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irish assassin:
Usually everyone starts out on the same pay step. Being a C/O isn’t a degree required position so any leverage to negotiate pay on that point is moot. If you’ll be in a union then your pay ranges are locked in via contract. Besides coming in as the rookie and trying to get more pay than the vets isn’t going to make you very popular... full thread

There are many issues and areas to consider in corrections; improvement in technology, rehabilitation, recidivism, security, proposals for closing prisons and/or opening new prisons, privatization, inmate populations, jails, probation and parole, and the list continues. For 2017 I decided to provide some comments and observations on females incarcerated... full story

Also this week:

• Expressing Emotions Through Glass: Art is Therapy for Prison Psychologist
• Would You Rather: Part II
• Selecting the Correct Gloves Using a Glove Audit
• “Kite?” Where did that come from?

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• January – Women in Corrections – Profiling successful women practitioners and focusing on issues they face editor@corrections.com]

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Treatment Psychologist

The Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP) is seeking dedicated talented psychologists at all levels to work on the leading edge of the comprehensive evaluation, treatment, and management of civilly committed sexual offenders. We are committed to being a leader in the industry, implementing the latest research throughout all aspects of our program...

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events

• Jan 20-25, 2017 – ACA's 2017 Winter Conference
• Apr 21-24, 2017 – NCIA 2017 National Training Conference
• Apr 29-May 02, 2017 – Spring Conference on Correctional Healthcare
• May 04-05, 2017 – Seattle, WA: Breakthrough Strategies to Teach and Counsel Troubled Youth
• Sept 05-08, 2017 – The 58th Annual KCCD Conference
• Oct 12-13, 2017 – Breakthrough Management Strategies for Juvenile Justice Workers

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• Spectrum Health Systems President and CEO Charles Faris to Retire in July
• Spectrum's President and CEO Recognized by the National Council for Behavioral Health for Visionary Leadership
• Spectrum Hires New Executive Director to Lead Rapidly Growing Inpatient and Residential Division
• BI Incorporated agreement with U.S. Communities allows cities, counties and states access to electronic monitoring products, services at best value
• BI Incorporated, SOBERLINK enter distribution agreement for SL2 alcohol monitoring system
• BI Incorporated wins award for collaboration with Verizon Wireless, Multi-Tech Systems
• Spectrum Health Systems Hosts Third Annual Excellence in Treatment Awards
• Wexford Health and DOC complete transition of inmate health care services in south Florida
• BI Incorporated selected to operate Calaveras County Innovative Day Reporting Program for Probationers
• Wexford Health promotes senior management team members
• Matt Swando Named Divisional Vice President of BI Incorporated
• GTL Houston Expansion Project Reflects Continued Commitment to Best-in-Class Data Center Infrastructure
• Orange County, California Awards ITS Contract to GTL
• Assessing whether an electronic monitoring program is right for you
• GTL Sets Annual Record for Visitation Management: Leads Industry in Combining In-Person and Video Visitation Technology
• Securus Technologies Commits To Five (5) Year Funding For Prison Entrepreneurship Program (PEP) and Exclusive Agreement to Jointly Offer PEP to Prison and Jail Facilities Nationwide
• Now Available: Securus' Investigator Pro™ with Searchable Voice Capability
• Industry Veteran Joins GTL as Executive Vice President of National Sales Team

quote of the week

"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools."
– Martin Luther King, Jr.

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