2022 ACA New Orleans Program Book_152nd Congress of Correction

companies, state DOCs and correctional industries can work together for societal gain and how other corrections facilities can implement and sustain a successful prison-to-workforce employment program that leads to improved reentry outcomes, meaningful careers at top Fortune 500 companies in prison and after release and reduced recidivism. Learning Objectives: 1.Understand how the right for-profit company can become an indispensable reentry partner, working with state DOC and correctional industries to put an end to the ruinous cycle of recidivism and mass incarceration in ways that don’t exploit the prison community but rehabilitate and benefit them in the short- and long-term. 2.Learn about the #TeleverdeEffect, why it works, and how for 25 years, a for-profit company built on empathy, education and empowerment and the Arizona DOC and correctional industries have been strengthening communities, reducing crime and ending the revolving prison door for women in Arizona, starting from the inside out. 3.Learn the key characteristics of implementing and sustaining a successful prison-to-workforce employment program that leads to improved reentry outcomes, meaningful careers at top Fortune 500 companies in prison and after release and reduced recidivism. Moderator: Michelle Cirocco , Chief Social Responsibility Officer, Executive Director, Televerde/Televerde Foundation, Phoenix, Arizona Speakers: Michelle Cirocco , Chief Social Responsibility Officer, Executive Director, Televerde/Televerde Foundation, Phoenix, Arizona; Karen Hellman , Division Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, Phoenix Arizona

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1-2:30 p.m.

D-2A Strategies for Investigative Units in a Correctional Environment to Combat Contraband Introduction Room 239 Tracks: Prison/Jails Contraband in prisons and jails is a major security concern for correctional agencies. For example, drug use and the ways to get them inside has evolved and so must we. Drug exposures to corrections staff, and the rise in inmate overdoses in correctional facilities has to be addressed to provide a safe environment to both staff and inmates. This session will be an overview of tactics using a multidiscipline approach to reduce introduction. No one approach can be successful but using a layered approach may help. Learning Objectives: 1.Setting up investigative units in a correctional organization using a multidisciplinary approach. 2. A proactive approach to investigations. 3. Measuring a successful program. Moderator: Patrick T. DePalo Jr. , Deputy Commissioner Field Services, Massachusetts Department of Correction, Milford, Massachusetts Speaker: Patrick T. DePalo Jr. , Deputy Commissioner Field Services, Massachusetts Department of Correction, Milford, Massachusetts D-2B Creating Partnerships for Reducing Recidivism & Strengthening Reentry Outcomes for Incarcerated Women Room 242 Track: Reentry Show the impact of Televerde and AZ Corrections prison-to-workforce development program on individuals, families, and the State of Arizona. This research shows how for-profit

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