Webinars
The Power of the Message: Shaping Effective Corrections Communications
Hosted by Correctional News and the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA)
Featuring Torrey Sims, President, Correctional News; Ashley Oddo, Deputy Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry; and Kaela Bailey, Architecture Strategic Communications Manager, HDR
This webinar demonstrated how effective communication is mission-critical for corrections professionals facing growing public scrutiny and demands for transparency. Highlights include:
- Strategies for building trust with stakeholders and improving media relationships
- Delivering clear, credible messaging — especially during crises
- Practical frameworks and tools to help agencies align communications with organizational goals and strengthen public confidence
- Read a recap of the webinar here.
The Facility Factor: How Your Building is Driving Turnover and Liability
Hosted by Felice Upton, Founder and Principal Consultant of Felice Upton Consulting LLC
In this hour-long webinar, Upton examines how the built environment directly impacts staff performance, safety outcomes and liability exposure. She explores:
- Environmental triggers in correctional facilities
- The connection between physical space and operational capacity
- How to assess whether your building is raising or lowering risk
- Strategies for aligning capital investment with safety and mission outcomes
Beyond Control: Designing Correctional Facilities that Actually Make Us Safer
Hosted by Brian Lovins, Ph.D., President, Justice System Partners and member of Correctional News’ Editorial Advisory Board
In this 55-minute webinar, justice expert Brian Lovins, Ph.D., explains why our current correctional design strategies often backfire and what can be done instead. Lovins highlights:
- The false dichotomy between security and rehabilitation and how we can achieve both.
- How trauma-informed design and normalized environments reduce violence and recidivism
- Practical shifts in facility architecture, operations and culture that enhance safety for staff and residents.
Reimagining Corrections: Inside Arizona’s Systemwide Transformation
Featuring Ryan Thornell, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR); and Jeffrey John, Strategic Account Executive, Axon
This hour-long webinar explores ADCRR’s latest technology-driven efforts to improve safety, security and transparency while supporting effective programming and rehabilitation across Arizona’s prison system. Director Thornell and John discuss:
- How a safer, more transparent environment supports meaningful rehabilitative programming.
- Why tools like body-worn cameras, TASER devices and Fusus improve staff safety and operational efficiency.
- How real-time data and connected systems strengthen decision-making, accountability and public trust.