Corrections_Today_Winter_2024-2025_Vol.86_No.4

Corrections Today Winter 2024–2025 | Vol. 86, No. 4 THE AMERICAN CORRECTIONAL ASSOCIATION MAGAZINE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Features

ACA Celebrates #BlackHistoryMonth

24 Transformative syphilis screening pilot in correctional facilities A collaborative success story By Elizabeth Samson, MA, LMHC, CCHP, CPHQ and Diane Bartlett, CCHP 30 Puppies on The Block and the benefits of the carceral caretaker By Kimberly Collica-Cox, Ph.D. 40 Data visualization in community corrections By Joe Winkler

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22 Bureau Chief Cassandra Moore Exemplifying resilience, leadership and

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innovation By Joe Winkler

154 th Congress of Correction in Nashville Recap p. 66

On the Cover: Jelly Roll electrified the ACA 154 th Congress of Correction with a lively conversation about how the corrections system transformed his life and career. He encouraged officers to keep pushing forward, then closed with a performance of his hit song “Need a Favor,” earning thunderous applause. Photo courtesy Lovestruck Images

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