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Association on Programs for Female Offenders January 2009 Newsletter |
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES
RE-ENTRY CONFERENCE
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Brenda Shell, Editor
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In 1998, the West Virginia Commission on Women bestowed the
Mountaineer Spirit award on Hazel Groves Brown for her work with/for women
and children throughout her lifetime. Mrs. Brown, aged ninety at the time
of the honor, was recognized specifically for her leadership in the field
of nursing. Mrs. Brown’s daughter is Joann Brown Morton, D.P.A. As the old
saying goes. “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree”. Dr. Morton, our immediate past president of the Association on Programs for Female Offenders, (APFO) has been a pioneer all of her life. She has pushed the limits since a child and has cleared the pathway for women and girls with emphasis on women working in corrections and other special needs for female offenders. The list of her achievements would more than fill this entire publication. Her accomplishments concerning female offenders are certainly more than impressive. In the mid-1970’s, Joann implemented the first national training program on working with female offenders as Director of the Southeastern Correctional Management Training Council, University of Georgia. Currently, APFO co-sponsors the National Workshop on Adult and Juvenile Offenders. She authored the American Correctional Association (ACA) ’s first national policy on Female Offenders. And, as APFO president, she authored the revisions for that policy in 2006. Her first publication on female offenders, “Women Offenders: Fiction and Fact, Part I & II,” was published in the American Journal of Corrections in 1976. In 2004, she published her most recent book, Working with Women in Correctional Institutions. |
She authored the guest editorial in the award winning issue of Corrections
Today, on Female Offenders (2007). In 1976, Joann was instrumental in the division of the Women’s Correctional Association, which resulted in two groups; one to address women employees, and, the other, for female offender issues. She authored the by-laws and served as the first vice president and the second president. Dr. Morton is now our immediate past president. During her latest tenure as president, Joann led us through a period of growth in organizational direction and in membership. Retreats and planning sessions were held prior to ACA’s Winter Meeting in 2006 and 2007; our mission statement and strategic plan were developed. The co-sponsorship of the National Workshop was strengthened, beginning with a more formalized site selection process. A growth in membership has also resulted. She has also strengthened the collaboration between Women Working in Corrections and APFO. Joann has diligently represented our association in the Delegate Assembly and other arenas of ACA. Through her vigilant efforts, the female offender is never the forgotten offender. Our past president and a forever leader for female offenders, we pay homage to Joann Brown Morton, D.P.A. May we also not “fall far from the tree” but to continue to follow her example as we go about our professional work with women and girls. May we have her courage, commitment, and caring. |
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Message from the President |
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Greetings APFO members, I am very happy and honored to serve as the new president of the Association on Programs for Female Offenders. I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Dr. Joanne Morton, past president, for the mentoring that she has provided to me in preparation for this transition. We are all thankful for the significant contributions that Dr. Morton has provided to the body of knowledge available regarding female offenders, in addition to the path she has paved for women working in corrections. As your new president, I look forward to building upon the foundation established for our organization. I look forward to working with our treasurer, Warden Judy Anderson, our new vice-president, Mr. Gregory Smith of Transitional Living Centers, Inc. and our new secretary, Ms. Dawn Pearson of the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, Professional Development and Training Division. In the coming months, we will make revisions to the strategic plan established in an APFO planning session in 2007. A newsletter will be e-mailed quarterly to provide updates on best practices in programming, how states are meeting the needs of female offenders, new research, and legislative and policy updates that affect female offenders. If you have any suggestions or information that would be beneficial to you in the management of your population, please email me at bshell@dpscs.state.md.us. This information will be placed in the quarterly newsletter or on the APFO website. Please join us at the upcoming 13th National Workshop on Adult and Juvenile Offenders from October 10-14th, 2009 in Jackson, Mississippi. We look forward to seeing you there!! |
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