2021 ACA Nashville Program Book_151st Congress of Correction

This session will share information on the design and implementation of a program in place at three facilities in the Tennessee Department of Correction to step inmates down from maximum custody to medium custody general population. Participants will be shown the method of programming, content of programming, outcomes of those offenders who have completed the program and returned to general population and impact on staff and offenders. Learning Objectives: • Participants will be able to understand the steps taken to implement the multi-phased step-down program. • Participants will understand the lessons learned as programs have been implemented in two male facilities as well as a smaller female facility. • Participants will be shown outcome data of those that have been out of the program for at least 12 months. Moderator: Steve Gatlin , Correctional Program Director 2, Tennessee Department of Correction, Nashville, Tennessee Speakers: April Buckner , Correctional Administrator for Rehabilitative Services-West, Tennessee Department of Correction, Nashville, Tennessee; Gloria Fisher , Warden, Deborah Johnson Rehabilitation Center, Tennessee Department of Correction, Nashville, Tennessee; John Grubbs , Correctional Counselor 2, Morgan County Correctional Complex, Tennessee Department of Correction, Tennessee; Michael Parris , Warden, Morgan County Correctional Complex, Tennessee Department of Correction, Tennessee D-4G Performance-based Promotion: Replacing the Illusion of Security with Real Security Track: Security Performance-based Promotion (PBP) targets the use of dynamic risk and needs assessment to inform inmate classification to increase safety, save money and reduce recidivism. Current classification systems use decision-making

measures and procedures that capture historical events that cannot change over time, providing little incentive for inmates to modify behavior. Further, high security settings tend to have higher rates of violence. When inmates earn their way to lower security settings where more rehabilitative programming is available, they exhibit fewer negative behaviors. This presentation will outline the key features of PBP, how to overcome common barriers and examples from institutions where PBP has been successfully implemented Learning Objectives: • Describe the key components of Performance-based Promotion and how to overcome common barriers. • Identify the positive impacts associated with PBP, particularly those that have been implemented in other prisons. • Identify next steps for their organizations to implement PBP, including but not limited to implementation of dynamic risk needs assessments for classification purposes, transitioning higher security units to medium or low security units, shifting funds from security to rehabilitative programming as some expensive security expenses are no longer necessary, revising policies and procedures and re-training staff. Moderator: Marjorie Rist , Chief Solutions Officer, Vant4ge, Salt Lake City, Utah Speakers: Richard Muckle , Special Assistant to the Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Correction, Nashville, Tennessee; Marjorie Rist , Chief Solutions Officer, Vant4ge, Salt Lake City, Utah D-4H Renew Equipment, Reduce Waste, Install Renewables: All for Free? Room 209C Track: Staff Training U.S. correctional facilities consume large amounts of energy and water every year. Correctional facilities across the country are investigating energy efficiency as a way to fund necessary upgrades and improvements

Workshops Saturday, Aug. 14 t 3:30–5 p.m.

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