Corrections_Today_Spring_2026_Vol.88_No.1

Corrections Today Spring 2026 | Vol. 88, No. 1 THE AMERICAN CORRECTIONAL ASSOCIATION MAGAZINE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Features

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Florida Community Corrections and the Lone Worker Initiative By Joe Winkler How a high-performing team solved Idaho’s correctional officer staffing crisis By Bree Derrick and Whitney Ascuena-Bolt Smartphones in community corrections Balancing accountability and opportunity By Daniel Prusinski

“The first step to total physical, spiritual, and emotional freedom is acceptance — acceptance that what has happened has happened,

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and no amount of guilt or regret will reverse it.”

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From the archives: Edward R. Cass The passing of an era by Roberts J. Wright

WOMEN’S HISTORY

MONTH MARCH 2026

On the Cover: Safer Skies, Stronger Voice

ACA’s annual Index of Articles p. 72

ACA’s advocacy for the Safer Skies Act shows the power of corrections professionals speaking with one informed, ethical voice — making facilities and the skies above them safer for all. Cover illustration by Carla DeCarlo. Imagery: Adobe Stock. Dark skies: Raul; Blue skies: lovelyday12; Drone: diy13

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