Offender Employment : podcast

Podcast with Kansas Secretary of Corrections Roger Werholtz

Scott — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:10:00 GMT

In this three part podcast, John Rakis speaks with the Offender Workforce Development Specialist (OWDS) Program Manager for Kansas, Jim Chastain, and Kansas Secretary of Corrections Roger Werholtz. You can access the podcast by going to www.nicic.gov/owdpodcasts.

Jim Chastain and Secretary Werholtz discuss the impact of OWDS training on recidivism and the prison population, and a unique partnership with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.

Correctional Industries Podcast

Scott — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:59:00 GMT

Go to www.nicic.org/owdpodcasts and listen to the most recent podcast from the National Institute of Corrections. In Podcast #3, John Rakis speaks with Donald Guillory (President of the National Corectional Industries Association (NCIA)), Gina Honeycutt (Executive Director of NCIA), and Patricia Weiland (Cheif Executive Officer of the Tennessee Rehabilitative Initiative in Correction (TRICOR). Topics discussed include NCIA's activities and newsletter, the goal of correctional industries, the importance of replicating real-world work standards in corrections facilities, and other industries related topics.

If you have a topic or issue that you would like NIC to podcast please let us know!

Podcast #2 now Online

Scott — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:39:00 GMT

Click here to be directed to the latest podcast from NIC's Offender Workforce Development Division. The podcast features Felix Mata, Program Administrator for US Probation.

Offender Workforce Development Podcasts

Scott — Thu, 31 May 2007 17:18:00 GMT

The National Insitute of Corrections' Offender Workforce Development Division has begun podcasting. A podcast is a pre-recorded radio program broadcast over the internet. The Offender Workforce Development Podcast webpage can be viewed by directing your browser to www.nicic.org/owdpodcasts.

If you and/or your offender workforce development related program(s) would like to be featured, please let me know.