Corrections_Today_January_February_2023_Vol.85_No.1

American Correctional Association Corrections Today January/February 2023 Vol. 85, No. 1

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Understanding the mentally ill in prison Maryland wins award from Mental health advocacy group for its correctional crises de-escalation training By Mark Vernarelli

36 Staff recruitment and

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retention in corrections The challenge and ways forward

By Elizabeth Gondles, Ph.D. and Michael Miskell, MPH, CHES ®

You are more than a number

You now have letters “credentials” By Kennard DuBose, Hannah Bonsu and Greg Mason

Cover photo illustration: Watercolor background: istock/dwiputrirats; Watercolor plant: istock/Anna Tkachenko; Mindfulness watercolor abstract image: istock/DrAfter123

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