A RIZONA D EPARTMENT OF C ORRECTIONS TheThe PostPost Volume 09, Issue 01 New Director appointed Arizona Governor Jan and programing, but to make Brewer has named Charles L. prisons safer.. Ryan as Interim Director Charles Flanagan has of the Arizona Department over 23 years of professional of Corrections and named correctional experience, the Charles Flanagan as his Deputy majority of it with the ADC, Director. having been promoted from Charles L. Ryan has 30 officer through Warden and years of experience in the field Assistant Division Director, with of Corrections, having served fourteen years of experience most recently as a corrections in executive positions and an consultant on the national and additional five years experience international levels. He has in supervisory and senior served as Assistant Program security positions. Prior to Manager for the Department of his appointment by Governor Justice, as a prison warden and Brewer, Mr. Flanagan served as a prison administrator. as Director of the Correctional In November of 2002 Education Division of Cochise Mr. Ryan answered the call Community College in Arizona, from then Governor Jane Hull as well as program co-chair of to step in and take over as the college’s Administration of Acting Director of the Arizona Justice Studies program. Department of Corrections. Director Ryan wants Mr. Ryan has extensive to assure the men and women experience in the development of the Arizona Department of of correctional institution policy. Corrections that he will continue He has also been instrumental with the objective of ensuring in developing the operational the safety and security of our processes, designed not only to Interim Director of the Arizona Department of Corrections Charles L. Ryan and Interim Deputy Director Charles prison system for the public, the enhance inmate accountability Flanagan bring more than 50 years combined correctional experience to the department. staff and the inmates. ADC again leads state in SECC contributions CO II Larry Brown opened the SECC event by singing the National Anthem, The car keys given to Captain Wright The ten finalists for the grand prize, including CO II Hector Villa, CO II followed by a stirring rendition of “I’m proud to be an American”, with and Officer Sanchez were unable to Franciso Sanchez and Captain Robert Wright, wait for their chance to win hundreds of spectators joining in on the chorus. start the car. a new car. The Arizona Department and one-time contributions to The success of the 2008 Merry Burwell, Margaret 700 charitable organizations of Corrections has once again the State Employees Charitable campaign can be credited to the Deskins, Sherrie Donoho, through the SECC, with the shown the state that when it Campaign. The Department efforts of Agency Coordinator Rachel Dupree, Wendy ADC alone meeting over 20 comes to giving, ADC employees also raised $99,475 through Virginia Strankman and Eccles, Dawn Gangl, Kimberly percent of the state’s entire are all heart. special events. Overall the her local area coordinators, Goldsmith, Danielle Hallahan, collection. In the past 16 In 2008, correc- Department raised a total of including Tami Bowman, Rusty Heaps, Jacky Herrera, years, state employees have tional employees contributed $466,163, the most of any state Kenneth Bradshaw, Timothy Barbara Lancaster, Coral raised over $20 million dollars $366,689 in payroll deductions agency. Brockman, Sandra Brockman, Martinez, Robert Miller, to support charities across the Rick Morales, Shannon Price, State, nation and throughout Inside this issue: Gloria Quinonez, Cheryl the world. Tavoletti, and Christina On January 7, ten state Pg. 2&3................................................Around Arizona Valenzuela. employees, including COII Pg. 4...........................................ADC In The Spotlight Last year state Franciso Sanchez of ASPC- employees pledged more Continued Pg. 3 Last Page................................................COTA Corner than $2.3 million to over and citizenship in American history, from ways to save the Department money and the experiences of free Blacks in a land help protect the environment. But after of slavery to the political aspirations of over three decades of service, Romines African Americans today. has decided it’s time for a change and has Around In February, the ADC asked staff announced his retirement this year. to nominate their fellow workers to be honored during Black History Month and 11 men and women have been chosen by their peers as deserving special recognition. These exceptional ADC staff have been presented a “Rising Star” plaque and a letter of appreciation from Director Charles Ryan at their respective units or office. In alphabetical order, this month’s “Rising Stars” are..... Arizona CO III Raymond Batey CENTRAL OFFICE ASPC-Douglas/Counseling Black History Month honorees to receive Physical Plant Supervisor Gary Rising Star awards Major Anthony Coleman Romines has been saving money ASPC-Perryville/Complex Security and the environment for years. Lieutenant Gerard Cox Gary Romines started out as a ASPC-Lewis/Rast Unit correctional officer in 1976. He promoted to Sergeant and Lieutenant then put in CO II Farlin Farr to promote to Captain at the same time ASPC-Perryville/Santa Rosa Unit he applied for the job as a Physical Plant Specialist II. He was offered the position Sergeant James Mitchell at the Physical Plant first and accepted ASPC-Perryville/Complex it in 1995, a good decision for Gary and Administration a great one for the Department and Florence Complex. CEPT Mary Mitchell ASPC-Tucson/Santa Rita Unit Sergeant Katina Murphy ASPC-Tucson/Santa Rita Unit CO II Harvey Rushing ASPC-Eyman/Operations In 2008, Romines and his physical February is Black History plant staff and inmates took on a project month and the Arizona Department of CO II Henderson Speamer of welding over 800 single bunks into Corrections proudly honors the African double bunks, which allowed ADC to American men and women who exemplify ASPC-Eyman/Browning Unit Occupational Health expand its temporary beds at numerous the professionalism and commitment institutions throughout the state. Gary to improvement and quality of service and his team meticulously choreographed within the department. Today, African Administrator Derleen Spence Support Services Division the transportation and delivery of these Americans comprise nearly six percent of 400 plus double bunks so that the the Department of Corrections workforce, X-Ray Technician Ted Thomas Population Management Team could occupying key positions as administrators, keep pace with inmate growth. The deputy wardens, investigators, officers and ASPC-Lewis/Programs Services Division. Department saved over $140,000 by recruiters. converting these beds, instead of having to Black History Month was first For photos and additional information on purchase additional beds. conceived in 1925 by Dr. Carter Godwin Last year, Romines also had the Woodson, a Harvard scholar and son of these ADC men and women, you can go online to www.azcorrections.gov. East Unit perimeter 1500-watt Halogen former slaves who dedicated his life to lights replaced with 400-watt metal accurately documenting Black history. Halide lights. The initial $27,000 cost to The event was first celebrated in 1926 as FLORENCE replace the lights was offset by a $17,000 Negro History Week during the second PPA Gary Romines to retire after 33 APS rebate and with the energy savings week in February because it marked the years from the first year of use, the lights have birthdays of both Frederick Douglass Story and photos submitted by CO IV John Hernandez more than paid for themselves. Romines and Abraham Lincoln. Fifty years has also saved energy and resources by later, President Gerald R. Ford decreed While the Arizona Department upgrading the hot water systems in one of February as Black History Month. of Corrections has become more the huts at East Unit and at North Unit This year the theme is “The Quest environmentally friendly in the way it III. The old commercial water heaters for Black Citizenship in the Americas” operates over the past few years, ASPC- cost $3,500 and had a life expectancy and honors a group of interracial Florence has been fortunate to have a real from 2 to 5 years. Romines and his Americans who 100 years ago joined visionary who has not only found ways physical plant staff installed new tank- together to form the National Association to conserve energy and natural resources, less water heaters at a cost of only $1600 for the Advancement of Colored People but to save money as well. Gary each. They are more efficient, take up (NAACP). The centennial of the Romines is the Physical Plant Operations less space, provide hot water on demand NAACP is an occasion to highlight race Administrator and a leader in finding have a life expectancy of ten years. They 2 www.azcorrections.gov The ADC Post are safer than conventional water heaters, society. She says while looking through a producing energy savings up to 50 list of approved charities, she came across percent. A & A Cottages and read the description Over the years he has been called of the help the charity provides for young to travel to other complexes around the women. CO III Schilling provided the Around state, assisting with new projects or to inmates with the information and they make recommendations for improvements agreed this would be a worthy cause to to the other facilities. While the ADC help. will miss Gary as he retires, we are Dan Gregory, who represents grateful to have benefited from his Casa de los Ninos was amazed after being experience and innovations through his informed they were getting a check for years with the Physical Plant Operations. $24,827.75. He says they have been the recipients of funds from ADC inmates ERRYVILLE before, but never this much. Gregory P claims that ADC inmates are their ADC Inmates raise over $40,000 for largest donors and he loves telling people shelters in Mesa and Tucson the story of where the money comes from, how the inmates raise the money Arizona and how come they’re doing it.