2022 ACA New Orleans Program Book_152nd Congress of Correction

including language, on the wellness of corrections staff and the incarcerated population. 2.Participants will learn about the development of a normalized living unit within a maximum-security prison, and the training, philosophy and goal setting required to achieve an operational unit like this. 3.Participants will be encouraged to challenge traditional corrections practices around communication, engagement, discipline, restrictive housing, technology and other related practices, to advance the field in a more modernized and humanized manner. Moderator: Ryan Thornell , Ph.D., Deputy Commissioner, Maine Department of Corrections, Augusta, Maine Speakers: Scott Landry , Associate Commissioner, Maine Department of Corrections, Augusta, Maine; Matthew Magnusson , Warden, Maine Department of Corrections, Warren, Maine; Amanda Woolford , Director of Women’s Services, Maine Department of Corrections, Windman, Maine

Saturday

1:30–3 P.m.

C-3A The Maine Model of Corrections: Using Normalized and Humanized Approaches to Advance Corrections in the 21 st Century. Room 239 Tracks: Prisons/Jails Present the foundational work of the Maine Model of Corrections, including normalizing institutional practices, implementing humanitarian approaches to incarceration and destigmatizing corrections for both staff and residents. Focus will center on staff training, accountability and wellness, replacing restrictive housing practices with alternatives, universally expanding SUD treatment services (including medication), the importance of language and many related reform approaches occurring in Maine. Will also highlight the development and implementation process used to create two fully normalized housing units within two high security correctional facilities (and the lessons learned), and the early outcomes of this work. Learning Objectives: 1.Participants will be able to recognize the importance of destigmatizing practices,

Workshops Saturday, Aug. 6 t 1:30–3 p.m.

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