2025 ACA 155th Congress of Correction Denver_Program Book

methadone induction in in the Allegheny County Jail. • Explain the importance of data and how it can be used to increase transparency and continuously improve MAT services. Moderator: Joshua Nirella , MSOL, Regional Director, Western PA Comprehensive Treatment Centers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Speaker 1: Brandi Harrison , BSW, M.S., CCHP, Project Manager, Justice Collaborations, Allegheny County Department of Human Services, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Speaker 2: Holly Martin , RN, BSN, Deputy Warden of Health Services, Allegheny County Jail, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Speaker 3: Joshua Nirella , BSW, MSOL, Regional Director, Western PA Comprehensive Treatment Centers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Assessing the Economic Impacts and Return on Investment of Career Technical Education (CTE) and Industry-Based Certification (IBC) Programming Room 102 Overview: Through the BJA 2018 Second Chance Act Adult Reentry & Employment Strategic Planning Program, the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections (LA DPS&C) has developed several strategic data-driven public safety initiatives to reduce recidivism by enhancing post-release employment success. Given the association of career technical education (CTE) programming with post-release employment success and reduced recidivism, the LA DPS&C partnered with Mississippi State University NSPARC to

evaluate the alignment of historic LA DPS&C pre-release CTE programs with post-release occupational outcomes, as well as to assess historic economic impacts and returns-on investment yielded by such programmatic efforts. Speakers: Victoria L. Rapp , Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Associate, Mississippi State University NSPARC, Starkville, Mississippi; Timothy T. Reling , Ph.D., Assistant Research Professor, Mississippi State University NSPARC, Starkville, Mississippi; Robert Vehock , Program Manager, Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Wired for Success: Minnesota DOC’s Approach to Telecommunication Careers and Successful Reentry Room 108 Overview: Explore how the Minnesota Telecommunications and 5G infrastructure to prepare students for meaningful careers upon reentry. This session presents practical strategies to integrate flexible, hands-on vocational programs tailored to diverse student needs, significantly improving employment outcomes. Participants will gain insights into exemplary practices for increasing workforce readiness, reducing recidivism and fostering pathways to sustainable careers, including developing effective Integrated Education and Training (IET) programs to drive these outcomes. Department of Corrections leverages industry-aligned training in Broadband

WORKSHOPS Monday, Aug. 25 ▼ 2–3:30 p.m.

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