Posts Tagged ‘Corrections’
Questions for Cathy – Next steps for Corrections
What are the next steps you see for corrections in America?
How to stop the growing numbers of those incarcerated without the chance of release. We have almost 3 million in prisons and jails and we live in “the land of the free?” We cannot afford to keep this up. We need to repair communities – especially health care and education opportunities and build less jails and prisons. I propose that prison officials work with communities and victims to assist in re-entry efforts. I’m proud of the efforts being made by my superiors in Louisiana on re-entry. We are heading in the right direction! Of course we should know this business as we lock up more people per capita than any other state!!
Posted by Cathy
Corrections + Footnotes
In 2001 artist and activist Ashley Hunt made the documentary film Corrections. She has gone on to make several multi-media projects about prisons including an interactive map of the prison industrial complex. Her projects continue to grow with other media initiatives that explore what prisons mean as institutions in our society.
Check out her project website.
Posted by hcdmedia
Questions for Cathy – I’m a first time blogger!
How did you get involved in corrections?
I tried to be Cagney and Lacey and Charlie’s Angeles all rolled up in one but couldn’t get hired on as a police woman. I was told I was too small and that I’d probably just leave since I had a college degree. Little did they know I would have stayed. I have always been intrigued about choices people make and how they deal with the consequences of their decisions. My passion
is sociology!!
What is your attraction to the field of corrections?
People – knowing them better thru understanding every aspect of what a person may be capable of doing on their best and worst days. The ability to adapt and to forgive. Seeing how life and death experiences interact in the whole human relations picture. People are our resources in this world and working in an environment where corrections are possible benefits us all in the long run.
Posted by Cathy
Support for Those Working in Corrections
Many would agree that working in a prison is not easy and is a job fraught with challenges. And, the only way for a prison to run smoothly and safely is for correctional workers to take care of themselves emotionally. Click here for an informative article about ways that correctional workers can live happily adjusted.
The woman who wrote the article also runs an organization for correctional workers and their families. It’s called Desert Waters, and it aims to help people deal with the stress of working in the prison system. Learn more by visiting the Desert Waters website.
Posted by hcdmedia