ACA 2021 Virtual WC Program Book

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2021 8:30 - 10:00 A.M. EST

PLENARY CRITICAL ISSUE #2 COVID-19 Impact on The Health and Safety of Correctional Staff, Offenders, and the Public (CME) From arrest to re-entry and community supervision, the presence of COVID-19 in corrections has affected the health, both physical and mental, of the justice-involved population as well as employees. The pandemic has altered public safety provisions, movement within facilities, group gatherings, and the delivery of healthcare. This session focuses on how COVID-19 has changed corrections, and which of these changes are likely to remain post-pandemic. Learning Objectives: 1. Participants will be able to analyze the impacts of COVID-19 on daily routines. 2. Participants will be able to explain how corrections has been changed by the pandemic. 3. Participants will be able to identify changes that may become permanent post- pandemic. Moderator: Denise Robinson – President & CEO, Alvis, Inc., Columbus, Ohio; ACA Treasurer Speakers: Garry McFadden – Sheriff, Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office, Charlotte, North Carolina; Anthony Annucci, JD - Acting Commissioner, Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, Albany, New York; John Morley, MD - Deputy Commissioner and Chief Medical Officer, Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, Albany, New York