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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Q&A: Greening Corrections ACA Panel

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Greening of Corrections panel, one of many educational opportunities at ACA’s 139th Congress of Correction, emphasized the challenges of applying sustainability strategies and measures at justice facilities.

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