2019 ACA Boston Program Book_149th Congress of Correction

understand the procedures used by Georgia which have been implemented to ensure the training of volunteers is customer friendly. Moderator: Allen Hughes, Volunteer Services Program Coordinator, Georgia Department of Corrections, Forsyth, Georgia Speaker: Allen Hughes, Volunteer Services Program Coordinator, Georgia Department of Corrections, Forsyth, Georgia

B-4G How to Create an Effective “Green Team” in Prisons to Benefit People, Place and the Environment Room 209 This workshop will provide various perspectives from the state corrections and a community-based organization on how to develop and implement multi-stakeholder “Green Teams” in correctional settings that positively impact people and place.

B-4F We Have Investigators, What do You Mean We Didn’t Meet the PREA Investigations Standards? Room 206 This session will discuss the qualifications required for investigators to conduct quality sexual abuse and sexual harassment investigations in confinement settings by analyzing the requirements for investigators and investigative

Presenters, who are all members of ACA’s Sustainability-Oriented and Environmentally Responsible Practices Committee, will provide best practices on: how to develop a Green Team; methods for examining environmentally responsible practices and strategies; and the implementation of “Green ACA Presentation Proposal — How to Create and Effective Green Team 3 Team” initiatives. Real-life examples of successful project outcomes, as well as lessons learned, will also be shared. Objectives: Understand what a Green Team is and why multi-stakeholder engagement is important; understand strategies and processes for implementing a Green Team in a correctional facility from both institutional and community perspectives; and how the results of implementing a Green Team can have short and long-term benefits for people living and working in correctional facilities, as well as the natural environment. Moderator: Tommy Norris, CEO, GreenPrisons.org, Lexington, Kentucky Speakers: Timothy Buchanan, Warden, Noble Correctional Institution, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections, Caldwell, Ohio; Chad Naugle, Sustainability Programs Manager, Oregon Department of Corrections, Salem, Oregon; Beth Waitkus, M.S., Executive Director, Insight Garden Program, CDCR, Indiana DOC, Berkeley, California

Workshops Sunday, Aug. 4 t 2:30–4 p.m.

processes. We will clarify what skills and experience your investigators need to conduct quality sexual abuse and sexual harassment investigations. Sexual abuse and sexual harassment investigations are complex and require a unique and specialized knowledge base and understanding in order to conduct these sensitive and challenging cases. By focusing on the requirements of the PREA standards, clear steps will be outlined to ensure facilities and investigators have a good foundation of knowledge and skills. Objectives: Underscore the skills and knowledge to conduct proper sexual abuse and sexual harassment investigations in confinement; highlight PREA standards that serve as the foundation for investigations; and identify tools and steps to prevent, detect and respond to all allegations of sexual abuse and sexual harassment. Moderator: Michela Bowman, Co-Director, National PREA Resource Center, Impact Justice, Oakland, California Speaker: Marion Morgan, Senior Program Manager, National PREA Resource Center, Impact Justice, Madison, Wisconsin

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