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A few months ago our folks had to put something together like what you are doing here is what we came up with. Since suicide watch and hospital duty represent the greatest challenges for us, they were the primary topics: *consider employing Criminal Justice majors, interns, or mental health interns to...

Dr White IJust found yur message from last November. I wonder if you could share the information mentioned in your post? I work in a large county jail in the Mental Helath Departmet. thanks

Does anyone know if PREA (Prison Rape Elimination Act) contains any provisions, requirements, or recommendations on Custody Officer staffing?

am currently a Unit Manager at the Federal Prison in McCreary County, KY. One of my collateral duties is that I am the Crisis Support Team Leader. Additionally, through the Kentucky Department of Public Health, I was recently trained as a Community Crisis Responder. I am also involved in suicide prevention...

Mental Health in Corrections Consortium, 17 th Annual Symposium, April 16, 17, and 18, 2007, Marriott Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, MO. “Offender Re-Entry and Reintegration: Best Practice Models for Reducing Recidivism, Part II”. Joel Dvoskin, PhD, University of Arizona, Keynote Speaker...

Dear Dr. Canning: I work in an ACA Accredited jail in Virginia. The ACA reference from the Standards for Adult Local Detention Faclities (3rd Edition) is 3-ALDF-3D-08. The 4th Edition refence is 4-ALDF-2A-52. It states: "All special management inmates are personnaly observed by a correctional officer...

Hello Connie G. We are a direct supervison style jail with a population of 1200 inmates. We have an officer in each Pod with 60 to 90 inmates. We use a blunt-nosed EMS type of scissor with a red handle as the cut-down tool. The scissor is stored at each officer's work station inside the First Aid...

At Montana State Prison, the Labor-Management Committee would like to know what type of cut-down tool other correctional facilities are using when they need to cut down a hanging inmate. Is it a scissor type or knife-blade type? How effective is it? Also, are custody staff members required to wear them...