance Act Solicitation”.
Organizations interested in submitting Second Chance Act applications that will include a Pay for Success component are encouraged to participate in this webinar. The purpose of the webinar is threefold:
1) Nonprofit Finance Fund will provide background information on the Pay for Success concept. This portion of the webinar is designed to help organizations interested in the Pay for Success component of the DOJ Second Chance Act improve their understanding of how Pay for Success works and what is required in a Pay for Success transaction.
2) DOJ will discuss salient details of the Pay for Success component of the Second Chance Act solicitation. This portion of the webinar is designed to familiarize potential applicants with the intent, requirements, process and criteria for applications that include a Pay for Success component.
3) An open Question & Answer session during which webinar attendees can submit general questions on Pay for Success, as well as specific questions on the DOJ solicitation. In the expectation that there will be more questions than can be answered in this 60 minute webinar, provision will be made to make all unanswered questions and the answers to them available on the web within the two days following the webinar.
More information on PFS can be found: http://payforsuccess.org
More Information of the DOJ Second Chance Act can be found: http://www.ojp.gov/BJA/grant/SecondChance.html
The National Forum on Recidivism was held in Washington D.C. on December 8, 2011 that included policymakers from all 50 states to focus on improving success rates for people released from prison. The event positioned states to set goals, or to expand on existing goals, for reducing recidivism through cost-effective strategies in their communities. Click here for photos from the event and photos of representatives from states that participated in the event.
National Forum Examines Strategies for Improving, Reducing Cost of Prisoner Reentry
The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) today sponsored a forum of policymakers from all 50 states to focus on improving success rates for people released from prison. The event positioned states to set goals, or to expand on existing goals, for reducing recidivism through cost-effective strategies in their communities.
“In this time of economic challenges, we must continue to use every tool and strategy at our disposal to protect the American people while reducing costs to taxpayers,” said Attorney General Eric Holder. “Today’s national forum demonstrates the Justice Department’s firm commitment to working with its partners in the states and non-governmental organizations to improve public safety by supporting efforts to assist formerly incarcerated people as they return to their communities to become productive members of our society.”
In partnership with the Council of State Governments, the Association of State Correctional Administrators, the Public Welfare Foundation and the Pew Center on the States, OJP’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is working with all 50 states to identify and pursue cost-effective strategies on their investments in public safety. Following today’s forum, participants will begin setting measurable goals for reducing recidivism; creating plans to achieve these goals by drawing on the latest research and experiences from the field; and identifying benchmarks state and federal policymakers can use to track progress.
Click here for the full Press Release.
The 2011 All Directors Training Program was held at the National Corrections Academy in Aurora, CO on December 2 and 3. The two-day program featured ten sessions including an opening emerging and critical issues discussion, a closing roundtable discussion and eight sessions addressing a variety of important topics.
Click Here for photos from the All Directors Training Day 1
Click Here for photos from the All Directors Training Day 2
The 2011 Special Issues Seminar, Community Connections: Developing Effective Strategies for Offender Success was held at the National Training Academy in Aurora, CO on December 1, 2011. Click here for photos from the 2011 Special Issues Seminar.
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, more than 700,000 individuals are released from prisons yearly—with an additional 9 million adults cycling through local jails. Research indicates that employment is an important component of successful reentry, but most offender programs do not address the complex behavioral health issues that impact the offender’s ability to obtain and retain gainful employment while remaining crime free. Offender programming should target individuals at high risk for recidivism, address the dynamic influences that predict crime, and provide interventions specific to the needs of offenders. During this national discussion sponsored and broadcast by the National Institute of Corrections broadcast on November 2, 2011, participants will explore evidence-based practices that increase public safety while helping to reduce recidivism. Click here to view the video of the satellite broadcast.
The Midwest Regional Directors' Conference was held October 13-16, 2011 in Lexington, KY. The busy meeting featured program sessions: Working with the News Media: It Doesn't Have to Hurt; The Public Safety and Offender Accountability Act: HB 463; EMR and Telemedicine; Auditing Made Easy - The Electronic Audit; Technology Issues in a Changing Corrections Environment; Greening of Our Institutions; and The Road Ahead - Evidence-Based Programs.
Click here for the full meeting agenda.
Click here for photos from the 2011 Midwest Regional Directors' Meeting
Information about the national automated Performance-Based Measures System (PBMS) was provided during a broadcast on September 14, 2011. PBMS is an accurate, consistent system to capture, record, report and share data between correctional agencies created by the Association of State Correctional Administrators (ASCA). The panels described the scope and development of PBMS regarding how specific needs give rise to PBMS solutions; described the key components of PBMS; examined the benefits of using the PBMS during and Evidenced Based Practice decision making process; and identified available resources that support implementation of PBMS.
Click here to download the webcast video.
During the broadcast, participants were encouraged to submit questions to the panel but not all questions were addressed during the broadcast. Click here to download the responses to those questions. ASCA has created a forum to continue the dialog about PBMS. If you are able to sign into the ASCA web pages, sign in and click the link to the forum to post your comments and questions. If you are not able to sign in, send your comments or questions to pbms-support@asca.net.
September 14, 2011 PBMS Broadcast Forum.
Click here to view forum responses in the Forum Posts Section.