2021 ACA Nashville Program Book_151st Congress of Correction

justice design. These include the importance of addressing effect of design on humans, providing programming space and safety considerations. Learning Objectives: • Understand the effect of design and the built environment on human spirit, frame of mind and interaction, which applies to both staff and offenders. • Understand program-based design and how good design provides for the delivery of services and programs in a safe and effective environment. • Understand visibility and zoning in design so layers of spaces effectively control interior and exterior spaces. Moderator: Jerry Hebert , President, Grace Hebert Curtis Architects, APAC, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Speakers: Jerry Hebert , President, Grace Hebert Curtis Architects, APAC, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; William Sommers , Deputy Secretary, Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice, Lake Charles, Louisiana; D-1D Begin with Your Exit in Mind Room 207D Track: Reentry/Community Corrections Identification of a career option upon entering is a critical component of a successful existence during an incarceration stay. The sooner the inmate identifies a desired career field, the sooner the inmate can take advantage of the time available to attain knowledge and skills. Using a plan to guide the inmate in each step along the process will help the inmate utilize the valuable time he or she has while incarcerated. The workshop will provide each audience member with the plan manual to utilize in their facility. The plan has achieved the following increases in the presenter’s facility: +50% high school diplomas, +292% GED®s earned, +708% vocational credits earned, +335% high school credits earned, and +131% grade level movement. Learning Objectives: • Understand the impact of success from educational planning.

D-1B Bringing Pre-Apprenticeship Programs to Correctional Facilities to Ensure Employment Upon Release Room 209B Track: Jails Operationally, the selection process for participants/inmates will be covered from initial classification to Lee Company criteria coupled with facility criteria. This workshop will discuss the effects bond and pretrial reform have had on the population as it relates to levels of currently incarcerated offenders and the pool we had to choose from, challenges presented by staffing issues, the pandemic and a rudimentary overview of challenges presented from a technology standpoint for remote learning. This workshop will also discuss how to set standards and follow through. Additional details will be shared on “How to Launch Your Own Pre-Apprenticeship Program” with fewer kinks and how Workforce Essentials stepped in to make the program work. Learning Objectives: • Recognize the challenges presented by the pandemic as it relates to delivering vocational training virtually. • Design, develop and launch a pre-apprenticeship program with a local employer to better ensure justice-involved individuals are employed upon release. • Address plans for addressing operational staffing challenges. Moderator: Sybil Pruitt , Director of Educational Services, Davidson County Sheriff’s Office, Nashville, Tennessee Speakers: Christopher Brown , Director of Programs, Davidson County Sheriff’s Office, Nashville, Tennessee; Sybil Pruitt , Director of Educational Services, Davidson County Sheriff’s Office, Nashville, Tennessee; Dr. Lynn Seifert , Workforce Essentials, Ashland City, Tennessee D-1C Critical Aspects of Juvenile Justice Design Room 207C Track: Juveniles The goal of this presentation is to provide a general overview of critical aspects of juvenile

Workshops

Saturday, Aug. 14 t 8:30–10 a.m.

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