THE A DVOCATE A publication for employees of the Arkansas Department of Correction September 2013 Inside this issue : Horsin’ around at North Central Unit Director‘s Corner 2 PBMS—Blue 3 Horse Auction Set 4 Service Award 5 School Deeded 5 ADC employees recognized 5 ADC school year begins 6 A few of the 65 horses located at North Central Unit in Calico Rock. Around ADC 7 Tucker PIP graduation 8 The North Central Unit in Calico been a great asset for the unit,‖ said Varner service recognized 9 Rock will soon be the exclusive location Green. Health Matters 10 for the Arkansas Department of Correc- In preparation for the auction, Green tion‘s horse program — the breeding and evaluates each horse for such characteris- 11 Message mapping training ground which will supply the tics as temperament, kid-friendliness, Tyler moves 12 other units with work horses. willingness to stand still for long periods PPCT training 12 After the horse auction set for Satur- of time, aggressiveness, and nipping ten- day, Oct. 5 at the Saline County Fair- dencies. Policy Spotlight 13 grounds in Benton and the completion of ―That way, at the auction, I can let the Training Academy news 14 another fenced pasture at the Calico Rock potential buyer know exactly what they facility, NCU will be the ―home of the are getting,‖ said Green. 15 Promotions/New Hires horses.‖ This year 32 retired horses will be Parting shots 16 NCU cur- auctioned. rently has ―The auction basically is designed to 65 horses extend the useful life of the horse,‖ said on approxi- Warden David White. ―When the horse mately 240 is no longer useful to the ADC for work, acres of it is still a good horse for many pur- p a s t u r e . poses.‖ Training is Typically the horses are sold at 17- ongoing for 18 years of age. 20 of those. Green, who has worked with horses This spring 17 colts were born at his entire life, said that he will take any North Central. ―problem horse‖ and try to nurse it back According to Sgt. Tom Green, at 2 to health. years old, the horses are ready for training ―I am so fortunate to be a part of the so that they can be relocated to other units for work. Continued on page 4 ―The horse program moving here has Page 2 ADC Advocate Touchdown time: Are you a champion? Are you ready for some football? I know I am. Amer- Who am I? I AM A CHAMPION! ica‘s favorite season is upon us. All we need in these parts To my side I have comrades, comrades that have been is more agreeable weather so we can get serious about en- with me through thick and thin joying game day. In the spirit of the season, I would like Who have sacrificed their blood, sweat and tears to share with you a short moti- Never will I let them fall, never will I let them down, and I vational talk given by a high will never leave an enemy behind school football coach. It has a Because our opponent does not know my heart powerful message and I hope it Who am I? I AM A CHAMPION! will resonate with you. This is a pre-game speech No one will deny me, no one will define me given by Coach John Flowers of And no one will tell me who and what I am and can be Leland High School in San Jose, Belief will change my world California. It is listed among the It has moved continents, it has moved countries, it has put top locker room speeches. Yep, men on the moon a speech given by a high school And it will carry me through this battle coach is being discussed among Who am I? I AM A CHAMPION! the greats -- both real and fic- Ray Hobbs Defeat, retreat: those are not in my words tional. Flowers‘ speech is on the ADC Director I don‘t understand those definitions same list with the one that Al I don‘t understand when things go wrong Pacino gave in the movie ―Any Given Sunday‖ and the I don‘t understand mistakes one Vince Lombardi offered in Super Bowl II back in But I do understand this: 1968. I understand victory, The speech is called ―I am a Champion‖ and while it is And I understand never surrendering given in the context of sports, uses battle as a metaphor No matter how bad things go my heart and my mind will and was meant to pump up the team for victory, it is a message that transcends the football arena. I hope you en- carry my body through limits and weakness joy it and find it as inspiring as I did. Here are some ex- Who am I? I AM A CHAMPION! cerpts from that speech: Today will be that day Today gentlemen, I am honored to coach you. More Not tomorrow, not next week, but right now, right here honored to be leading you onto the field of battle In your house and in your homes But there‘s another honor to be bestowed upon you Who am I? I AM A CHAMPION! and that is in the answer that comes with that question: History will remember me Who am I? I AM A CHAMPION! I will not let worrying affect my cause That‘s right, and you need to remember that all I will define myself through this game I will write my own pages I will conquer what has not been conquered And no one will tell me what I cannot be Defeat will not be in my creed I will never give up I will believe what others have doubted Not until I‘ve given everything I‘ve got I will always endeavor to pull esteem, honor, and respect Because who am I? I AM A CHAMPION out of my team I have trained my mind and my body will follow Who am I? I AM A CHAMPION! I will leave you with one question: Who are you? I will acknowledge the fact that my opponent does not Coach Flowers‘ speech is available on several Google expect me to win search options including the one below if you are inter- But I will never surrender ested in watching: Weakness will not be in my heart I will look to my comrades and to those who are a part of http://enlightenyourday.com/2008/08/25/amazing- me in this world and those who have trained me inspiring-football-speech-i-am-a-champion/ And I will draw strength from them September 2013 Page 3 PBMS — Arkansas is in the blue! The Arkansas Department of Correction has moved up to BLUE on the PBMS (Performance Based Measure System) map! ADC entered into an agreement some years ago with the Association of State Correctional Administrators to share measures of performance among its members. ASCA‘s thought is that having the capability to systematically collect, manage and share data across jurisdictions enables administrators to identify strengths and weaknesses internally and in comparison with oth- ers. ASCA also believes that by col- lecting this data, enables peers to share established and successful methods that enhance perform- ance. But to do so, we must all be measuring the same thing. Enter PBMS. The PBMS Participation Map is updated regularly to reflect the participation of PBMS is a hierarchical typology ASCA member agencies across the country. At the Summer 2012 Performance of performance standards, measures Measures Committee meeting the committee agreed to add two new colors to the and key indicators of critical practices map reflecting an agency entering all characteristics and 25% of key indicators and that was designed to translate the mis- all characteristics and 75% of key indicators. sions and goals of correctional agen- cies into a set of measurable out- data). Each facility (ADC Unit) as can track our performance on impor- comes. well as Central Office, is required to tant operational, program and service In other words, PBMS is nation- enter data for each Key Indicator of measures, and also compare the find- wide automated mechanism that was each Performance Standard. ings of the ADC with other states‘ designed to develop consistent and Computing all the Performance DOCs. meaningful correctional performance Standards and Key indicators, data is ASCA thanks Director Ray measures for adult prisons and com- required to be entered at the unit level Hobbs for his commitment to achiev- munity-based programs and to de- and agency level totaling 136 key in- ing BLUE status, and also thanks the velop an automated system that would dicators. ADC Research & Planning Division enable the collection, management Performance Standards and Key for its determination to accomplish and sharing of that data. Indicators are based on the Uniform the task of going blue. A big thanks There are a total of 10 Perform- Crime Reporting Handbook created also goes out to all employees of ance Standards (areas of measure), by the Federal Bureau of Investiga- ADC, Corizon and the Attorney Gen- each Performance Standard having tions. eral Office who made this task possi- specific Key Indicators (specific With this information the ADC ble. Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well. Vincent van Gogh Page 4 ADC Advocate 3rd annual Horse Auction set for Oct. 5 Saddle up! The Agriculture Division of the Arkansas Department of Correction has scheduled its third annual horse auction for Saturday, Oct.