2019 ACA Boston Program Book_149th Congress of Correction

of recidivism is the lack of employment and strong support network. According to a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the underemployment rate for all college graduates (22-65) has held steady at around 33% for the past three decades. For recent college graduates (22-27), the numbers have been rising steadily, with the underemployment rate rising. This workshop will cover those skills valued by employers, how to acquire those skills and how they increase an individual’s value to both their community and their employer. Objectives: Increase their value to an organization; increase their annual salary; and reduce recidivism. Moderator: Kathy Crouell, Program & Industries Officer, Navy Consolidated Brig, Charleston, South Carolina Speaker: Jeff Crouell, MBA, PMP, National Business Development Manager, Moseley Technical Services, Charleston, South Carolina

drones and cellphones, attempts to smuggle contraband into prisons has reached record levels. As a result, the pressure to stay one step ahead and continuously improve contraband interdiction strategies has never been greater. While it is difficult to fully eradicate inmate contraband, prison officials from around the country are implementing interdiction strategies including the use of a layered approach to confront the problem. Objectives: Participants will be able to evaluate contraband interdiction protocols; tools and practices available today to aid in contraband interdiction efforts; and how to deal with the epidemic of cellphones in prisons. Moderator: Jim Viscardi, Vice President of Global Security, Metrasens, Lisle, Illinois Speakers: James Basinger, Deputy Commissioner of Operations, Indiana Department of Corrections, Indianapolis, Indiana; Kenneth Lassiter, Director of Prisons, North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Board of Governors Representative, American Correctional Association, Charlotte, North Carolina; Sean K. Smith, Corrections Investigation Division Director, Mississippi Department of Corrections Executive Committee and Board of Governors Representative, American Correctional Association, Jackson, Mississippi

Workshops Sunday, Aug. 4 t 12:30–2 p.m.

B-3H Leadership Panel Discussion: Continuous Efforts to Improve Contraband and Cellphone Interdiction Strategies Room 209

Contraband is one of the most serious issues facing correctional institutions today. From drugs, weapons,

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