SPRING FORWARD!DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME 2021 Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday, March 14. On Saturday evening clocks need to “spring forward” one hour. ACA's 151st Congress of Correction- Coming Soon to Nashville! Mark your calendars and check back on our website for updated information about the 151st Congress of Correction to be held in Nashville, Tennessee on August 12-17, 2021 (tentative dates; subject to change). More information will be provided as available. See you there! Condolences to friends and family of Correctional Staff lost to COVID-19 ACA’s leadership, staff and members extend sympathy and condolences to friends and family of all corrections officers and employees who have fallen ill or passed away due to the COVID 19 pandemic since the January February 26th issue of ACA Connect. Below are recent losses due to COVID-19. To see all who lost their lives, please visit ACA’s Wall of Honor and join us in mourning these professionals who put their lives on the line every day to protect our communities and those under their charge: Tracey Adams, Correctional Officer III, Stiles Unit in Beaumont, Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TX) Stacy Crosby, Engineering Specialist III, Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TX) Woodrow “Buddy” Dowdy, Master Officer, Virginia Capitol Police (VA) With the heightened risk of attending work and being in close quarters with both staff and inmates, the bravery and necessity of our correctional workers has never been clearer. Correctional Agencies on the Front Lines of the Fight against COVID-19 In addition to performing their duties in extremely trying circumstances, correctional agencies around the country are stepping up to provide relief to medical workers and the public at large. Take a look at the great work done by correctional agencies since our February 26th ACA Connect: [Colorado] Fremont County health director: COVID-19 cases continue to go down. Thoughts and prayers are with our friends and colleagues in Texas and Mississippi Please continue to pray for our friends and colleagues as they get through the disaster dealing with the weather that has affected many of them. We are praying for the safety of all! Congratulations to Jeff Butler for being selected as Warden of El Dorado Correctional Facility Kansas Department of Corrections Secretary Jeff Zmuda announced today that Jeff Butler has been selected to serve as the warden of El Dorado Correctional Facility. Butler begins his new role on March 1. Jeff brings a wealth of knowledge and leadership experience gained during a successful career working with the Federal Bureau of Prisons,” said Jeff Zmuda, KDOC secretary. “This experience, and his work at EDCF as deputy warden since 2019, make him the right choice to assume the duties of warden,” said Secretary Zmuda. Butler began his corrections career as a correctional officer with the Federal Bureau of Prisons in 1989 and was promoted through the ranks of case manager, unit manager and associate warden until he retired in 2016. Congratulations to Henry Nordan for being named Warden of Southern Correctional Institution The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Henry Nordan as the new Warden at Southern Correctional Institution in Troy. Nordan, 43, had been the South-Central Region Security Specialist since 2016. Warden Nordan is a remarkable professional with the proven and tested skills needed to manage a complex prison,” said Todd Ishee, Commissioner of Prisons. “His range of experience and his commitment to the job makes him an outstanding addition to the team of dedicated men and women who run our prisons. In his new position, Nordan is responsible for all operations at Southern Correctional, a male close custody facility that also houses a substantial number of chronically ill offenders. Congratulations to Tina Litz for being named Warden of Lebanon County Correctional Facility Lebanon County Correctional Facility has a new warden. At their Jan. 21 meeting, the county commissioners promoted Tina Litz to the position, where she replaces the retiring Robert Karnes. A 25-year Lebanon County employee, she was most recently deputy warden for treatment at the prison… Litz, 44, who was selected from 14 applicants, took over as warden Feb. 8. I always was drawn to the criminal justice system — I grew up on the north side of Lebanon. I saw a lot of good and bad things happen and I just had a drive to want things to be better and people to do better. I started working at Lebanon County Correctional Facility at age 19 and worked part time as a correctional officer while I went to York College to complete my B.S. in criminal justice and a minor in sociology. Congratulations to Evelyn Mallard for being named first female Jail Superintendent of Ulster County Jail Col. Evelyn Mallard said she began working in law enforcement almost "accidentally," but found it a rewarding career that has given her the chance to serve — something she wants to continue to do as the newest superintendent of the Ulster County Jail. Mallard, who sworn in as superintendent on Monday, March 1, is the first woman to hold the position… she began taking classes at Rockland Community College, where she encountered a state police recruiter and decided to join. Mallard went on to make a career in law enforcement, serving 30 years with the state police and three years working part-time with the Orange County Sheriff's Office. By the time she retired from the state police in 2016, she had reached the rank of major. The Military Corrections Committee recognizes Correctional Officers of the Year The Military Affairs Committee was founded and accepted as a committee to the ACA on Aug. 17, 1982 and has proudly represented those military corrections organizations across the United States and abroad for more than 38 years. This year’s winners were Staff Sergeant Matthew Oliver, representing the United States Army, Gunners Mate 2nd Class Patrick Obrien, representing the United States Navy, Master Sergeant Michael Kohne representing the United States Air Force, and Gunnery Sergeant Mikael Marcy, representing the United States Marine Corps. Corrections Today March/April coming soon The March/April issue of ACA’s flagship magazine, Corrections Today will be available soon. Please check on our website (www.aca.org) for updates. Don’t forget to tell friends and colleagues to join or renew membership with ACA to access to the bi-monthly Corrections Today, bi-weekly ACA Connect, and Corrections Daily news updates, along with many benefits offered to members through training, conference events and much more! FROM ACA HEADQUARTERS ACA Commission on Accreditation for Corrections to hold virtual panel hearings in the upcoming months The Commission on Accreditation for Corrections will host virtual panel hearings March 16 & 30 and April 13 & 20, 2021. You will be contacted in advance to schedule panel hearings. ACA holds virtual training on COVID-19- Therapeutics ACA will hold a training on March 17th to discuss Therapeutics during the COVID-19. Attend ACA's FREE live COVID-19 Therapeutics Virtual Training for Correctional Health Providers. This interactive virtual training program will offer education on COVID-19, its emerging therapies, and how it applies to correctional population. Register for the March 17, 2021 training class by completing this form. Online COVID-19 Resources and Information Center ACA’s homepage now includes a link to ACA’s “Coronavirus Resources”. ACA staff have compiled and shared guidelines, emergency response plans and information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO), Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP), and state/local agencies. Keep checking this resource page for the most up-to-date and corrections-specific information on mitigating and combatting the COVID-19 crisis. ACA holds virtual ACI training for Mississippi and North Carolina ACA held a training for Mississippi this week from March 8-12, 2021 on the ACI 5th Edition and will hold a training for North Carolina on March 24-25, 2021. Request to be on ACA Committees Anyone interested in being involved on a committee for ACA, send an email to pr...@aca.org. ACA Workshop Proposals for Nashville Conference due April 1, 2021 We are looking for workshops that: Present a multidisciplinary approach (Treatment and security staffs); Exhibit relevance to cross section of corrections administrators, managers and line staff; Represent exemplary practices in the fields of adult prisons and jails, juvenile corrections and detention, and community-based programs; Examine contemporary issues on correctional staff professional development; Present evidence-based and best practices information. Click Here to submit a workshop proposal. Corrections Today Article Submissions ACA is always looking for good articles for Corrections Today magazine. If you are interested in submitting an article for consideration, please check out the publications area of our website or send an email to submi...@aca.org. Stay up to date with ACA’s Professional Development and Certification Programs E-LEARNING: Does Your Staff Need Training Hours??? – Check out ACA’s e-learning catalog for course offerings. Whether it is new hire training, annual in-service and critical issues training ACA can be your training partner. We can customize your training to fit your agencies requirements via ACA’s World- Class E-Learning Training Program. We offer courses that address security/inmate management, legal issues, mental health, supervision/management, juvenile corrections, and much more. Quality training starts at ACA and gives staff an opportunity to develop skills and boost career opportunities. We offer a state-of-the-art training platform, a media-rich learning experience and new courses; all cost- effective. Contact us at elea...@aca.org to find out how we can assist you. CERTIFICATION: ACA’s certification program is designed to promote professional development and lifelong learning to the professionals in the corrections field. The program ensures the awareness of the most current, innovative, and effective approaches in corrections. The program is designed to advance the overall knowledge level of practitioners in the field and promotes the capabilities of corrections professionals to the public by demonstrating their adherence to the ACA Code of Ethics. STAY CERTIFIED: – You have earned this honor. It is time to get RECERTIFIED. If you were certified in 2017, contact us at acap...@aca.org to find out how you can recertify! Visit the Professional Development webpage for more information here. ACA Connect News Item Submissions If you have internal news to share with your fellow ACA Members, please send it along to ind...@aca.org to be included in the next issue of ACA Connect. PARTNERS AND AFFILIATES Congratulations to Correctional Leaders Association Board members: Dr. Beth Skinner and Josh Tewalt Dr. Beth Skinner (Iowa) and Josh Tewalt (Idaho) were chosen by the CLA board to lead two committees. Dr. Skinner is now the Chair for Reentry and Community Corrections Committee and Josh Tewalt is the new chair for the Program and Training Committee. Department of Justice PREA 2021 Competitive Grant Announcement The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the fiscal year 2021 site-based grant program, entitled Implementing the PREA Standards, Protecting Inmates, and Safeguarding Communities. The purpose of this program is to assist confinement facilities and the agencies that oversee them in implementing prevention, identification, and response mechanisms that reduce the incidence of sexual abuse in these facilities, and to promote compliance with the PREA standards. Applications are due by April 6, 2021. Learn more about the FY 2021 site-based grant program. Eligibility (Who may apply): The following entities are eligible to apply: City or township governments, County government, Native American tribal governments, State governments (for purposes of this solicitation, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) BJA strongly encourages all eligible agencies to submit applications, regardless of how much progress they have made in addressing sexual abuse in their facilities and in implementing the PREA standards. Funding can be used effectively by agencies that are in full compliance with the standards and aim to develop strategies to maintain ongoing compliance; or by agencies initiating efforts to achieve compliance for the first time. CALENDAR Indiana Criminal Justice Association to hold a training on “Winning Your Case with a Better Memory” ICJA will hold a 1-day Virtual training on March 26, 2021. Contact ICJA at ICJA...@yahoo.com to register (send name and agency and email) (pay request will be sent for $40) or for any questions or contact Eric Hoch, ICJA President, at 317-266-9564 (M-F 9am-4pm). Visit the website below for more details. | 
