2023 ACA Philadelphia Program Book_153rd Congress of Correction

Speakers: Megan Brown , Consular Notification Officer, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C. D-1D Restorative Practices to Support Offender Rehabilitation and Reintegration Track: Prisons Room 202-A The presentation will explore Singapore Prison Service’s use of Restorative Practices in experiencing and developing positive values amongst incarcerated women and men. The approach involves implementing the form of engagement that aims to build and strengthen relationships, repair harm and bring about better engagement outcomes. Since SPS started on its restorative journey, ground-up initiatives have strengthened relationships and improved the social climate within the prison environment. Amongst those are Empatherapy Circles, Dads Do Care, Peer Supporter Academy, Reflection Regime and Responsive RP, all of which embed RP principles into correctional work. Case studies of stakeholders impacted by these initiatives will also be shared. Learning Objectives: • Learn more about the role of restorative approaches in improving the social climate of the prison environment. • Appreciate how restorative practices can guide staff engagement to address the conflict between prisoners and between prisoners and staff. • Gain awareness of how restorative approaches have the potential to affect identity transformation in prisoners through giving them a sense of belonging, voice and agency. Moderator: Ms. Lau Kuan Mei , Senior Assistant Director, Psychological and Correctional Rehabilitation Division, Singapore Prison Service, Singapore Speaker: Mr. Edwin Goh , 2 nd Superintendent of Institution B1, Singapore Prison Service, Singapore

Speakers: Teresa Elmore , Medicine-Pediatrics, Yale New Haven Hospital, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia; Lauren Hanley , Pediatrics, UNC Medical Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia; Mark Murphy , M.S., LPC, CCE-Juv, Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice, Richmond, Virginia D-1C Consular Notification & Access: Following the Law for Foreign National Inmates Track: Staff Training Room 201-C U.S. law requires correctional officers notify the relevant foreign consul when one of their citizens dies in prison, is transferred to another prison or must be sent outside of the prison for medical care. The law also requires foreign consuls and their staff be permitted to communicate with their citizens in prisons. This topic covers the consular notification and access process and the resources the U.S. Department of State has available to assist corrections officers with these obligations. The presentation discusses the benefits for U.S. citizens abroad of providing consular notification and access in the U.S. for foreign nationals, and the repercussions to our own citizens when • Carry out the consular notification and consular access processes appropriately and why these are required in the United States for foreign nationals. • Understand the impact on U.S. citizens abroad and repercussions on international relations if consular notification and access are not provided for foreign nationals in the U.S. • The obligations of prisons when permitting consular access to foreign government officials, such as consular officers and other diplomats. Moderator: Julie Scott , Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Washington, D.C. these are not carried out. Learning Objectives:

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