ACJS Corrections

Twitter feed for the @ACJS_National Corrections Section (CS). Follow @CorrectionsR for updates from CPPR, the section’s peer-reviewed journal.

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We are excited to host our good friend and colleague, David Garlock, as this year’s keynote speaker. The conversation will focus on trauma, reentry, and ways we can better support returning citizens.

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Education changes lives , even behind bars.
Join us for a powerful panel on how prison education builds confidence, sharpens critical thinking, and opens doors beyond incarceration.
📍 ACJS Philadelphia
🗓️ March 4, 2026
⏰ 2:00–3:15 PM ET
🏨 Room 401, Marriott Downtown

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Join our growing community! For just $35/year (free for students), get access to resources, networking, and journals, including Corrections and 30% off The Prison Journal. Stay informed & connected! Info: https://t.co/ePqzAeG4Ev

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*John Howard Award:

James Wells, @EKUCJS

and...

*Non-Profit Service Recognition & Speakers:
Second Chance Center of Denver/Aurora

THANK YOU for a wonderful conference! See you next year in Philly!

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We had a *GREAT* Corrections Section meeting at the @ACJS_National 2025 annual conference in Denver!

We started by recognizing outgoing Executive Board members...

Exec Counselor, Renee Lamphere @uncpembroke
Exec Counselor, Christina Mancini @VCU
Past Chair, Adam Matz, UND

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*Kelly Cheeseman Student Travel Awards:

Jaylyn Magana, M.A. student @SamHoustonState
Sydney Ingel, Ph.D. student @GeorgeMasonU

[Emily Steiner Wright @steiner_wright]

Excited to be onsite at the @urbaninstitute for the Symposium on Prison Research and Innovation! It’s great to see my colleagues in-person and meet lots of leaders in corrections 🔥
@ACJS_CS @CCS_ASU

[James Byrne @profbyrne]

Here is the open access introduction to V&O’s newThematic Issue: Institutional Corrections Issues from a Global Perspective:⁦@ascdic⁩ ⁦@ASC_DCS⁩ ⁦@ICPRWPB⁩ ⁦@icpaadvancing⁩ ⁦@ACJS_CS⁩ ⁦@uvao_journal⁩ ⁦@ascdov1 https://t.co/MXqEFfVGcg

[Ellen S. Boyne @CJ_Editor]

JUST PUBLISHED!

The U.S. #Constitution’s #EighthAmendment: #Bail, #Fines & #Punishments

An in-depth exploration of the Eighth Amendment’s pivotal role in American jurisprudence.

https://t.co/tbqU6Z7y9s

@ASC_DCS @BrennanCenter @ACJS_CS

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Link for the latest Corrections Section newsletter: https://t.co/I75A6ThGp2

Please share this issue w/ colleagues & students & encourage them to join the Section!

- Newsletter Committee (Stuti Kokkalera,Dragana Derlic,Stacy Haynes,Jennifer LaPrade,Cynthia Zhang, & Karen Hamer)

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FINAL CALL for (Awards & Elections) nominations!

Nominations are due TODAY for:
🎃3 Section Awards

🎃2 Executive Counselors & Vice Chair

All nominations should be sent to [email protected] (with cc to the Chair, [email protected] & Secretary/Treasurer, [email protected])

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@UTEPCJDept @UTEP The Chair will support recruitment & retention of faculty & staff, advocate for a strategic vision for the undergrad & grad programs & foster an environment of inclusive excellence for students. Review of applications will begin January 6, 2025.

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Dept. of CJ & Security Studies @UTEPCJDept @UTEP is seeking a Dept. Chair w/ an outstanding record of research/grants, experience in strategic planning, program-building initiatives, & faculty mentoring. Requires a leader w/ management skills, committed to the dept's national rep

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Corrections Section Members:

Please see the following job requisitions in the Corrections & Reentry Research Program @RTI_Intl

Justice Researcher (Quantitative Focus)
https://t.co/LNJXX1lkjO

Justice Researcher (Corrections Education Focus)
https://t.co/b8ZiI8loIe

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