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May/June 2023
Pre-release Housing Units: A Comprehensive Reinsertion Scheme
By Juan Jose Gonzalez Gonzalez
2023 Orlando Winter Conference Overview
By Kirk Raymond
NIJ Update: Addressing Contraband in Prisons and Jails as the Threat of Drone Deliveries Grows
By National Institute of Justice Staff
March/April 2023
The best, most dedicated public servants: Tony C. Parker's ACA 2023 Orlando Winter Conference closing remarks
By Tony C. Parker
Creating positive and sustainable change: Denise M. Robinson's ACA 2023 Orlando Winter Conference speech
By Denise M. Robinson
The importance of optimal addiction treatment in correctional facilities
By Earl Warren
From Jim's Desk: Spring is in the air
By James A. Gondles Jr., CAE
January/February 2023
Understanding the mentally ill in prison: Maryland wins award from mental health advocacy group for its correctional crises de-escalation training
By Mark Vernarelli
Staff recruitment and retention in corrections: The challenge and ways forward
By the Office of Correctional Health, American Correctional Association
Emerging relevance of neuroscience in corrections
By Eric Martin
November/December 2022
152nd Congress of Correction Overview
By Kirk Raymond
Getting the most out of research partnerships: Inviting inclusive research that shares program implementation findings and informs improvements in correctional climates
By Nancy La Vigne, Ph.D.
Pandemic behind bars: COVID-19 impact on mental health and suicide prevention
By Gary Junker, Deborah Schult and Dean Aufderheide
September/October 2022
Self-regulating mechanisms as predictors of retention among correctional officers
By Ralph A. Morgan, Ph.D.
Expungement: Criminal records as reentry barriers
By NIJ Communications Staff
Likely to stay or bound to leave? Exploring prior work histories of correctional officer recruits
By Alexander L. Burton, Cheryl Lero Jonson, William T. Miller and Rollin Cook
July/August 2022
North Carolina Prisons Innovation Institute: Affecting change from the inside out
By Charles Mautz
A tribute to professionalism, dedication and courage: National Correctional Officers and Employees Week 2022
By Kirk Raymond
A warmer welcome: How visitation keeps families connected
By India Duke
May/June 2022
Transitioning Incarcerated Individuals Out of Extended Restrictive Housing
By Vivian Aranda-Hughes, George B. Pesta and Daniel P. Mears
Addressing Trauma in Women's Prisons
By Yunsoo Park, Ph.D.
Inmate Seminaries: How They Have Positively Impacted Corrections
By Art Beeler
March/April 2022
Identifying and Treating Alcohol Use Disorders
By Randy Shively, Ph.D. and John Hagan, M.D.
Getting the Most Out of Parent-teacher Conferences with Incarcerated Parents
By Susan Radcliffe, Minday Black-Kelly and Daniel Pollack
ACA 2022 Winter Conference in Phoenix Recap
By Kirk Raymond
January/February 2022
Alcohol's Impact on Corrections: Systemic and Individual Costs
By Randy Shively, Ph.D. and John Hagan, M.D.
WELL Built: Facility Design to Benefit the Mental Health of Incarcerated Individuals and Staff
By Jenny Hildebrand and Bob Schwartz, FAIA
Managing a Multi-Generational Workforce
By Samuel Jines, CJO, CBHC
November/December 2021
2021 ACA Nashville 151st Congress of Correction Overview
By Kirk Raymond
Find a Solution: Mentorship at the Florida Department of Corrections
By The Florida Department of Corrections
Destination: Global Eagle
By Charles Mautz, MA and Cynthia Thornton, BA
September/October 2021
To Zoom or not to Zoom
By Kimberly Collica-Cox, Ph.D.
Dental care in a correctional setting
By Dr. M.B. Hirsch
Human Connections: Using self-reflection to gain insights for improving relationships and reducing recidivism
By Kyle L. Roberson and K. Alexander
July/August 2021
Tony Parker: Finding his calling
By The Tennessee Department of Corrections
Promoting communication and engagement for youth who are deaf or hard of hearing in juvenile correctional facilities
By Carolina Lebene Kudesey, Sarah Cox, Sara Sanders and Kristine Jolivette
An opportunity to honor, praise and cherish
By Kirk Raymond
From Jim's Desk: No compromise
By James A. Gondles Jr., CAE
May/June 2021
ACA 2021 Virtual Winter Conference Overview
By Floyd Nelson Jr.
From Jim's Desk: Nashville 2021 Re-imagined
By James A. Gondles Jr., CAE
Rising to the Challenge of Change: Transitional Care Unit
By Alison Leukefeld, Ph.D., Maegan Malespini Psy.D. and Kathryn Morris, Psy.D.
March/April 2021
From Jim's Desk: ACA's 106th President
By James A. Gondles Jr., CAE
Gary C. Mohr: Farewell
Gary C. Mohr's 2021 ACA Virtual Winter Conference Presidential Address and Closing Session speeches
Tony C. Parker: The Future Awaits
Tony C. Parker's 2021 ACA Virtual Winter Conference Presidential speech at the Closing Session
January/February 2021
Co-occurring disorders in the incarcerated population: Treatment needs
By Katy Fabian, MS, LMHC, Randy Shively, Ph.D. and Dean Aufderheide, Ph.D.
A room of their own: Progressive prison programs for women
By Alix McLearen, Kristie Breshears, Doug Mowell and Karl Leukefeld
Witness the Fitness Walking Club
By Roscoe Barnes III, Ph.D.
From Jim's Desk: Our new normal
By James A. Gondles Jr., CAE
November/December 2020
ACA 2020 Election
By James A. Gondles Jr., CAE
Restorative justice interventions
By Dennis McChargue, Ph.D., Sandra Pavelka, Ph.D. and Joseph Kennedy, M.A.
From Jim's Desk: Our differences
By James A. Gondles Jr., CAE
September/October 2020
The Man in Black helps Corrections Today win an APEX Award
By Alexander Carrigan
In Memoriam: Norm Carlson
By Floyd Nelson Jr.
From Jim's Desk: Vote!
By James A. Gondles Jr., CAE
July/August 2020
Mexico: on the road to achieving a better system
By Floyd Nelson with assistance from Accreditation Specialist Eli Mendoza
Recognizing corrections professionals in a time of unimaginable challenge
By Alexander Carrigan
Reducing the curve: corrections makes its mark in reducing COVID-19
By Alexander Carrigan
May/June 2020
ACA celebrates historic international accreditations in a historic year
By Floyd Nelson
ACA San Diego 2020 Winter Conference Overview
By Alexander Carrigan
The Psychology of COVID-19
By Dean Aufderheide, Ph.D. and Elizabeth Gondles, Ph.D.
March/ April 2020
Facility-Wide Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports
By Kristine Jolivette, Ph.D., Nicole C. Swoszowski, Ph.D., Sara Sanders, Ed.D., Robin Parks Ennis, Ph.D. and Jeffrey R. Sprague, Ph.D.
The Newest Danger that Correctional Institutions Face
By Albert DeAmicis, MPIA, MPPM
Writing the Way to Regeneration
By Skylar Mitchell
January/ February 2020
Jane Austen behind bars: Teaching the humanities to increase humanity
By Molly Law, MA
Correctional Professionals: Today’s greatest public servants
By Gary C. Mohr
50 Years of excellence: How one warden dedicated 50 years to the field of corrections
By Alexander Carrigan
Moms in prison: A personal story
By Kristi Miller Anderson, Ph.D.
November /December 2019
Hope, vision and a salad a day: How to "change your angle".
By Sgt Michael McLeon
Dr. Ellen H. Yankellow's opening speech from the 149th Congress of Correction Healthcare Network Reception
ACA's General Session: "Your mission has changed"
By Alexander Carrigan
September/ October 2019
We can do it! Women's influence on the corrections industry
By Andria Warren, MPA
Getting the job done: At the table with Randy Shively
By Molly Law, M.A.
Micromanagement: The enemy of staff morale
By John A. Shuford
July/August 2019
Top Teacher!
By Alexander Carrigan
The 28
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Annual NCOEW Wreath Laying Ceremony, 2019
By Alexander Carrigan and Molly Law. Photos courtesy Ellis Williams
Your Membership Matters!
By Natahnya McKinney, Helena Windsor and Crystal Adair
May/June 2019
2019 Winter Conference Policies and Resolutions
ACA returns to The Big Easy for the 2019 Winter Conference
By Robert Breckenridge II
Deciphering inmate communication
By John M. Vanyur, Ph.D. and Moamed Hussein
Transforming lives through service dogs
By Robert Breckenridge II
March/April 2019
Presidential Overview
By Lannette Linthicum, M.D., FACP ACA Immediate Past President
From Jim’s Desk
The importance and effect of government on our lives
By James A. Gondles Jr., CAE ACA Executive Director
ACA Certification and Military Corrections
An interview with members of the Navy Consolidated Brig in Chesapeake, Virginia
By Alexander carrigan and Arnela Hadzisulejmanovic
The use of the FBI’s National Data Exchange System in the corrections community
By Kasey Wertheim
January/February 2019
Guiding Principles and Restorative Practices for Crime Victims and Survivors
By Sandra Pavelka and Anne Seymour
National Law Enforcement Museum
An exhibit features a ‘powerful backdrop’ for corrections
BY Floyd Nelson
Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison
By Molly Law
November/December 2018
Welcome the New Director of ACA’s Standards and Accreditation Department
Time for something new
By David Haasenritter
Health & Wellness Expo and Proclamation
ACA supports health and wellness in every way
By Molly Law
Finding the Tools for Wellness
A conversation with Colette S. Peters
By Floyd Nelson
Defying the Odds
Staying drug free: A youth-based program building positive, productive citizens
By Crystal Brown-Voeltz
September/October 2018
The Importance of Voting
By J. David Donahue
Gender differences in confinement
PREA preparedness
By Randy Shively and Ramona Swayne
A New Way of Life
How one woman broke the cycle of recidivism and is helping others break it too
By Alex Carrigan
Keeping an Eye Out
"Green" improvement possibilities for correctional facilities
By Robert Breckenridge II
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