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This month, we go back to New Orleans to hear some stories of how authorities dealt with inmates during Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent flooding that wreaked havoc on correctional facilities in the city.
In our Q&A, we talk to Marlin Gusman, Orleans Parish criminal sheriff, about how he and his department handled inmates during the storm. He also discusses the recovery efforts in his facilities and in New Orleans in general.
One of the facilities called to help house inmates was Bossier Parish Maximum Security Jail. Sheriff Larry Dean was happy to lend assistance, although there was one little problem: the new facility hadn’t opened yet.
Pulling together, they hustled the red tape through the proper channels and opened the 500-inmate facility just in the nick of time. Read all about our Facility of the Month.
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Have a look at the May/June 2006 issue of Correctional News:
TRENDSPOTTING
Stephen Carter examines how density affects our lives.
SPOTLIGHT
A recent experiment tested biometrics at a Navy brig.
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
See the “movers and shakers” in the correctional industry.
PRODUCT OF THE MONTH
Personal Transportation Vehicle
The American Chariot is a new personal transportation vehicle designed to increase maneuverability indoors and outdoors at correctional facilities and other locations.
INDUSTRY NEWS
- ICE to Continue to House Inmates at Eloy After FBOP Departure
- Virginia Treatment Center Enters Pilot Program to Track Staff, Inmates
- Stinger Systems Offers Online Certification for Stun Gun Operators
MAINTENANCE NEWS
- Temporary Structure Used to Alleviate Overcrowding
- Jail Smoking Ban Leads to Increase in Pastry Sales
- Oregon Prisons Supply Video Games for Inmates
NEWSFLASH
- Study: California Prisons Not Doing Enough for Elderly Female Inmates
- Abu Ghraib Prison to Close in June
- Southern Folger Initiates Certification Program For DECs
- California Prison Agency Remains in Turmoil, Judge Continues Push for Reform, Director Quits
- New Calif. SVP Facility Struggles to Recruit Staff
UPCOMING EVENTS
2006
April 24-26: National Organization of Hispanics in Criminal Justice, National Training Conference, Albuquerque, N.M. Contact Lupe Martinez Marshall, (505) 523-3423, or visit www.nohcj.org.
April 25-29: International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association, International Training Expo, Chicago. Visit www.ileeta.org.
May 1-3: Mental Health in Corrections Consortium Annual Symposium, Offender Re-entry: Best Practice Models for Reducing Recidivism, Marriott Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, Mo. Visit www.forest.edu/mhcca/conference/index.html.
May 5: Correctional Peace Officers Foundation, 19th Annual Survivors’ Golf Tournament, Red Hawk Golf Club, Sparks, Nev. Call (916) 928-0061 and ask for Pat.
May 8-11: Associated General Contractors of America, 2006 AGC Federal Contractors Conference, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Washington, D.C. Contact Marco A. Giamberadino (703) 837-5325 or giamberm@agc.org
May 15-19: Texas Jail Association, 20th Annual Spring Conference, Marriott Riverwalk, San Antonio, Texas. Contact Sharese Hurst, (936) 294-1687, or Vanessa Farmer, (936) 294-3075.
May 20-23: Associated General Contractors of America, Leadership in Construction Workshop, Portland, Ore. contact Barbara Hickman, (703) 837-5315, or hickmanb@agc.org
May 21-25: American Jail Association, 25th Annual Training Conference and Jail Expo, Salt Lake City. Visit www.aja.org.
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