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So, how many of you have had the pleasure of having a drone fly over your rec area, while full of inmates, and drop a package of heroin, marijuana and tobacco,causing a fight with about 60 inmates? No, just wait, won’t be long now! Isn’t technology grand!!... full thread

Detaining juveniles separately from the adult population was established as a means of providing additional rehabilitation to an inmate who is easier to rehabilitate. Detaining children can be beneficial in violent or desperate cases where their environment may be failing them; however, prosecuting juveniles as adults, or keeping them in adult detention centers, is not only hazardous to rehabilitating juveniles, but is also treacherous to the physical well being of the juveniles... .. full story

Also this week:

• The Twenty Minute Trainer: Treasure in the Trash
• The Predator Test
• Loss vs. Gain (Why Solitary Confinement is Needed)
• Violent Extremism and Its Roots in the U.S. Corrections System

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• August – Security/Technology – New technology, conferences, managing gangs/threat groups editor@corrections.com]

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Detention Deputy

Supervises and maintains custody of inmates and provides security for the Ada County Jail. The incumbent uses their own judgment in the performance of duties, referring unusual, unique or complex issues to their sergeant for advice and guidance...

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events

• Aug 14-19, 2015 – 145th Congress of Corrections
• Oct 13-15, 2015 – 16th Bi-Annual: Adult and Juvenile Female Offenders Conference
• Nov 08-10, 2015 – International Community Corrections Association Annual Conference
• Jan 22-27, 2016 – American Correctional Association (ACA) 2016 Winter Conference
• May 05-06, 2016 – Seattle, WA: Breakthrough Strategies to Teach and Counsel Troubled Youth
• Oct 13-14, 2016 – Portland, OR: Breakthrough Strategies for Working with Troubled Youth

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• 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

quote of the week

"This world is but a canvas to our imagination. "
– Henry David Thoreau

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