7 California Prisons Receive ACA Accreditation

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) announced on Aug. 8 that seven of the state’s prisons had earned accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Corrections, bringing the total number of accredited state prisons in California to 30. The most recent round of accreditations was announced during the American Correctional Association’s (ACA) 146th Congress of Corrections in Boston from August 5-10.

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Highlights of the ACA Facility Tours

HOUSTON — The American Correctional Association’s (ACA) 2013 Winter Conference took place in Houston, Texas this year. While the trade show floor was booming with exhibitors and attendees, the event was also a chance for people to escape the exhibit hall in order to get up close to some of Texas’ most well known correctional facilities.

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Coming Soon: 2013 ACA Winter Conference

The American Correctional Association’s (ACA) annual winter conference is set to take place Jan. 25-30 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.

The conference will be complete with a full exhibit hall, panel hearings, meetings, workshops and correctional facility tours. Space is limited for certain events, so please visit www.aca.org for more information regarding scheduled events.

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ACA Honors Massachusetts Jail

PITTSFIELD, Ma. — The American Correctional Association (ACA) has awarded its highest score to the Berkshire County Jail and House of Corrections. The facility was awarded a score of 100 percent by the ACA report, according to Sheriff Thomas Bowler.

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ACA Winter Conference Preview

The ACA winter conference, one of the year’s largest events for correctional industry professionals, arrives in Tampa, Fla., in January. Be sure to visit Correctional News #233 booth and check out the following event highlights selected by the magazine’s editorial team.

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