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EDITOR'S CORNER

With all the excitement, and chaos, of the holidays it can be pretty easy to lose focus on family, job responsibilities, and the meaning behind the season. Bill Sturgeon grounds us a bit with his reminder to stick with common sense work practices to ensure safety and peace for all.
Jim

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Recalling the basics for a peaceful holiday time

By William Sturgeon

Simple rules for staying safe

While the civilian world prepares to celebrate the holidays, correctional personnel have to be especially vigilant and prepared to deal with any potential situation. While the civilian world is preparing for peace on earth and happy times, very often these are depressing times for offenders and their families.

A great many correctional facilities decorate and have special holiday events planned, but an undertone of sadness, frustration and sometimes anger can still exist. Some of the offenders deal with the holiday season like any other time while others experience varying degrees of difficulty dealing with this season. Full Story

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Regarding Helping Katrina's kids, 12/4/07

Don Dease's article about helping our peers in Louisiana was a wonderful and inspirational story. It is nice to see how far corrections goes to make the community, wherever it may be, a safer and better place.
APM, Vermont

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CORRECTIONS.COM FEATURE STORIES

Building a future

Of all the challenges corrections faces, recidivism is possibly one of the most frustrating. Several variables, some uncontrollable, cause it to be negatively correlated to the success of both the inmate and facility. Full story

Homesick

Wyoming is known for its endless plains and towering blue mountains, but those spacious, breathtaking scenes might have one downside. Full story

Condoms coming soon to a facility near you?

The debate over supplying condoms in a corrections environment continues in the latest issue of the Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report. Full story

BUSINESS NEWS

BINJ Laboratories

BINJ Laboratories, Inc. is an innovative technology company that specializes in cell phone and signal detection, defense electronics, and corrections and public safety communications. Led by three electronic warfare engineers with over 100 years in system engineering experience, BINJ Labs has developed a first-of-its-kind, wireless Cell Phone Detection System under the direction of corrections technologists from the Federal Bureau of Prison, New York, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts Department of Corrections. Learn more.

Specific Bag Becomes Part of Pacific Concepts

Pacific Concepts, Americas leading supplier of soft storage items for the corrections industry, is pleased to announce that Specific Bag has become part of its operation. More

Bob Barker Company appoints Jeff Hale as Chief Operations Officer

Bob Barker Company recently announced the appointment of Jeff Hale to the role of Chief Operations Officer (COO). Jeff comes to the Bob Barker Company with more than 20 years of experience in operations involving purchasing, information technology, inventory control, distribution, manufacturing, transportation and logistics. More

Bob Barker Company appoints Greta Roach as marketing manager

Bob Barker Company recently announced the appointment of Greta Roach to the role of marketing manager. Greta will be responsible for developing marketing strategies and executing the production of the company's extensive product catalog. More

CAREER WATCH

PADOC nominates next executive deputy secretary

William Sprenkle will become the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections’ new executive deputy secretary when Dr. John Shaffer ends his 21-year service with the PADOC by retiring at the end of December. Sprenkle will supervise the Bureau of Standards and Security, administration, reentry and specialized programs deputy secretaries, and regional deputy secretaries.Full story

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"If you haven't found something strange during the day, it hasn't been much of a day."
- John A. Wheeler, American theoretical physicist who collaborated with Albert Einstein and coined the name of the space phenomenon, the black hole.


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