When Family Deploys

DETAILS: PATROLLING THE NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2013 PERIMETER Meet CAI The newest members of the CCA family

Do you have what it takes to earn CCA’s new Distinguished Service Award?

Longtime employees find their stride at North Fork Correctional Facility

Supporting one another WHEN FAMILY DEPLOYS

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ON THE COVER Correctional Officer Melanie Varnedoe at her brother’s send-off, as he deployed to Afghanistan. Photo courtesy of Hardeman County Correctional Center.

CONTRIBUTORS Annette Caldwell Daniel Crandall John Diffenderfer The Ethics Department Louise Grant On page 4, discover the newest members of the CCA family, Correctional Alternatives, Inc. Elijah Light DeAndra Mack FEATURES COLUMNS Mike Machak Shermaine Nettles 4 CAI 3 From the President’s Desk Jenna Slocum An introduction to a different version 8 Facility Focus of corrections. Stacey Sparrow 9 Facility Spotlight: Lee 11 Introducing a New Service Award Adjustment Center CCA unveils a new annual award for CONTACT US exceptional service. 10 Service Awards We welcome reader feedback and inquiries. Write to InsideCCA: 12 An Army of Support 11 Contest Hardeman County Correctional [email protected] 15 Details: The Perimeter Center embraces our nation’s armed Ten things to watch for when you find services while caring for one of their yourself on the other side of the fence. own. InsideCCA is published six times a year 16 Our CCA Family: Barton Wilson 18 New Beginnings at North Fork by Corrections Corporation of America A program facilitator at Metro- Employees from transitioned facilities (CCA) for employees and friends of the Davidson County Detention Facility find a new home with CCA. company. Copyright 2013, Corrections is changing lives — both inside and Corporation of America. Unauthorized 21 Ethics at Work outside his facility. duplication is prohibited. Spotlighting Leavenworth Detention Center’s facility investigator, Deborah 19 LifeStyle: Awareness and Hope Kinney A recap of the various ways in which our CCA family used the month of October to promote breast cancer awareness. 20 Applause Applause 22 Our People

2 CCA.com/InsideCCA From the President’s Desk Remembering Our National Guard By Damon Hininger, CCA President and CEO

hen Veterans Day (Nov. 11) rolls around, like many of governments. Those branches of the military have grown to Wyou, I start to think about our military Soldiers, Sailors complement active duty troops when assistance is needed in Marines, Airmen, and Coast Guard members — past and pres- various places across the globe. ent — and their important role in protecting our nation and I’m especially thankful for the dedicated individuals who serve our freedoms. in our National Guard and Reserves. I’m also thankful for the Those who serve as active duty military service members make many employers who allow them to keep their jobs while ful- tremendous sacrifices, and they certainly deserve our grati- filling their duties to our nation, and I’m proud to say that CCA tude and recognition. This Veterans Day, however, I’d like to is one of those employers. pay special tribute to the part-time members of our military If you know a member of the National Guard or Reserves — — our National Guard and Reserves. I think the service of those within our CCA Family or elsewhere — I hope you’ll join me in individuals is often overlooked and under-appreciated. expressing appreciation for their service. n For those who may not know, the men and women who serve in our National Guard and Reserves often work full-time civil- ian jobs or attend college, all while maintaining their military training so they can be ready to deploy at a moment’s notice. Members of the Guard and Reserves are deployed for overseas combat missions, counter-drug efforts, domestic emergencies and more. Part of their role is to assist with relief efforts when natural disasters hit. For example, did you know the Guard deployed more than 50,000 troops in little more than two weeks to bring relief to the Gulf States after Hurricane Katrina? It was the most massive and quickest response to a natural disaster in history. It’s notable that the National Guard is the oldest branch of the military; its origins date all the way back to 1636 when ordinary citizens formed militias to defend their families and towns from attacks. Today, the Guard and Reserves has more than 50,000 activated members, serving both state and federal

“I’m especially thankful for the dedicated individuals who serve in our National Guard and Reserves.”

CCA.com/InsideCCA 3 4 CCA.com/InsideCCA CAI An introduction to a different view of corrections By Louise Grant

everal weeks after CCA’s acquisition of Correctional Alternatives, Inc. (CAI), I spent time at the two CAI residential re-entry centers meeting team members to learn about their important Scorrections work. Pride and Passion “There’s one former resident who checks in re-entry is very much needed in today’s crimi- frequently with me and says he’s employed, nal justice system. “We are the key to their doing well and staying on a positive course. successful re-entry,” one says. “What we are That feels rewarding to hear about his suc- providing works,” says another. “Our country cess.” That success story told by Captain needs more re-entry programs like ours in LeShon Aiken, a long-tenured CAI employee, every big city.” “We make it an easier transi- is one of many successes you hear at CAI. tion, less scary.” “We empower the residents, and that’s important.” When you visit CAI’s two residential re-entry centers in San Diego that can serve about The staff work with great purpose but in a 600 inmates — referred to as residents — it’s relaxed environment. The word pride imme- easy to see the passion the 110 staff have for diately comes to mind when I think of how their mission. It’s a mission that’s simple but CAI employees feel about their careers. It’s extremely important: to make a meaningful, similar to our teams and our CCA Way PRIDE. positive difference in the lives of residents by You also hear employees at CAI refer to them- helping them transition successfully back into selves as a family. That’s also similar to how society. CCA facilities describe themselves: one team, one goal. Every person I spoke to believes residential

CCA.com/InsideCCA 5 The Teams Each CAI center has a director, functioning like our AW or warden, reporting up to Bessy Glaske, the CAI president and now CCA Man- aging Director in Business Unit III. The major- ity of employees, many with social work backgrounds, are the program management teams who pro- vide case management and social services. They report to a program manager, who is like a chief of unit management. They B. Glaske work with social services coordinators and others in the field of job placement. A small number of uniformed employees, wearing blue polos with a CAI logo, are the monitors — the security force at the centers. They report to a captain, who is a like a chief of security. There also are maintenance personnel, along with CAI food service staff who do all meal preparation, because the government contracts do not allow residents to perform any official job assignments.

The Residents CAI 35th Avenue staff members process residents returning from work. By all appearances, the residents feel at ease. After all, they have a nice environment in The CAI Locations area is tucked onto a side corner, down a cor- which to live and a lot of support while they ridor from the basketball court. Further down The two CAI locations, about a mile and a half complete the last days and months of their are the dormitories, which are like those from each other, are in neighborhoods just federal or county sentence. Wearing street you’d find in a college dorm at the 35th loca- outside downtown San Diego and minutes clothes, all residents at CAI are part of either tion, and at the Boston Avenue they are simi- from the beautiful Pacific Ocean. At the main, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the U.S. Proba- lar to CCA open-bay dorms. tion Office, or San Diego County jail system. larger location on 35th Street, the one-story Seeing male and female residents casually They remain at the re-entry centers for an aver- California-style hacienda looks like a retire- interacting is something that might surprise age of 70 days, though some have lived there ment center with beige stucco exterior and our correctional teams at CCA. Naturally, for six months, while others are permitted to Spanish clay-tiled roofs. On the walls inside in adult secure settings at CCA, these two leave once they find stable employment or a are bulletin boards listing classes and pro- populations are highly segregated. But in the residence. About 50 residents are managed grams related to job opportunities in San business of half-way houses and residential by CAI staff while they are on home detention, Diego, and framed paintings of Italian street re-entry, the two genders are learning to live being required to have daily phone checks and scenes and landscapes. The main administra- safely with each other, just like they’ll soon weekly home and job checks. tive building has offices for case managers, a large residents’ dining hall, and large com- be doing once they are released. The 35th For the residents, it’s a time when they truly puter lab where residents are busy writing location manages both Bureau of Prisons begin the process of learning what life will resumes, job-searching and making transition and county residents, male and female. The be like when they re-enter society. There are plans with their case managers and social ser- Boston Avenue location houses only male no more steel detention bars, crash gates, or vices personnel. residents — up to 120 — for the Bureau in a razor wire. It’s a time where they find work, smaller, two-story stucco building. begin going to steady jobs, learn to use pub- The building opens to an outdoor courtyard For someone who hasn’t been in a half-way lic transportation, and find local resources like one you’d find at a motel or senior citi- house environment, you might describe it as like churches, and Narcotics Anonymous and zen center, (except without a pool or shuffle- a mix of a treatment or recovery center, an Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. It’s here board). There’s a long green lawn with rows employment center, and boarding school. A where they finalize transition plans as it relates of picnic tables, canopied with canvas sails to typical visitor might not notice the security. to finding suitable housing, opening bank protect from the sun, and shaded with palm But it’s there – selectively in the small cam- accounts, and rebuilding family and friend trees. The courtyard faces two lounge rooms eras, in the safety alarm necklaces worn by connections, all of which will help them create for the residents with nautilus weights, TV staff, in the radios and the security gate by new success once they are free citizens. and board games. The small outdoor weight

6 CCA.com/InsideCCA With residents entering and exiting the facility on a daily basis, CAI maintenance staff work diligently to keep the facility in tip-top shape.

Visit CCA.com/InsideCCA to watch interviews with CAI staff and read more about their work.

CAI Monitor Christopher Ceballos instructs a resident. the back parking lot. to their iPods, while you hear the clang of free the monitor and program teams stay busy weights dropping in the background. giving directions, answering questions and It’s when you hear the monitors talk about keeping things in line. Just as a CCA correc- conducting count, being fair, firm and consis- As I walk with Bessy, who has been with CAI tions professional does at any of our facilities. tent, and making rounds that you definitely for 22 plus years (she jokes that she started remember you are in a correctional setting. when she was just a child), it’s hard to walk “We want everyone — not just the staff but Or, when you look down at the ankles of some more than 50 feet before you hear her make especially the residents — to take pride every residents and see an ankle bracelet or watch statements that are familiar in a corrections day in what they do, and how they treat each them plugging the bracelets’ electrical cords setting. To a young man passing on the side- other,” says Bessy. into wall outlets to charge, you realize you are walk she says, “Good morning, do you have in a secure environment, even though it’s not your ID badge?” “Yeah,” he says, and pulls it the secure environment that CCA staff have up from under his shirt. “It needs to be visible, A New Opportunity come to know in their daily jobs. remember?” she says, with a firm and friendly for Everyone voice. A little further down as we walk past What’s apparent to me as I see the residen- shrubs and palm trees, she sees a man with tial re-entry model is that the new partner- Managing the Residents his sandals in his hands. “Now you know that ship that has been formed with CCA and CAI The centers are very busy in the mornings and you’ve got to wear your shoes all the time, has so many positive opportunities for all of evenings, with residents signing in and out not hold them. I know that grass feels good our team members. CCA has a great deal to to go offsite to their jobs. They’ll usually take but you know the rules.” “Yes, ma’am,” he learn from CAI about the community-based a bus, which is just down the street. On their replies. Inside the dorm, it’s no different. She’s re-entry model that is working quite well for return, they’ll take a breathalyzer or urinalysis giving me a tour, but when she spots a spill of these San Diego men and women who are test and prepare for evening classes at the cen- water, she immediately finds a residents and preparing for release. And CAI employees ters. If the residents aren’t at jobs or in class, says, “I need you to get the mop in the closet are excited to learn about CCA’s correctional they might be hanging out — both the men and help me by cleaning up that water, if you practices. They are proud to be affiliated with and women — discussing the humidity on will.” “Sure,” the man says, as he climbs off his America’s leader in partnership corrections the afternoons I was there (though as a South- bunk and walks towards the storage closet. and hope to gain professional development erner, I can tell you what REAL humidity is, It’s a constant job to ensure the dorms, opportunities. Many of them think that, and it is NOT in San Diego), talking about their classes and public areas are well-kept, and together, we can make the nation’s correction jobs, a recent phone call from family, playing important that rules are followed. So Bessy, system even stronger. And that is definitely dominoes, writing letters. Others are listening something of which we can all be proud. n

CCA.com/InsideCCA 7 Facility Focus A Glance at Recent Facility Happenings

Adams County Correctional Center Team members have agreed to a 90 day total fitness challenge. The chal- 1 lenge includes a weekly weigh-in, daily running, P90X and other routines. During the weekly weigh in the top three “losers” are rewarded with prizes. The 2 “biggest loser” will be announced at the annual Christmas Party with a grand prize.

Reported by Emilee Beach, Quality Assurance Manager

Citrus County Detention Center During the month of September, Citrus County Detention Center hosted 2 several tours for different organizations. One of the tours was for the Community Neighborhood Crime Watch Team. The team was invited to a Q&A session as well as a tour of the facility.

Reported by Leyda Rivera, Secretary 3

Eloy Detention Center and Saguaro Correctional Center Sister facilities came together to host a joint orientation training session 3 for the latest classes of cadets from Eloy Detention Center and Saguaro Correctional Center. What a great week it was!

Reported by Bryan Martin, Learning & Development Manager

Florence Correctional Center Florence Correctional Center hosted its annual family picnic where great 4 food, fellowship, fun and games were enjoyed by team members and their families.

Reported by Tiffany Lopez, Administrative Supervisor

8 CCA.com/InsideCCA Facility Spotlight Lee Adjustment Center Beattyville, Kentucky By Annette Caldwell

ee Adjustment Center rests in a true mountain com- The Lee Adjustment team is actively engaged in the community, Beattyville, Kentucky. Lee Adjustment Center munity, participating in many organizations throughout Lee Ljoined the CCA family in April 1998 and houses male County and the City of Beattyville. Employees contribute time offenders for the state of Vermont. Lee Adjustment Center and money to: employs 170 hard-working professional employees who take • American Red Cross PRIDE in their job as reflected by a proficient operating facility. • American Cancer Society The facility offers several programs for the offenders such as AA/NA, Parenting, Music, Thinking for a Change, Life Principles • Muscular Dystrophy Association Programs, Financial Peace, Job Readiness and Victims Impact. • Lee County Schools Our Education department has available Adult Basic Educa- • Lee County Head Start tion, GED, Microsoft Office and Carpentry programs. • Beattyville/Lee County Chamber of Commerce Beattyville is nestled in a valley where the North Fork and South Fork rivers come together to create the head waters of • Lee County Medical Scholarship Fund the Kentucky river. With a population of 1,193, it is the center- • Owsley County Basketball Association piece of a mountainous, timber-covered county with dramatic • City/County Government Projects cliffs, abundant wildlife and miles of country roads and water- ways. Beattyville is located just 20 miles from one of the most popular tourist attractions in Kentucky, the Natural Bridge Annette Caldwell is the human resources manager at Lee Adjust- State Resort Park. n ment Center. She joined the CCA family in 1998.

CCA.com/InsideCCA 9 Service Awards

20 YEARS 15 YEARS

South Central Winn Correctional Central Arizona Detention Center Coffee Correctional Facility Correctional Center Center

Jeffery Gallaher George Orr Jr. Kevin Carlson Frederick Gallegos Evelyn Roles Channtelier Gamble Gloria Wiley 15 YEARS Correctional Treatment Facility Eden Detention Facility Support Florence La Palma Lake Erie Correctional Laredo Center Center Correctional Center Correctional Facility Institution Processing Center

Raheem Deahl Rowena Queen Robert Wellman Lisa Cantrell Gabriella Aguilar John Hicks Chad Rogers Alice Lopez

Metro-Davidson Co. South Central Torrance County Wheeler Correctional Facility Detention Facility Correctional Center Detention Facility

Panthea Shannon Stephen Payne Tina Hodge Charlotte Aldrich Eric Bryant Patricia Clark Felicia Corbett Dessie Foskey

Wheeler Correctional Facility Whiteville Correctional Facility

Lenard Harris Theresa Mills Agnes Rowland Margaret Howell Valencia Walker 10 YEARS

Adams County Correctional Center Correctional Treatment Facility Houston Processing Center Metro-Davidson County Detention Facility Cynthia Strickland Stephanie Culver Daniel Brown Wanda Kinslow Tina Gibson Fred Carlos Bartlett State Jail Nevada Southern Detention Center Edith Kenny Alfred Gonzales Daniel Frederick Jason Lee Aundra Powell Tommy Hoover Ronald Sprague Jr. Tanikia Warner Rejenna Jones North Fork Correctional Facility Bay Correctional Facility Don Mills Jessica Wade Crossroads Correctional Facility Kendria Turner-Carr Peggy Porter Cathy Christiaens Saguaro Correctional Facility Herman Pratt California City Correctional Center Mary Fauque Nora Acuna Tanisha Strong Luis Tadle Thomas Jacobsen Ignacio Hernandez Central Arizona Detention Center Marvin Linde Idaho Correctional Center San Diego Correctional Facility Rebecca Johnson David Wagner RMarshall Bautista Jr. Richard Ayala Charles Keeton Matthew Kimes Crowley County Correctional Facility T. Don Hutto Residential Center Mark Reed Jacob Lorentz Allan Blanco Rita Casas Cibola County Correctional Center Lake City Correctional Facility Davis Correctional Facility Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility Randy Gifford Denise Jackson Michael Johnson William Leavy Birdie Jones Lee Adjustment Center Austin Lambson Elizabeth Detention Center Charlie Bennett Torrance County Detention Facility Walter Davis Chris Mason Cimarron Correctional Facility Marion County Jail Anita Tate Eloy Detention Center Tommy Burton TransCor America Jodi Morrison Steve Sweet Coffee Correctional Facility McRae Correctional Facility Evelyn Sellers Facility Support Center Linda Brock Willacy State Jail Kim Porter Kimberly Cooper Paul Arguijo Orland Perez Hardeman County Correctional Center Debra Norfleet Lisa West 10 CCA.com/InsideCCA  Introducing a New Service Award | By Louise Grant

very year, we present a Courage Award for heroic acts of bravery. And, we give a company-wide Employee Eof the Year Award to an individual who exemplifies the spirit of CCA. Now, as a way to show the CCA Way PRIDE we feel for our company, we’ve created an additional award to honor our employees. We’re proud to present the CCA Distinguished Service Award. This annual recognition will be given based on a single action or event during which an employee displayed the highest degree of professionalism. Areas of consideration may include: • maintaining the safety of fellow employees, the public or offenders while responding to a threatening situation, but one that doesn’t necessarily put that employee’s safety at risk; • taking a specific action in the community that is consistent with CCA PRIDE and brings significant — Announcing — community recognition to the employee or to CCA; • taking extraordinary action in a work situation that THE AWARD FOR advances corrections through innovative results. Any CCA employee is eligible and may self-nominate or DISTINGUISHED may be nominated by a co-worker anytime throughout the year. Any facility nomination would be approved by that SERVICE facility’s warden and then submitted for consideration. The awardees will be selected each Fall and will be announced AN ANNUAL RECOGNITION at the same time as the Courage Award winners. OF THE EXTRAORDINARY Nomination Forms for both the Courage Award and the Distinguished Service Award will be available from HR Managers and may be submitted to your Warden or HR Manager. We invite you to seek opportunities to recognize your co-workers when they perform professionally during the call of duty. n

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All entries must be received by Dec. 15, 2013. n  CCA.com/InsideCCA 11 An Army of Support Hardeman County Correctional Center Embraces Our Armed Services By Jenna Slocum

Correctional Officer Melanie Varnedoe (right) is joined by her colleagues to bid farewell to her brother who was being deployed to Afghanistan.

12 CCA.com/InsideCCA When I saw the buses driving away and everyone waving goodbye, “ I just broke down. orrectional Officer Melanie Varnedoe She describes a patriotic and touching farewell filled with and her brother Derrick Thompson have applause, cheering, banners expressing love and support, and always been close. They grew up in a masses of American flags that waved the long line of busses close-knit family of eight brothers and through the streets. sisters and share a love for sports and And then reality set in. the outdoors. Smack talk while watching basketball games together is a favorite “When I saw the buses driving away and everyone waving pastime — Varnedoe favors the Boston Celtics while Thompson goodbye, I just broke down,” says Varnedoe. “I realized he was Cis a Miami Heat fan. really leaving, for a year.” ” Varnedoe admits she was always a bit of a tag-along, but her Varnedoe explains her brother’s decision to join the military older brother has been her best friend and biggest supporter gelled after a night of listening to their father share his own for as long as she can remember. military stories — the missions he served and the life-long rela- tionships he forged. That made saying good-bye all the more difficult. “He realized joining the military meant serving his country and On May 28, 2013, the day Thompson was leaving for his year- following in Dad’s footsteps,” says Varnedoe. long deployment to Afghanistan, Varnedoe was on post at CCA Hardeman County Correctional Center in Whiteville, Tenn. One day she plans to continue her family’s legacy of military service. News of the large deployment, preceded with a parade and send-off event, had percolated throughout the small In the meantime, Varnedoe is boosting her professional skills community. with CCA and attending junior college. She says HCCC is the right place for her, right now. Several HCCC employees were planning to attend the parade and asked the entire HCCC staff if they knew of anyone being She and the facility will continue to support both siblings during deployed that day. Varnedoe explained that her brother was Thompson’s deployment. among those being deployed. “We are sending him a Patriot Package and our PEP (People She was given special permission to leave her post and see her Engaging People) Team will check on the family,” says HCCC brother off. Warden Michael J. Donahue. “I was able to go and be among the large crowd of friends and family who had gathered to support those who were leaving,” Continued on the following page... says a grateful Varnedoe.

CCA.com/InsideCCA 13 A Grateful Employee Returns HCCC colleague, Correctional Officer and Army Specialist Shanekia Parson, knows first-hand CCA Values what it’s like to be deployed. In July, she returned Military Service from her year-long deployment in Bahrain. Ways we show our support: HCCC stepped up to show their support. S. Parson • CCA places an emphasis on recruiting and “I missed my friends and family, terribly,” says Parsons. “HCCC recognizing military employees. sent me several Patriot Packages. They took care of me and my family.” • Held in September each year, Patriot Packages is a facility initiative in which employees collect Grateful for the facility’s generous support of her and her family, and send food, toiletries and other necessities Parson decided HCCC deserved to be recognized. to deployed military servicepersons. Both the facility and the warden were awarded the Employer • This Veterans Day, November 11, CCA salutes Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Patriot Employer all our military servicepersons and our Award by the Department of Defense. honored veterans, recognizing our employee Warden Donahue was surprised and honored. veterans with a CCA military lapel pin and a “She is a wonderful person and so energetic,” says Donahue. “I service coin. was humbled and yet feel so honored that she is a part of the • Help us thank our veterans by posting a HCCC team.” comment on CCA.com/InsideCCA.

PEP in Their Step Active and retired military servicepersons are equally recognized on a regular basis, thanks in large part to the facility’s PEP team. The PEP team assists with the annual veterans banquet and supports the Patriot Packages initiative, among other facility events. “Last year we had two deployed employees,” explains Assistant Learning and Development Manager and Public Information Officer Nena Moss. “We rallied behind our employees.” HCCC employs more than 30 military veterans and is proud of its culture of supporting their military employees. “Here at CCA, we serve those who serve us,” stresses Donahue. “Those employees who put their lives on hold to ensure our safety and freedom are so much appreciated. We need to recognize those who are willing to sacrifice so much.” n

Staff at Hardeman County Correctional Center are always eager to show their patriotism and support our troops.

Warden Michael Donahue greets members of his staff who are veterans of the U.S. Armed Services during a special event to honor their service.

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The Perimeter | By John Diffenderfer

very inch of our property is an 1. Make sure the lights are all in proper working order. important part of our facility. Our 2. Check the fences and gates for signs of wear or tampering, including objects that may commitments to safety and security E have been placed in the fence-line. (Use caution when conducting a visual inspection of extend beyond our fences. Here are some a stun fence.) things for your to-do list the next time you find yourself on the other side of the wire. 3. Watch for unfamiliar vehicles. If you observe anything to be of concern, 4. Be aware of any visual barriers, such as hills, structures, or landscaping. please report your concerns immediately to 5. Ensure that the sidewalks, parking lots, and driveways are free of hazards. the facility’s Security leadership either in per- 6. Look both inside and outside the fences for contraband, which may be concealed in son or by radioing or calling the facility (should balls, beverage containers, clods of mud and grass, etc. you be outside the gate, at the time). n 7. Pick up and remove all garbage. 8. Ensure that no one is loitering on the premises. 9. Verify that the facility entrance signs are in good repair. 10. If inmates are visible, notice their demeanor and activity.

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CCA.com/InsideCCA 15 Our CCA Family

Meet Barton Wilson | By Mike Machak Program Facilitator, Metro-Davidson County Detention Facility, Nashville, Tennessee

ike a lot of us, Barton Wilson’s intersection to a career in While Barton didn’t know it at the time, he was at one of the corrections with CCA was no accident or random hap- most significant intersections of his entire life. He followed Lpening. As has been the case for many of you, for him his gut and called the number on the sign. there was a sign. A sign that would ultimately change Barton’s “An hour later they called back,” said Barton. “The next day life and the lives of everyone he meets. I was offered a job and two weeks later I was in training at Barton’s work today with CCA has him changing the lives Metro as a correctional officer.” of people at Metro-Davidson County Detention Facility in Barton says he struggled through those first few weeks. Like Nashville, Tenn., across the country and half a world away. It’s many new officers in the precarious situation of being one amazing what a sign can do. officer looking after dozens of inmates, Barton was having As Barton recalls during our visit… reservations whether corrections was the right career fit for him. “In May of 2003 I was driving down Harding Road in Nash- ville,” (not far from Metro) said Barton. “And there was a sign “After that first month I managed to get into a segregation along the road that read: ‘Now Hiring Correctional Officers.’” unit, which was better for me,” said Barton. “And six months later I was promoted to sergeant and a year later lieutenant.” The 18-year-old, one-time window salesman earning just commissions, who turned to cutting grass, hauling trash and On the heels of those promotions, Barton joined SORT (Spe- sharing a place with several high school buddies to get by, cial Operations Response Team) and worked as a training made a gutsy move. officer teaching a chemical instructor’s course. Training, teaching and motivating others, it turns out, is a “light bulb

16 CCA.com/InsideCCA moment” for Barton. He discovers he’s at his best when he’s helping others. “I remember the feeling of being unprepared, stepping into the unit on my own,” said Barton. “That experience motivated me during this period to ensure the new cadets were getting the best training and preparation possible.” Barton’s professional success at this point in his first year at CCA was at odds with his personal life. Having recently sepa- rated, he was a single dad raising a one-year-old daughter. With his mom helping out with childcare, Barton managed to find a routine. It was during this time that he was drawn closer to his Christian faith and desired a work experience that complemented his growing need to serve others. During that period, there was a physical change, too. Barton began losing more than 50 pounds through intense weight training and a better diet. He grew leaner and stronger, and all the signs were pointing him in a new direction. “I followed the Insanity exercise and diet program,” said Barton. “I had experienced back problems since the age of 16 due to the weight I was carrying. Now, I’m in the gym regularly weight training, doing cardio and maintaining a balanced diet.” Barton’s transformation was, to him, a sign that there was a new opportunity ahead. For the past five years, in a small workshop inside CCA Metro, Barton has been supervising inmates in Wheels for the World, an international ministry that partners with CCA. It’s in the facility workshop where a dozen or more inmates refurbish wheelchairs at a rate of about 800 like-new chairs a year for delivery to recipients in the U.S. and more than 40 countries. And two years ago the workshop welcomed Standing with Hope, a Tennessee-based organization that partners with CCA. Barton and the same inmate crew salvage parts from used prosthetic limbs to benefit amputees in Ghana, West Africa. Barton manages both. It’s his calling now. With the help of all those signs, he’s found his place. “I do miss some aspects of working security as an officer, like the camaraderie, but I love the measure of independence I have now,” said Barton. “I’m filling in for the chaplain, offering the inmates weekly devotionals and sharing the benefits of my faith and focus on health on a daily basis. It’s a good fit.” On May 27, 2013 Barton celebrated ten years with CCA and Metro, making a difference in the lives of the inmates at Metro and the many people who benefit from their efforts. Personally, it’s been a year full of joy and celebration for Bar- ton. He and his wife, Jessica, celebrated their third anniver- sary. They recently celebrated the birth of the couple’s son, Levi, and the sixth birthday of their daughter, Nicole. Perhaps we can all take a cue from Barton’s experience. “Don’t look for the sign,” said Barton. “The sign will find you, and if you’re like me, it will bring great joy and purpose to your life.” n

CCA.com/InsideCCA 17 New Beginnings at North Fork | By DeAndra Mack Employees from transitioned facilities find a new home with CCA

hen Kevin Gurley, formerly a correctional officer at Mineral Wells Pre-Parole Transfer Facility in WTexas, got the news that the facility would be closing, he — like many of his co-workers — wondered what his next move would be. Little did he know there was a job waiting for him nearly 300 miles away at North Fork Correctional Facility in Sayre, Okla., where many other CCA employees have found new job opportunities since the discontinuation of their facilities’ operation earlier this year. “Transitioning from one facility to another or one city to another has the potential to be stressful, but the staff who have joined us at North Fork blended in and seem like they have been here with us for years,” says Audie Sherrod, warden at North Fork. After talking with Sherrod and North Fork Human Resources Manager Vicki Hinkle at a job fair CCA hosted at Mineral Wells to help employees find positions at other facilities, Gurley breathed a sigh of relief. “They told us, ‘Even though this facility is closing, we’re still a Great leaders rise to the top. Ms. Martin is flanked by Captain family and we still want you here,’” Gurley remembers. “That’s Terrell Williams (left) and Chief of Security Raymond Busby one thing I’ll never forget.” (right) as she receives her Correctional Counselor stripes at North Fork. Gurley joined North Fork as a correctional officer in August. Within a month, he was promoted to senior correctional offi- “Everyone I’ve come in contact with here at North Fork has been cer. He’s still a Texas resident but when he’s working, he stays very encouraging and professional,” she says. “I’ve enjoyed in Sayre for days at a time. Every other weekend, he makes the every bit of it.” commute back home to see his girlfriend and their four-year-old Gurley and Martin are in daughter. Although he misses them dearly when he’s away, he good company; North Fork says his newfound family at North Fork has made the transition has welcomed 11 employ- easier. ees from Mineral Wells and “They make me feel at home when I’m working and there’s 19 from Dawson. And many always someone who I can talk to if I need to get something off more employees from the my chest,” Gurley adds. two facilities — and Marion Visit Like Gurley, Monique Martin faced uncertainty when she found Adjustment Center, which CCA.com/InsideCCA out her Texas facility — Dawson State Jail — was closing. closed in August — are work- to see how employees Martin had mixed feelings about the changes ahead, but she ing temporary assignments have found new ultimately saw it as a chance to grow. there. beginnings at Lindsey “I was sad the facility had to close, but I was also happy because The arrival of new team State Jail in Texas. I felt it would give me an opportunity to get out of my comfort members has been a win for zone, especially considering I’ve never lived outside of Dallas,” North Fork, too. Martin says. “The atmosphere here has been absolutely electric since we Naturally, Martin had jitters when she transferred to North Fork learned that our North Fork Family would be growing,” says as a correctional officer in August. But she was pleasantly sur- Sherrod. “Ever since we heard the news, the facility has been prised at the warm welcome she received. And it wasn’t long buzzing with the anticipation and excitement of new team before Martin was promoted to correctional counselor. members joining us, and we have not been disappointed; they have been a dream to work with.” n

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Awareness and Hope | By John Diffenderfer

uring the month of October, CCA facilities across the country rallied for Breast Cancer Awareness month. Whether raising awareness or funds for research, our staff were motivated to make a difference. This disease has touched our lives in profound ways, but in the midst of tragedy, Dwe’ve found hope. Here are a few of the many ways that our CCA family rallied to support this important cause. October has passed but detection, treatment and support are year-round. Learn more: www.nationalbreastcancer.org and www.cancer.org. n

New Mexico Women’s Correctional Facility Kit Carson Correctional Center Photo courtesy of Pamela Sperandio Photo courtesy of Bobby Bonner

Red Rock Correctional Center Silverdale Detention Facility Photo courtesy of Yolanda Rodriguez Photo courtesy of Jammye Washington

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Damon Hininger Congratulations to the following facilities for recently being recommended for October 25, 2013 accreditation by the American Correctional Association and for their high audit scores: Way to go CCA/Tallahatchie CA Compliance Team! Facility ACA Score Central Arizona Detention Center 97.96% Cibola County Correctional Center 99.1% Correctional Treatment Facility 99.0% Davis Correctional Facility 100% Elizabeth Detention Center 99.6% Florence Correctional Center 98.6% Hardeman County Correctional Center 99.54%

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Barbara Dimery October 15, 2013 TRACKING TEAM SAFETY

Ben Olsovsky decided to hang up the bracelets The following facilities have gone more than a year without a lost-time accident after 12 years and 3 months. He had recently (as of press time): transferred to Lindsey State Jail from MWPPTF. We will miss you!!! Date of Last Facility Lost-Time Accident Citrus County Detention Facility July 11, 2012 Laredo Processing Center September 13, 2012 McRae Correctional Facility April 12, 2012

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Crowley County Correctional Facility’s October 2, 2013, Academy Graduating Class.

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2020 insidecca.cominsidecca.com Ethics at Work By the CCA Ethics Office Spotlighting Deborah Kinney, Facility Investigator at Leavenworth Detention Center

s 2013 draws to a close, the Ethics Office is proud of CCA’s outstanding 30 years Aof service in the corrections industry. In keeping with the theme of stellar service and performance, we embrace the opportunity to spotlight Deborah Kinney, facility investigator at Leavenworth Detention Center in Kansas. During the year, CCA launched its “Speak Up, Listen Up” and “Ethics at CCA Starts with You” awareness campaigns and identified Kinney for exemplifying the behaviors promoted in our messaging. Investigator Kinney has been with CCA, since 2004 and has been a facility investigator since March 2008. During her years of service, Deborah Kinney has proven to be a skilled investigator with a keen sense of the minutia associated with company investigations. Not only does she oversee facility investigations at her assigned facility, she will- ingly travels to other CCA facilities to conduct investigations. Kinney has also been instru- mental in assisting new facility investigators navigate the investigative process. The Ethics Office works closely with facility investigators, and in their capacity facility investigators receive reports and conduct investigations to resolve critical issues at the facility level and/or under the supervision of the Ethics Office. Facility investigators cap- ture the essence of the “Speak Up, Listen Up” philosophy which encourages employees to report and implores those who receive reports of misconduct to listen and take appropriate action. Facility Investigator Deborah Kinney is exemplary in her approach and treatment of each investigation and alerts the FSC’s Stepha- nie Parker, manager, Investigations, of allega- tions requiring FSC oversight, as dictated by the Escalation and Notice Guidelines (3:22AA). Investigator Kinney’s collaborative spirit and immense investigative knowledge and skills are keys to her success.

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ARIZONA as interim warden at Lowell Correctional Institution while working as deputy secretary Florida Department of Corrections. She Craig Scott has transferred to Florence Correc- worked as commissioner for the Florida Department of Law tional Center as assistant warden. Scott joined Enforcement, Criminal Justice and Training Commission, and CCA in 1995 as a training manager at the for- also served as commissioner for the Florida Corrections Privati- merly CCA-operated B.M. Moore Correctional zation Commission. She holds a PhD in Social Work from Florida Facility before going to San Diego Correctional State University. Facility as chief of security. He was promoted to assistant warden at the formerly CCA-operated Mineral Wells Pre-Parole Transfer Facility. Before joining CCA, Scott spent Mike Phillips has transferred to Moore Haven nearly 12 years with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Correctional Facility as warden. Phillips joined where he held multiple roles, including lieutenant of correc- CCA in 1990 as chief of security at Winn Correc- tional officers. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business man- tional Center, where he later served as assistant agement from the University of Phoenix. warden and warden. He then became warden at the formerly CCA-operated Mineral Wells COLORADO Pre-Parole Transfer Facility and at the formerly CCA-operated Dawson State Jail. Before joining CCA, Phillips spent three years John Palomino has been promoted to chief with the Texas Youth Commission and 10 years with the Texas of security at Bent County Correctional Facility. Department of Criminal Justice. Palomino joined CCA in 1996 as a senior correctional officer at Bent, and he was promoted to shift supervisor at Kit Carson Correctional GEORGIA Center. He served in the same role at Huerfano Shawn R. Gillis has been transferred to McRae County Correctional Center, where he later became training Correctional Facility as assistant warden, Cus- manager. Palomino served as shift supervisor at Crowley County tody/Operations. Gillis joined CCA in 1999 as Correctional Facility, where he was also unit manager, assistant a correctional officer at Wheeler Correctional chief of security and facility investigator. Prior to joining CCA, Facility, where he also served as senior cor- Palomino worked as a correctional officer and sergeant at Bent rectional officer, assistant shift supervisor, shift before CCA assumed ownership of the facility. supervisor, unit manager, programs manager, chief of security and chief unit management. He was promoted to assistant warden at the formerly CCA-operated Gadsden Correctional Ralph R. Saulmer has been promoted to chief Facility, where he later became interim warden before going of unit management at Kit Carson Correc- to Graceville Correctional Facility as assistant warden. Before tional Center. Saulmer joined CCA in 2000 as joining CCA, Gillis worked as a correctional officer at the Geor- a correctional officer at Citrus County Deten- gia Department of Corrections. He served for five years in the tion Facility. He left the company briefly to U.S. Army and received the Army Commendation Medal during go to the Florida Department of Corrections, Operation Desert Storm. where he had worked previously. Saulmer returned to CCA as a detention officer at Citrus, where he also served as correctional counselor and lieutenant. He was promoted to unit manager at MISSISSIPPI Moore Haven Correctional Facility. Saulmer started his correc- Barbara Wagner has transferred to Adams tions career with Florida DOC, where he retired as a sergeant. County Correctional Center as warden. Wag- He also worked at the City of Rutherford Police Department in ner joined CCA in 1999 as warden at San Diego Tennessee. Correctional Facility before transferring to the formerly-operated Camino Nuevo Correctional FLORIDA Center. She later served as warden at California City Correctional Center. Before joining CCA, Wagner spent 30 Laura E. Bedard has transferred to Gracev- years with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, including 16 years at the ille Correctional Facility as warden. Bedard warden or associate warden level, as well as regional and local roles. joined CCA in 2008 as assistant warden at the formerly CCA-operated Gadsden Correc- tional Facility. She was promoted to warden OHIO at Moore Haven Correctional Facility. Prior to David J. Yemma has been promoted to chief joining CCA, Bedard worked as director, Human Services at the of security at Northeast Ohio Correctional Rockingham County Jail in New Hampshire. She then became Center. Yemma joined CCA in 1998 as a cor- an administrative faculty member at the College of Criminol- rectional officer at Northeast Ohio, where he ogy at Florida State University, where she ran the student intern also served as a senior correctional officer. He program and led a study abroad program. Bedard also served left the company briefly to work as a sheriff’s

22 CCA.com/InsideCCA Our People deputy and later returned to Northeast Ohio, where he served Robert Nilius has transferred to Eden Deten- as assistant shift supervisor, case manager, unit manager and tion Center as assistant warden. Nilius joined assistant chief of security. CCA in 1997 as a case manager at T. Don Hutto Residential Center, where he also served as OKLAHOMA grievance coordinator, quality assurance manager and programs manager. He transferred Craig Frappeia has been promoted to assis- to Bartlett as programs manager before joining the formerly tant warden at North Fork Correctional Facility. CCA-operated Sanders Estes Correctional Center as chief of Frappiea joined CCA in 2001 as a correctional security. Nilius went to the formerly CCA-operated Mineral officer at Central Arizona Detention Center, Wells Pre-Parole Transfer Facility as executive assistant to the where he was promoted to senior correctional warden and was promoted to assistant warden at the formerly officer. He later joined Florence Correctional CCA-operated David L. Moss Criminal Justice Center. He served Center as assistant shift supervisor and was promoted to shift in the same role at Eden Detention Center, North Fork Correc- supervisor at Central Arizona. Frappiea later became assistant tional Facility and Bartlett State Jail. Before joining CCA, Nilius chief of security at Eloy Detention Center. Frappeia left the worked as a correctional officer at the Gulf Coast Trades Center company to work as a senior advisor for the Corrections System Juvenile Facility and the Hope Center Juvenile Facility. Support Program in Afghanistan and rejoined as chief of security at Davis Correctional Facility. He started his career with the Vermont Department of Corrections and later served in a variety FACILITY SUPPORT CENTER of leadership roles with the Virginia Department of Corrections Steve Baxley has been promoted to manag- and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. ing director, Health Services/director, Nursing. Baxley joined CCA in 2006 as health systems administrator and he later served as director, Mark Gentry has been named chief of secu- Clinical Services and director, Regional Health rity at Davis Correctional Facility. Gentry Services. Before joining CCA, Baxley worked joined CCA in 2004 as a correctional officer at as a corpsman in the U.S. Navy, where he also held a variety of Cimarron Correctional Facility, where he was health care leadership roles, including managing emergency promoted to senior correctional officer. He departments and critical care units. Baxley holds a master’s became a lieutenant at North Fork Correctional degree in business management from Liberty University, as well Facility, where he also served as captain before being promoted as a master’s degree in nursing with a concentration as a family to chief of unit management at Davis. Prior to joining CCA, Gen- nurse practitioner and a post-master’s degree in nursing educa- try worked at the Oklahoma County Sherriff’s Office. tion from Tennessee State University.

TEXAS Ryan McCutcheon has been promoted to Dennis Godwin has transferred to Bartlett senior director, Accounting. McCutcheon State Jail as assistant warden. Godwin joined joined CCA in 2007 as director, Financial Plan- CCA in 1994 as a correctional officer at the ning & Analysis after working at Ernst & Young formerly CCA-operated Sanders Estes Unit, as an audit senior for several years. where he also served as a lieutenant and captain. He then transferred to Bradshaw State Jail as assistant chief of security before joining the formerly CCA- John Paul Wooden has been promoted to operated B.M. Moore Correctional Center as chief of security. assistant controller and managing director, Godwin returned to Bradshaw as chief of classification and was Accounting & Tax. Wooden joined CCA in 2004 later promoted to chief of security at the formerly CCA-operated as senior manager, Facility Accounting. He later Mineral Wells Pre-Parole Transfer Facility, where he later became served as director, Treasury and senior direc- assistant warden. tor, Accounting. Before joining CCA, Wooden worked in tax at both Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young. He is a certified public accountant and he holds a bachelor’s degree Cole McKennon has been named assistant war- in accounting and a master’s degree in tax from the University den at Lindsey State Jail. McKennon joined CCA of Tennessee at Knoxville. n in 1995 as a program manager at CCA’s Mineral Wells Pre-Parole Transfer Facility and was promoted to assistant warden at Lindsey, where he later became warden before returning to Min- eral Wells as warden. Prior to joining CCA, McKennon worked as a case manager at Concepts, Inc. and later became a unit manager before being promoted to deputy director, Programs.

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