{"response":{"docs":[{"id":"dlg_ggpd_i-ga-br300-b-pp1-be15-bspecial-bawards-bissue-belec-p-btext","title":"The GDC Eagle, 2009 May","collection_id":"dlg_ggpd","collection_title":"Georgia Government Publications","dcterms_contributor":["Georgia. Department of Corrections."],"dcterms_spatial":["United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018"],"dcterms_creator":["Georgia. Department of Corrections"],"dc_date":["2009-05"],"dcterms_description":["Title from caption.; \"Soaring to greater heights of excellence.\""],"dc_format":["application/pdf"],"dcterms_identifier":null,"dcterms_language":["eng"],"dcterms_publisher":["Atlanta, GA : Georgia Dept. of Corrections, 2009"],"dc_relation":null,"dc_right":["http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"dcterms_is_part_of":null,"dcterms_subject":["Georgia. Department of Corrections","Correctional personnel--Georgia"],"dcterms_title":["The GDC Eagle, 2009 May","DOC eagle","GDC eagle","Department of Corrections eagle","Georgia Department of Corrections eagle"],"dcterms_type":["Text"],"dcterms_provenance":["University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library"],"edm_is_shown_by":["https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-br300-b-pp1-be15-bspecial-bawards-bissue-belec-p-btext"],"edm_is_shown_at":["https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-br300-b-pp1-be15-bspecial-bawards-bissue-belec-p-btext"],"dcterms_temporal":null,"dcterms_rights_holder":null,"dcterms_bibliographic_citation":null,"dlg_local_right":null,"dcterms_medium":["state government records"],"dcterms_extent":null,"dlg_subject_personal":null,"iiif_manifest_url_ss":null,"dcterms_subject_fast":null,"fulltext":"THE GDC EAGLE \n\"Soaring to Greater Heights of Exc ellenc e\" \nSpecial Awards Issue \n \nSonny Perdue Governor \n \nGDC HONORS STAFF \n \nCharl es D. Hudson Board Chairman \n \nThe 2nd annual GDC Awards Ceremony was held on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center. The event was held to recognize and honor staff and members of the community for their contributions to completing our agency mission. \n \nThe Colors were presented by the Color Guard from Burruss Correctional Training Center followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Brooks Benton, Assistant Superintendent at Davis PDC, impressed the crowd with a inspiring rendition of the National Anthem. Commissioner Donald opened up the program introducing a trio of guests that included Senator Johnny Grant, GDC Board Member Robert Jones and the guest speaker, Representative Jim Cole. Assistant Commissioner Brian Owens served as the Master of Ceremonies. \n \nCommis sioner Donald's Opening Remar ks \n \nThe Correctional Officer of the Year honors went to Carlos Moody of Montgomery State Prison. Nominees included Carolyn Banks - Burruss CTC, Zerpa Camacho - ASMP, Kenneth Dorsey - Augusta TC, Charles Fleming - LaGrange TC, Lillian Gibbs - Ware SP, Joseph Hixson - Rutledge SP, Bobby Ragin - Lee SP, James Sills - Rouse DC and Charles Van Burren Emanuel PDC. \n \nRonnie Fields PO of the Year \n \nThe Probation Officer of the Year honors went to Eddie (Ronnie) Fields of McRae Probation Office. Nominees included Ayana Brown - Atlanta Judicial Circuit, Brenda Caviness - Macon PO, Cathy Davis - Dublin PO, Rosa Lewis - Atlanta South PO and Willie Watson - Lakeland PO. \nThe Employee of the Year honors went to Kathryn Morris of LaGrange Transitional Center. Nominees included Lisa Ashburn Lakeland PO, Eddie Howard - GDCP, Dean Joyce - Construction Services, Teresa Selph - McRae PO, Cassie Terrell - Lee SP, John Terwilliger - Emanuel PDC, Care \u0026 Treatment Staff - Baldwin SP and Probation Team One - Deployed to Hurricane Katrina Relief. \n \nCarlos Moody CO of the Year \nKathryn Morris Employee of the Year \n \nThe Investigator of the Year honors went to Sandra E. Butler of Inmate Affairs. \n \nSandra Butler Investigator of the Year \n \nThe Bobby Franklin Award winner was presented posthumously \n \nto Phillip Dodson of Burruss Correctional Training Center. Mr. \n \nDodson's wife, Melissa and daughter, Allison accepted this award \n \non his behalf. \n \n(Continued on Page 2) \n \nINSIDE T HIS ISSUE \n \nPages 2 \u0026 3 -Awards Ceremony (continued) \n \nPage 4 - Mission, Vision, Core Values \n \nPhillip Dodson (Posthumo usly) Bobby Franklin Award \n \n GDC HONORS STAFF (continued) \nThe Cynthia Floyd Award honors went to Patricia DagueCreech of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit. Nominees included Rosa Lewis - Atlanta South PO. \n \nPatricia Dague-Creech Cynthia Floyd Award \n \nThe James Henderson Award honors went to John C. Clanton of Walker State Prison. Nominees included James Herron Rutledge SP and Rudolph Small - ASMP. \n \nThe Legacy Award was presented posthumously to John Paul Ford. Mr. Ford's daughter, Mrs. Paula Dean accepted this award on his behalf. \n \nJohn C. Clanton James Henderson Award \n \nJohn Paul Ford (Posthumo usly) Legacy Award \n \nThe Individual Fitness Award honors went to Melvin Womble of Augusta State Medical Prison. Nominees included Reagan Black - Hays SP, Christopher Cooper - Alcovy Probation Circuit and James Hutto - Ware SP. \n \nThe Facility Fitness Award honors went to the Rockdale Judicial Circuit. \n \nMelvin Womble Individua l Fitness Award \n \nRockdale Judicial Circuit Facility Fitness Award \n \nThe Facility of the Year honors went to Lee Arrendale State Prison. \nThe Center of the Year honors went to Women's Probation Detention Center. \n \nLee Arrendale State Prison Facility of the Year \n \nWomens P.D.C. Center of the Year \n \nThe Probation Circuit of the Year honors went to the Atlantic Judicial Circuit. \n \nThe County Facility of the Year honors went to Muscogee County Prison. \n \nAtlantic Judicial Circuit Probation Circuit of the Year \n \nMuscogee County Prison County Facility of the Year \n \nThe Volunteer of the Year Awards were pres ented to Sheila Canady - Pulaski SP, Judy D. Davis - Emanuel PDC, Charleather Greene - Pulaski SP, Forrest Jones - Hancock SP, Patricia Robinson - Metro SP and Rosie Walling - ASMP. \n(Continued on Page 3) \n \nVolunteer of the Year Award Recipients \n \nPage 2, Special Awards Issue \n \n GDC HONORS STAFF (continued) \nThe Faith-Based Contributor of the Year Awards were presented to Deliverance Temple - Hancock SP, Heartbound Ministries - Metro SP, Miracle Prison Ministry - Burruss CTC and Victory Baptist Church - Augusta DC. \n \nFaith Based Contributor of the Year Award Recipients \n \nThe Partner Agency Awards were presented to Clayton Regional Career Center - Georgia Department of Labor and Macon Vocational Rehabilitation Center - Georgia Department of Labor. \n \nThe Corporate Sponsor of the Year Awards were presented to Bob's IGA - Thomasville DC, Cagles Inc. - LaGrange TC, Evans Ace Hardware - LaGrange TC, Fuller E. Callaway Foundation - LaGrange TC, Jerome Personnel/Business Temps Augusta DC, Kann Enterprises - Albany TC, Macuch Steel Products - Augusta DC and New Ventures Inc. - LaGrange TC. \n \nPartner Agency Award Recipients \n \nCorporate Sponsor of the Year Award Recipients \n \nThe Statewide Public Employee Recognition Awards were \n \npresented to Marcus Carter of Metro SP - Community Service, \n \nRandy Yarber of Walker SP - Customer Service, Kevin \n \nTrimiar of Arrendal e SP - Heroism, Arthur Woodson of Men's \n \nSP - Humanitarian, Alex is Chase of Men's SP - Leadership and Baldwin SP Care \u0026 Treatment Staff \n \nthe Care \u0026 Treatment Staff of Baldwin SP - T eam. \n \nPERW Award Recipients \n \nCONGRATULATIONS to those who received awards and also to those who were nominated! \n \nCommissioner Donald concluded the ceremony and all in attendance were invited to attend a picnic on the GPSTC grounds to honor the award recipients. \nWe also want to thank our distinguished guests, Mr. Robert Jones, Senator Grant and Representative Cole for their support. \n \nHonorable Jim Cole State Representative \n \nAssistant Commi ssioner Brian Owens Master of Ceremonies \nSenator Grant greeted by Commissio ner Donald Page 3, Special Awards Issue \n \nMr. Robert Jones GDC Board Member \n \n Sonny Perdue Governor \nJames E. Donald Com m issione r \nB rian Owens Assistant Commissioner \nGDC BOARD Charles D. Hudson \nCha irm a n \nEllison G . Wood Vice-Chairman \nWayne Dasher Secretary \nLaura Jones Board Liaison \nRoger Garrison B ruce Hudson B ill Jackson Robert E. Jones William C. Massee, Jr. \nJohn Mayes Cecil Nobles Carlton Powell Tommy Rouse Avery T. Salter, Jr. Larry Wynn \nIf you have a story that you would like to see in \nthe G DC Eagle, please contact us at: \nG DC Central Personnel Administration \n#2 MLK Jr. Drive, Suite 770, East Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Phone: 404-656-4730 \nFax: 404-656-6496 G DCEagle@dcor.state.ga.us \n \nGEORGIA DEPARTM ENT OF CORRECTIONS \nMISSION, VISION, CORE VALU ES \nMISSION: The Georgia Department of Corrections protects and serves the public as a \nprofessional organization by effectively managing offenders while helping to provide a safe and secure environment for the citizens of Georgia. \nVISION: The Georgia Department of Corrections is the best correctional system in the nation at \nprotecting the citizens from convicted offenders and at providing effective opportunities for offenders to achieve positive change. We are a leader and partner in making Georgia a s afer, healthier, better educated, growing and best managed state. We do this by: \n Ensuring public safety  Ensuring the rights of victims  Operating safe and secure facilities  Partnering with public, private and faith-based organi zations  Providing effective community supervision of offenders  Sustaining core values of Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity and \nPersonal Courage  Creating opportunities for restoration to offenders  Ensuring the well being of employees and their families. \nCO RE VALUES: \n Loyalty - Bear true faith and allegiances to the Constitution of the United States and the State of Georgi a, the GDC and other employees. \n Du ty - Fulfill your obligations. \n Respe ct - Treat people as they should be treated. \n Selfless Se rvice - Put the welfare of the Public, the GDC and other employees before your own. \n Honor - Live up to all the GDC values. \n Integrity - Do what's right - - legally and morally. \n Person al Cou rage - Face fear, danger or adversity (physical or moral). \n \n "},{"id":"dlg_ggpd_i-ga-br300-b-pp1-be15-b5-s1-belec-p-btext","title":"The GDC Eagle, Sept. 2006","collection_id":"dlg_ggpd","collection_title":"Georgia Government Publications","dcterms_contributor":["Georgia. 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Map and Government Information Library"],"edm_is_shown_by":["https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-br300-b-pp1-be15-b5-s1-belec-p-btext"],"edm_is_shown_at":["https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-br300-b-pp1-be15-b5-s1-belec-p-btext"],"dcterms_temporal":null,"dcterms_rights_holder":null,"dcterms_bibliographic_citation":null,"dlg_local_right":null,"dcterms_medium":["state government records"],"dcterms_extent":null,"dlg_subject_personal":null,"iiif_manifest_url_ss":null,"dcterms_subject_fast":null,"fulltext":"THE GDC EAGLE \n\"Soaring to Greater Heights of Exc ellenc e\" \nVolume 5, Issue 1 \nGovernor Breaks Ground on \nNew Corrections Headquarters \nGovernor Sonny Perdue broke ground on a renovation project at the vacant campus of T ift College in Forsyth-Monroe County. Once complete, the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) will consolidate it's five metro Atlanta headquarter locations into one new facility in Forsyth, Georgia. Gove rnor Pe rdue was joined by officials from the Forsyth-Monroe County Chamber of Commerce, the city of Forsyth, GDC and members of the Board of Corrections. \n \n\" Moving the Department of Corrections headquarters to central Georgia is a wise business decision,\" said Governor Sonny Perdue. \" Not only will this relocation save taxpayer dollars, but the department will be better positioned to protect the people of Georgia because it s headquart ers will be closer to most of it s facilit ies.\" The new Forsyth headquarters will be closer to the department's geographical- \ncenter of operations. The GDC has five prisons located north of Atlanta and 35 prisons south of Macon. \n \nGovernor Sonny Perdue \n \nMoving the GDC headquarters to Forsyth will relocate up to 400 central office jobs to the T ift College campus, an estimated annual payroll of $25 million. The consolidation and reduced rent payments will save the GDC $4 million annually. The GDC will keep a small office \nin Atlanta for use by the Board of Corrections. \n \nRenovations of the campus will begin in fall 2006. Governor Perdue included $7.5 million in his 2007 budget for design and abatement planning for the renovation project. Final consolidation of the GDC Headquarters will occur in 2009. \n \n\"We are grateful for Governor Perdue's vision and leadership and the continued support of our state legislators for this move to Central Georgia,\" said Commissioner James Donald. \"This ground-breaking ceremony is the first step in an extensive relocation process that will position us too increase our operational efficiency and make Corrections more accessible to the citizens of Georgia.\" \nForsyth Mayor Jimmy Pace, Chamber of Commerce President T iffany G. Andrews and a host \n(Continued on Page 7) \n \nINSIDE T HIS ISSUE \n \nPage 2 - \nPage 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 - \n \nIn Memory Of;48th Brigade; Commissioner's Message \nSex Offender Administration Unit PERW Recognition \nPERW Recognition continued Variable Pay \nGroundbreaking Ceremony (con't) Education Fair; Mentoring Program Captiva's HQ Relocation Info. \n \nPage 9 - UGA @ Arrendale SP Page 10 - Health \u0026 Welness Page Page 11 - Pocketbooks and Belts; \nHR Corner \nPage 12 - NW PDC Chili Cook-off Page 13 - Retirements Page 14 - Retirements Page 15 - Promotions Page 16 - Mission, Vision, Core Values \n \n IN MEMORY OF Sgt. Phillip Dodson \nBurruss CTC \n \nCommissioner's Message \n \nSgt. Phillip Dodson \nIt is with the deepest regrets that we inform you of the death of Burruss CTC Correctional Sergeant Philip Dodson on December 2, 2005 in Iraq as a result of a vehicle accident. \nSgt. Dodson was a member of the Army National Guard, 148th Support Battalion HSB, as part of the 48th Brigade. He began his service to the Department in 1987 at Bostick SP, transferred to Burruss CTC in 1990 and was promoted to Sergeant in 2003. \nOur hearts and prayers go out to Sgt. Dodson's wife and daughter and extended family. Sgt. Dodson was a great member of the GDC team and a true American hero. There is no greater sacri fice one can make than giving their life in the protection of the freedoms and values that we cherish most. \nGDC W elcomes Home the 48th Brigade \nGeorgia Corrections Academy staff and BCOT Cadets participate in the Forsyth-Monroe County Chamber of Commerce \"Welcome Home\" for members of the 48th Brigade. Several members of the 48th Brigade are also Correctional Officers in the middle Georgia Area. Soldiers arrived by bus and private vehicle on Friday May 19, 2006 with a police escort. Tift College Drive was lined with Boy scouts, school children, GDC employees, private citizens and em ergency vehicles. \n \nDear Teammates, \nWhat an exciting time to be a member of the Department of Corrections team! This edition of the Eagle features articl es on our upcoming relocation from Atlanta to the beautiful and historic Tift Campus in Forsyth, the welcome home celebration for our heroes in the 48th brigade, and 5% to 7% pay raises for our hard working sworn officers. I cannot tell you how proud we are of each and every one of you! \nThank you for your dedicat ed commitment to our core mission of \"protecting and serving\" the public. You are the cent erpiece of our department. Thanks to you we have had one of the safest years in recent memory. Our priorities will not change in the coming year. Our goal will be to continue to focus on initiatives to enhance your well being while running the most efficient corrections system in the nation. \nThe past three years have been a time of sweeping change within the department, indeed, even transformational change. As we look at our future, however, the challenge lying before us is to sustain the change, and focus on moving the department from a good organization to a great one. \nIn his book Good to Great, author Jim Collins contends that \"good is the enemy of great,\" if an organization is satisfied with just being good, it will never be great. He also discusses the concept of \" first who, then what.\" The lesson is that if you have the right people on the team the problem of how to motivate and manage goes away. Conversely, i f you have the wrong people on the team it matters not what the vision or direction is because it will never be achieved. We believe that we are building the strong team that Jim Collins writes about with our Chiefs, Wardens and Superintendents, to our PO III's, Deputy Wardens, Unit Managers and 15k professional staff. \nGDC is on the move because of each of you, the right people, on the right team, supporting the mission of protecting and serving our fellow citizens ! We challenge you to continue to push as a team to make the Georgia Department of Corrections the best managed correctional system in the nation, and indeed a great organization. \nOne Team! \n \nPage 2, Volume 5, Issue 1 \n \n New Sex Offender Administration Unit Created in Corrections Division \n \nLast session, the Georgia General Assembly passed some of the toughest sex offender legislation in the nation. Governor Sonny Perdue signed HB 1059 into law and it became effective July 1, 2006. This piece of legislation impacts the entire Corrections Division and reaches across the boundaries of Probation Operations and Facilities Operations. It became cl ear that the Corrections Division could no longer effectively and efficiently manage sex offenders through a traditional silo approach among the respective operational units. In recognizing this, the Corrections Division's Sex Offender Administration Unit was creat ed. Creation of this unit will allow for consistency in the education of staff, dissemination of inform ation and implementation of policies. \n \nAs noted in Jim Collins' book, Good to Great, it is essential to have the right people not only on the bus but, more importantly, in the right seats. There's no doubt that his advise and guidance was adhered to \n \nL to R: Angela Grant, Holly Wilson, Michele Knox, Ahmed Holt \n \nwhile forming this new unit. All of the team members bring a wealth of community and facility correctional experi ence to the table. \n \nMichele Knox will serve as Manager of the unit. Michele has been with GDC for over 20 years. She has been involved with sex offender supervision for over 14 years serving as a Sex Offender Supervisor for eleven years and most recently as the Field Services Specialist responsible for sex offender supervision for Probation Operations. \n \nAngela Grant will serve as the PREA (Prison Rape Elimination Act) Coordinator. Angela brings a wealth of knowledge from Facilities. She has worked in various capacities within the Department with her most recent being Mental Health Unit Manager at Coastal State Prison. As PREA Coordinator, she will be involved in reviewing; revising and devising operating procedures as it pertains to PREA, provide consultation and guidance to facilities staff with respect to PREA implementation and monitoring, as well as, provide oversight of PREA T raining to staff. \n \nAhmed Holt, Program Development Consultant, will serve as the Probation point of contact. Ahmed worked as a Sex Offender Supervisor in the Clayton Judicial Circuit. He was promoted to Probation Officer III in the Columbus Probation Office in March 2006 and came aboard as a developmental assignment for Probation Field Services in May 2006. Ahmed's duties will encompass a wide range of sex offender rel ated issues speci fically establishing and maintaining the GPS electronic monitoring program for the Corrections Division. \n \nHolly Wilson, Program Development Consultant, will serve as the Facilities point of contact. Holly worked as a Sex Offender Supervisor in the Cherokee Judicial Circuit for four and a hal f years. She cam e to Central Offi ce on developmental assignment to Probation Field Services in May of 2005. Holly's duties will also include a wide range of sex offender relat ed issues to include staff training, policy development, and field support. \n \nThis team was created to ensure HB 1059 implementation and other sex offender related issues were consistent throughout the Corrections Division. A process action committee is already in place consisting of both facilities and probation staff. T his committee is studying existing procedures and working to develop innovative techniques to better facilitate managem ent of sex offenders. Any questions regarding sex offender managem ent or supervision should be directed to this new unit. By doing so, we will be able to more effectively manage and supervis e offenders for which we are responsible while carrying out our mission of protecting the public. \n \nPage 3, Volume 5, Issue 1 \n \n GDC's best honored during National Public Employee Recognition Week \nT he week of May 1 - 7, 2006 was Public Employee Recognition Week (PERW) across the United States. Various GDC locations sponsored a number of events to show their appreciation for hard work and dedication. Events included picnics, blood drives, scavenger hunts and various other contests. This was a time for the managers and supervisors to show their appreciation to their employees. \nGovernor Sonny Perdue presented awards in eight categories at a ceremony onWednesday, May 3, 2006, at the Georgia WorldCongress Center, honoring state employees who made outstanding contributions. Awards were presented in the following seven categories: Community Service; Customer Service; Heroism; Humanitarian; Innovations/Suggestions, Leadership and Safety. \nThe Georgia Department of Corrections is honored to have 6 GDC State Level Nominees, in various categories, that competed at the state level. \nMarcus Carter of Metro State Prison was a GDC State Level Nominee in the category of Community Service. Mr. Carter is very active in the community by serving on various boards and committees. He is a Director on Greystone Power Foundation's Operation Roundup, Board of Directors. He serves as a ruling Elder in Southwest Christian Fellowship in Atlanta, GA. He co-directs Young Life Urban Ministries youth camp inWeaverville, NC. He is also a member of several community and national organizations as well. \nRandy Yarber of Walker State Prison was a GDC State Level Nominee in the category of Customer Service. Mr. Yarber is the Firefighter Captain and has set a countywide standard for vehicle appearance. His Unit is the only one in the area certified to handle hazardous material response calls. In addition to saving numerous lives and millions of dollars in property damage, he and his crew have reduced the ISO rating in Walker County saving the county citizens on fire protection insurance. Chief Yarber's department has received countless citations from local Fire / Rescue services for efforts above and beyond the call of duty in Community Fire Support Services. \nKevin Trimiar of Arrendale State Prison was a GDC State Level Nominee in the category of Heroism. Mr. Trimiar witnessed an accident in which an SUV was struck by another vehicle causing the SUV to flip 3-4 times before coming to rest upside down. He immediately ran to the scene and freed a woman from the SUV, initially thinking that she only had a hand injury. However, due to head trauma, the woman went into a seizure. He stayed with her, comforting her until the ambulance arrived. At the time of the accident, Mr. Trimiar didn't realize it, but the injuredwoman was also a co-worker. \nArthur Woodson of Men's State Prison was a GDC State Level Nominee in the category of Humanitarian. Mr. Woodson and his wife became foster parents for 22 children over a 3-year period, in addition to having four children of their own. Mr. Woodson's motivation for becoming a foster parent stems from having to care for himself as a child due to his mother's illness. \nThe Care \u0026 Treatment Diagnostic Staff of Baldwin State Prison was a GDC State Level Nominee in the category of Innovations/Suggestions.. Their task is to make significant reductions in the jail backlog and thereby reduce the amount of money spent for jail subsidizes. During the 2005 calendar year, the team exceeded it's performance measures of the proceeding year without the addition of new staff realizing the savings of $10,500.00. This team consisted of Susan Bray, Cathy Carroll, Greg Curry, Amy Fortner, Linda Heath, Belinda Hurley, Julie Huskey, Dudley Johnson, LindaKnowles, Vonceil Lester, Rebecca Resseque and Dee Tighe. \nAlexis E. L. Chase, Warden of Men's State Prison was a GDC State Level Nominee in the category of Leadership. Ms. Chase routinely recognizes her staff/team's performance, promotions and special achievements with a special reward. She personally sends get well and sympathy cards to all staff and their families in times of illness or death. Ms. Chase instituted a Mentoring Program for her SecurityStaff motivating retention and a higher level of job responsibility. Warden Chase has also been proactive with programming for inmates who are deaf, hearing impaired, and blind. She has instituted numerous network services at no cost to the Georgia Department of Corrections to aid in their development/transition into mainstream society. In addition, Ms Chase exemplified the importance of education by spending her lunch breaks reading to the Midway Elementary School Kindergarten class. \nPage 4, Volume 5, Issue 1 \n \n GDC's best honored during National Public Employee Recognition Week (con't) \nThe following GDC employees were nominated in the category of Community Service: Marcus Carter, Brenda A. Caviness and Secanda R. Jewell \nThe following GDC employees were nominated in the category of Customer Service: CERT Team - ASMP, Susan Cooper, Kathie Jackson, David P. Mitchell, Dianne Register, Paige Seagraves, Workforce Development Team and Randy Yarber. \nThe following GDC employees were nominated in the category of Heroism: John C. Clanton, James Hammock, Carlos Bruce Moody and Kevin Trimiar. \nThe following GDC employees were nominated in the category of Humanitarian: Marta Bradford, Lester Brown, Probation Team One - Hurricane Katrina and Arthur Woodson. \nThe following GDC employees were nominated in the category of Innovations/Suggestions: Care and Treatment Diagnostic Staff of Baldwin State Prison. \nThe following GDC employees were nominated in the category of Leadership: Alexis Chase, Roberta Freeman, Sherri Gassaway, J. Daryl Hart, Mark Morris, Cynthia Pearson, Chris Smith and Patricia Williams, \nThe following GDC employee was nominated in the category of Safety: Carolyn Gilbert. \nT he following GDC employees were nominated in the category of Team: Autry State Prison CERT Team, Carrolton Specialized Probation Team, Focus Group - Probation Operations - Atlanta, GDC Statewide Specialized Probation Supervision Committee, Constance Rouse and Ware State Prison Security \u0026 Medical Staff. \n \nStatewide PERW Activities \n \nThis one week program has evolved, into a year-round program. Under the slogan \" One Team!\", the program honors i ndi vi duals and t eam s for outs tandi ng cont ri but ions in custom er servi ce, community service and excellent performance. Events such as department award ceremonies and t eambuilding events build camaraderie and emphasi ze the customer service/public safety mission of the department. \n \nHomerville SP Volleyball Co mpetition \n \nWare SP Fish Fry \n \nEmployee Picnic at Grant Park \n \nDunki ng Booth @ Macon SP Page 5, Volume 5, Issue 1 \n \nLee SP Employee Appreciation Day \n \n Georgia Department of Corrections Employees get a Pay Increase \nOn January 1, 2007 GDC employees will receive an annual Performance Based Increase (PBI). The decision of the General Assembly calls for a variable pay increase for those employees who receive at least a \"Meets Expectations\" for the 7/1/05-6/30/06 performance period. Most state employees will receive a 2-4% increase with the exception of employees in designated Law Enforcement jobs. Those employees will receive a 5-7% pay increase. The highlight of this years' salary increases is that most GDC employees will get at least a 5% pay increase. This is a result of the Governor and the General Assembly making it a priority to reward GDC's law enforcement officers during the 2006 session. Variable pay can be confusing. This year the focus is on accelerating the pay of those who are lower in a pay range and moving them towards the midpoint of the range. Variable pay means that the percentage of the pay increase for an employee is based on how close they are to the midpoint of their pay range. The further they are below the midpoint, the greater the percentage increase they will receive. Variable pay increas es were implemented in an effort to bring employees at the bottom of all pay ranges more toward market pay. Note: The graph below depicts variable pay. The vertical axis is % of the increase. The horizontal axis depicts any pay range. The line on the graph (depicting an employee's salary increase) declines as the employee's place on the pay range is closer to midpoint. Employee questions regarding pay increases to be awarded 1/1/2007 should be directed to facility personnel managers. To calculate the percent increase you personally will receive, visit www.gms.state.ga.us/employee/salaryplancalc.asp. You will need to insert your current annual salary or semi-monthly salary and pay grade to calculate your increase. \nPage 6, Volume 5, Issue 1 \n \n Groundbreaking Ceremony (continued) \n \nCommis sioner James Donald \n \nof business and community leaders played an important role supporting the GDC move to the historic T ift Campus. \n \nThe new site will free critical housing and training facilities currently at the \n \nGeorgia Public Safety Training Center (GPST C) for other municipal and \n \nstate law enforcement training requirements. Some 12,000 GDC employees \n \nwill be trained and more than 200 classes will be offered for staff develop- \n \nment at the new GDC training academy, which will also be a part of the \n \ncomplex on the T ift campus. With the exception of firearms training, GDC \n \nwill be able to perform all Corrections and Probation Officer training at the \n \nnew \n \nheadquart ers \n \nlo cat ion . \n \nMore than 200 GDC employees already work in the Forsyth-Monroe County community. The Al Burruss CorrectionalT raining Center, located in Forsyth, currently houses 300 inmates and will support the new headquarters. The Georgia Corrections Training Academy and the Care and Custody \nWarehouse are also located in Forsyth-Monroe County. \n \n\" Our core mission is to incarcerate inmates and supervise probationers and maintain public trust by the level of excellence we invest in our work,\" said Commissioner Donald. \"We're committed to making Corrections the best managed agency in the best managed state in the nation.\" \nThe Department of Corrections is responsible for supervising more than 50,000 state prisoners and 140,000 probationers. It is the largest law enforcement agency in the state with nearly 15,000 Corrections professionals. \n \nGovernor Perdue, Commiss ioner James Donald a nd other dig nitaries \nGDC Hosts Job Fair at Groundbreaking Ceremony \nOn Tuesday, May 23, 2006 the Employment Services staff of Central Personnel Administration hosted a Career Fair in Forsyth. The event was held as part of the Groundbreaking Ceremonies scheduled for this day. The Career Fair was held at the historic Forsyth Train Depot located just outside the main entrance to Tift College. Approximately 100 applicants were presented with information on potential employment opportunities with the Georgia Department of Corrections. \nEmployment Services staff, and Correctional Offi cers from Burruss Correctional Training Center and Macon State Prison, spent the day discussing current and future openings within the department. Many resumes were accepted from applicants and processed for consideration for vacanci es with GDC. \n \nPage 7, Volume 5, Issue 1 \n \n GDC/GAHEA's Second Annual Education Fair at Twin Towers was a \nsuccess! \nDue to the overwhelming feedback following last year's Education Fair, the Georgia Department of Corrections co-sponsored an Education Fair again this year with the Georgia Higher Education Alliance. It was held on April 19th at the Sloppy Floyd\" Twin Towers office building in Atlanta. \nThe fair consisted of 22 colleges, universities, and technical colleges, as well as, 4 financial aid/assistance organizations. Over 350 state employees took advantage of the opportunity to meet and talk with representatives about continuing either their own education or the education of a family member. Questions were answered regarding specific program curriculum, requirements, admission processes, financial aid/assistance possibilities, etc. The fair was filled with an air of excitement as employees learned about the endless possibility of continuing education and financial aid/assistance opportunities! \nSince the two Twin Tower Education Fairs have been so successful, we are expanding education fairs to field sites. An Education Fair is currently being planned for Hays State Prison for October 17, 2006. \nIn the meantime, employees who are interested in continuing their education, please access information on Captiva under the OPT Division link and select GDC Education Initiative. It will provide information that you will need to begin any education endeavor. \nNow on CAPTIVA \n \nL.E.A.A.D.S M entoring Program \nLaw Enforcement Agencies Assisting in the Development of Students \nL.E.A.A.D.S. in collaboration with the Georgia Department of Corrections and surrounding law enforcement agencies provided an opportunity for members of GDC to partner with the Georgia Department of Education in a joint effort to reach out to the surrounding community to help mentor `at risk' students. During the 2005  2006 school year, The Dekalb County School System and the 'Partners n Pals' mentoring program provided members from GDC the opportunity to join them in mentoring 'at risk' students. \nDuring the 2006  2007 school year, the L.E.A.A.D.S Mentoring Program will include Atlanta Public and Fulton County School Systems to join in this venture. \n\"It is my expectation that our participation in the mentoring program will have a lasting and monumental affect. As Law Enforcement Officers, we show that we are not only interested in providing a safe environment for others to live, but are contributing in an effort to proactively prevent our youth from ever entering the criminal justice system\", stated Probation Officer Karen Herbin-Foote. \n\"One person CAN make a difference\"......John F. Kennedy \n \nTo develop a Human Resources plan to support GDC's move to Forsyth/Tift Campus that ensures the well-being of the department's Central Office employees is being considered and addressed; information is available in the following areas of interest: \n Q \u0026A  Employee Reference Documents  News Related Items \n Photo Diaries  Survey results  HQ Relocation P ersonnel Timeline  Area Colleges/Universities \n \nAtlanta Judicial Circuit \nFirst Row: from left to r ight: (participant from outs ide agency); Dr. Vasanne Tinsley w/Dekalb County Guidance and Instruction (Center); Karen Herbin-Foote PO II Atl Midtown; Tamecha Buck PO II Atl Midtown; Second Row: Ronnie Thompson PO III Atl Ct Svc; Kamwanya Belle PO II Ct Svc; Sheron Padgett Hearing Officer; Timothy Anderson PO I A tl Ct Svc; Third Row: Karen Heard PO I Atl Ct Svc; Coburn Shaw PO II Atl Ct Svc; Michael Sublett PO II Atl Midtown; Richard Jenkins PO II Atl South; (participant from outside agency); Cherese Thomas PO I Atl Midtown; Otis Stanton PO II Atl Ct Svc Not pictured: CPO Elfreida Crawley Atl Ct Svc and Estelle Gordon Atl support staff. \n \n Residential Relocation Information \n \nPage 8, Volume 5, Issue 1 \n \n UGA Comes to Lee Arrendale State Prison \nThree years ago, Lee Arrendale State Prison, in conjunction with the University of Georgia, began a Public Speaking/Debate program. The University of Georgia, through the help of Dr. Edward Panetta, supplied LASP with books and graduate students to teach the cl ass. There was a core group of 20 men who were in the program for over two years. At any given time there coul d be as many as 35 in the group. UGA students provided inmates with research material and methods for research. Through the program, the inmates got to debate not only each other, but also were able to compete with a debate team from England's Oxford University, a Japanese debate team, and UGA's debate team. \n \nOne unique thing that happened with the inmate debate team was watching them support each other's strengths and openly compliment each other. This was most unusual at LASP. There was a collective desire for everyone to succeed, which promoted a level of cooperation not often seen inside a close security prison. The better, brighter debaters were willing to spend time with those whose skills needed improvement. They helped with research, structure, and present ation of another's debate. In this program, we saw men look beyond personalities and see the benefits of working towards the greater good. \n \nThe ability to honestly evaluate themselves was most notable during the cross examination phas e of a debate. In the beginning of the program, men would argue, seemingly, for the sake of argum ent. They now realize there must be substance to their argum ents and that volume does not override reason. T o this end, they committed to hours of research both in our prison library and through their contacts in the \" free world.\" This awareness carried over into their daily lives in prison. Attitudes changed towards one another as inmates learned new ways to communicate with staff. \n \nThrough the debate program, improvements in the following areas were observed by both LASP and UGA staff: Ease and com fort in speaking in front of a group Grammar, diction, language mechanics, and expanded vocabularies Increased ability to focus Vastly improved listening skills Great er substance to their speeches Critical thinking/ability to analyze and synthesize ideas Increased desire to keep up with current events Desire to do research Willingness to honestly evaluate themselves Ability to take criticism from both staff and inmates \n \nNow that the female inmates have arrived at LASP, UGA is offering two Public Speaking classes that will lead into debating. UGA is also continuing to offer debate to the male inmates through a new program at Washington State Prison. Dr. Edward Panetta, Associate Professor in the Department of Speech Communication at UGA, who is to be credited with coordinating the GDC debate programs, continues to go to both prisons to work with inmates. Dr. Panetta enlisted the help of Dr. Donald Rubin, also a UGA Professor in the Department of Speech Communication. They are currently working on a $750,000.00 grant to ensure the continuation of the program at both prisons. Also, because of Dr. Panetta and Dr. Rubin's involvement, other professors at UGA are working with our Parenting program to teach interpersonal communications skills to our women inmates. \nThe Georgia Capitol Ornament 2006 \n \nThe Georgia Capitol Museum announces the third in a series of annual ornaments. This year's ornament features the G eorgia Coat of Arms: a recognizable symbol of strength and courage to all Georgians. \nThis 3\" x 3\" three dimensional ornament is finished in 24k gold is a perfect gift for your family and friends. \nCost: $20.00 each. Questions: 404.656.2846 \nP roceeds benefit \" Save Georgia's Historic Flags\" preservation project. \n2005 Miss Freedom Ornaments still available. \n \nName Address City P hone Quantity: \n \nState 2005 \n \nZip 2006 \n \nMake checks out to: Secretary of State 400-42 \nMail order form and check to: \nG eorgia Capitol Museum 432 State Capitol Atlanta, GA 30334 \n \nPage 9, Volume 5, Issue 1 \n \n Health \u0026 Wellness Page \n \nWATER It does a body good \n \nA mere 2% drop in our body's water supply can trigger signs of dehydration; fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on smaller print, such as a computer screen. Mild dehydration is also one of the most common causes of daytime fatigue. All cell and organ functions made up in our entire anatomy and physiology depend on water for their functionality. \n \nWater: \n \n-serves as a lubricant \n \n-forms the base of saliva \n \n-forms the fluid that surrounds the joints -regulat es the body temperature -helps to alleviate constipation \n-regulat es metabolism \n \nThe average person should drink 1/2 ounce of water per pound of body weight per day. \n \nDRINK UP! \n \nGet Diet Conscious \n \nThe Georgia Department of Corrections has initiated a new program, \" Get Diet Conscious\". This program promotes employee awareness of the steps necessary to achieve a healthy lifestyle. Throughout this 12-week program, those who have registered are becoming better educated on the reasons for and the benefits of eating well. We currently have 63 people participating for the fi rst program and over 15 people anticipating the start of the second twelve week program. Each week participants receive a different topic of interest related to nutrition or exercise, along with five questions to spark some thought. They've also been provided with nutrition and exercise journals to help track their progress. \n \nCosts of Physical Inactivity \n Physical inactivity contributes to numerous physical and mental health problems and is responsible for an estimated 200,000 deaths per year.  About 25 percent o f all trips made in the United States are less than one mile in length, and 75 percent of those short trips are made by automobile.  A study of individuals aged 15 and older without physical limitations found that the average annual direct medi cal costs were $1,019 for those who are regularly physically active and $1,349 for those reported being inactive.  The Centers for Diseas e Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health estimate direct and indirect costs associated with obesity at $117 billion per year nationwide.  Being overweight increases yearly per person health care costs by $125, while obesity increases costs by $395. \n The incidence of overweight or obesity among adults increas ed steadily from 47% in 1976 to 56% in 1994, and 64% in 2000. \n In 2000, 15.3% of children aged 6 to 11 years and 15.5% of adolescents aged 12 to 19 years in the United States were overweight, tripling the numbers from two decades ago. \n Nearly 80% of obes e adults have diabetes, high blood cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, coronary artery disease of other ailments. \nLET'S GET MOVING! \nOCTOBER IS \n \nHaving healthy diet is not the same as dieting. Having a healthy diet means eating nutritious foods that your body needs for good health. This program is not a dieting program that aims to deprive you of foods. Instead, it is a roadmap to a healthy lifestyle. Overall, deciding to improve your lifestyle is a great move- \" Get Diet Conscious\" just makes it easier to incorporat e healthy eating and activity into your life. For more information or to register, contact Claire Pate at patec00@dcor.state.ga.us or 404.463.7493. \n \nChildren's Health Month is celebrated in October, but children's health is important year-round. Please visit the following web ad d r es s fo r ad di ti o n al i n fo r m at io n : http://Yosemite.epa.gov/ochp/ochpweb.nsf/content/chm.htm. \n \nPage 10, Volume 5, Issue 1 \n \n Lifers Donate \"Pocketbooks and Belts\" \n\"Community of Hope\" Li fer's Group, at Scott State Prison, was established in January of 2005. There are 60 inmates participating in this group. \nInmate Richard Glass and Inmate William Jackson were instrumental in making the pocketbooks and belts for children. \nBoth inmates volunteer their time by receiving supplies donated from other members of the Li fer's Group, to make pocketbooks and belts. These items are made with the use of potato chip bags, soup bags, and dental floss. All of the items are donated as Christmas gifts to the children and families less fortunate. \nThe items, this year, were donated by the Lifer's Group to Central State Hospital, Crittenden building, Child and Adolescence Unit. The C\u0026A unit of Central State Hospital is a short-term unit for children and adolescents with mental health issues. The clients are referred from various agencies due to being in crisis in the their community. \nThe group is looking forward to making more items for 2006. \n \nGeorgia Department of Corrections receives 2005-2006 Charitable Contributions Award \nThe Georgia Department of Corrections was awarded the Governor's Award for the 2005-06 State Charitable Contributions Program. The awards ceremony was part of a luncheon that was held in Atlanta, in the Floyd Room, on Wednesday, April 5, 2006. This award was pres ented to recognize the agency for increasing their previous year's contribution by $20,180. \n \nHR CORNER \nState Charitable Contributions Campaign \nIt's that time of year again and Commissioner Donald has been selected as General Campaign Chair for this year's campaign!!!! \nAs you know, this campaign provides state employees with the opportunity to contribute to the charities of their choice through payroll deduction, cash contribution, fundraisers, or any combination thereof!!!! This is the opportunity for us to make a difference in someone's life. \n \nObpeaegenninadndtEss4no:orn0on0lOlNPmcMoteovne.btmerb1e0r 9 \n \nWe suggest that you form a co mmittee at your work location and discuss ways to collect for this worthwhile cause while also providing a change of pace from the normal routine for your employees. Make it fun! However, please be careful regarding the events you select. As state employees, we must be very careful to ensure that the public's perception of the events we hold will be positive. \nThe official campaign began on September 1, 2006 and will end prior to our November holidays as contributions must be tallied and forwarded for inclusion in this year's campaign results. \nPage 11, Volume 5, Issue 1 \n \nTime to begin thinking about Open Enrollment and the possible changes you are considering... \n \n Northwest PDC Chili Cook-off \n \nOn January 25, 2006, the Northwest Probation Detention Center hosted its 2nd Annual Chili Cook Off. The Chili Cook Off, an employee function designed to provide recognition for achievements made, as well as, express appreciation for the job done by a very dedicat ed staff of Corrections Professionals. \n \nT he following were sponsors of prizes awarded: \nCustom Rods by Fuzz (Lewis Morgan), Georgi a Correctional Industries, Robinson Muffler Shop, Andrews Tire \u0026 Wrecker S ervice, Pizza Hut / Cedartown, Ga., Impala Grill, McBrayer Furniture Co., Joe Darnell Livestock \u0026 Co., Nation Nails, Zorba's Restaurant, Advance Auto Parts, Polar Cub, Beauty Oasis, Polk Co. Oil \u0026 Lube, Wallace's Hickory House, AC Delco, Farmers Furniture, Cedartown Automotive \u0026 Quick Lube, Ed's Cleaners, Rudy Woods' Appliances, Subway, The Steakhouse, Sidekick's, Pizza Perfect, Cedartown Health Spa, Polk Co. Public Service Co. and Sonic. \n \nJudging began at 11:00 AM, with lunch at 11:45 AM. Judges for the event were Jean Crane, Chief Magistrate/ Polk County Judicial Circuit, Billy Wills, Chief/ Polk County Police Department, and Chuck Graves, Repres entative/ Georgi a Correctional Industries. At the conclusion of judging the following winners were announced: \n \n1st Place: Kristi Ivie, Counselor OR 2nd Place: Cecila Mitchell, Food Service Supervisor \n3rd Place: Marlys VanKleef, Accounting Paraprofessional Peoples Choice: Brenda Darnell, Clerk/ Offender Commissary \n \n\"Chili Cook-off Winners\" \n \nSpecial Guests Included: \n \nNathan Dean, State Senator (Retired), Jerry Watson, Executive Director/ Georgia Correctional Industries, Anne Murray, Director of Sales \u0026 Marketing/ Georgia Correctional Industries, Billy Croker, Commissioner/ Polk County, Sandra Galloway, Commissioner/ Polk County, Roger Waldrop, Commissioner/ Polk County, Ray Merrit, Commissioner/ City of Cedartown, James Stephens, Manager/ City of Cedartown, Jeff Ellis, Manager/ City of Rockmart \nA fun time was had by employees' family members and event sponsors. A special thanks was made by Eri c Sellers, Superintendent and James Payne, Assistant Superintendent to \n \nL to R: Sg t. Greg Hall, Assistant Superintendent James Pay ne, 1st Place Winner - Kristi Ivie, 2nd Place Winner - Cecela Mitchell, 3rd Place Winner - Marly s Van Kleef, People's Choice Award - Brenda Darnell, Superinten- \ndent's Award - Dottie Shelton, Superintendent Eric Sellers \n \nall staff and guest attending, and especially the 2006' Chili Cook Off Committee members, whose diligent efforts for several months prior, ensured the event was a success: \n \nGreg Hall, Chairman, Sharon Hogue, Co-Chair, Betsy Odom, Member, Kay Cook, Member, Brenda Darnell, Member, Dottie Shelton, Member, Darla Johnson, Member and Jeannie Mears, Member. \n \nPage 12, Volume 5, Issue 1 \n \n Recent Retirements: W e are grateful for your YEARS of excellent service! \nT he follow ing list includes the employees w ho retired November, 2005 through August, 2006. \n \nNovember 2005 Allmond, Danny Bass Jr., Carl Dyal, Curtis Engelbird, Don Harvill Jr., Daniel Highsmith, Virginia Howard, Anthony Lesher, James Mullis, Gerald P oole, Dennis P ride, Reedis Simmons, W.J. Spear, Rickey Strong, Robert Washington Jr., Henry Wood, Carole \nDecember 2005 Bedsole, Jackie Bennett, Kenneth Carter, Nadine Christian, Eileen Clark, Clinton Combes, Ben Doran, Steve Easley, Jeanette Grimes, P hyllis Johnson, Barbara Loucks, James Morris, David Morrow, Billie Rhodes, Becky Smith, Betty Smith, Gerald Smith, Victoria Zittrouer, Judy \nJanuary 2006 Barron, Laura \n \nJanuary 2006 con't \n \nMontgomery SP \n \nBowen, Tresha \n \nCorrection' s Division Brown, Annie \n \nWare SP \n \nBrown, Robert \n \nP aulding P rob. Cir. \n \nByrd, John \n \nBudget Services \n \nCobb, Sandra \n \nWare SP \n \nCook, Albert \n \nMontgomery SP \n \nIrion, Lynne \n \nRogers SP \n \nMcKenna, Carlton \n \nCentral SP \n \nMoore, Arthur \n \nRivers SP \n \nMosley, Carl \n \nValdosta SP \n \nP aris, Joseph \n \nGD \u0026 CP \n \nSt. Clair, Richard \n \nRivers SP \n \nStokes, Janice \n \nAugusta SMP \n \nWilliams, Lloyd \n \nAutry SP \n \nWynne, Suzanne \n \nCoastal SP \n \nFebruary 2006 \n \nAllen, Richard \n \nGD \u0026 CP \n \nAllen, Virginia \n \nInmate Construction Bass, Kathy \n \nAugusta SMP \n \nBinion, Jeffrey \n \nRockdale/Dekalb PDC Blackshear, Dorothy \n \nAugusta SMP \n \nBlackstock, Dan \n \nMacon TC \n \nBrantley, Mary \n \nArrendale SP \n \nCampbell, Lamar \n \nInmate Affairs \n \nChapman, Linda \n \nTraining \n \nClark, Jerry \n \nMetro TC \n \nClarke, Mary \n \nCalhoun SP \n \nDalton, Caroline \n \nStone Mtn.P rob. Cir. Dennard, Cynthia \n \nGD \u0026 CP \n \nDunn, David \n \nMontgomery SP \n \nGriswold, David \n \nCentral P ersonnel Adm. Irvin, Trenton \n \nRockdale/Dekalb PDC Johnson, Mack \n \nGD \u0026 CP \n \nMurdock, Michael \n \nOgeechee P rob. Cir. P hillips, Bessie \n \nP hillips, Harold \n \nP oesing, Gisela \n \nBaldwin SP \n \nRagan, Wayne \n \nFebruary 2006 con't \n \nGeorgia SP \n \nRichardson, Clyde \n \nAugusta SMP \n \nHealth Services \n \nRoberts, Debra \n \nLaGrange TC \n \nCentral SP \n \nSharp, Mary \n \nChattahoochee P . C. \n \nRogers SP \n \nSimmons, Norman \n \nSoutheast P DC \n \nRome DRC \n \nTompkins Jr., William Smith SP \n \nValdosta SP \n \nWilliams, Sammie \n \nAtlanta P rob. Cir. \n \nBaldwin SP \n \nCoastal SP \n \nMarch 2006 \n \nHelms DC \n \nBrown, Maceo \n \nMetro SP \n \nDodge SP Health Services Mountain P rob. Cir. \n \nCroy, William Evans, Joanne Fleming, Althea \n \nHays SP Gainesville DC Athens DC \n \nCentral SP Montgomery SP \n \nFletcher, James Ford, Johnny \n \nBaldwin SP Rivers SP \n \nP ulaski SP \n \nFountain, Elaine \n \nTreutlen PDC \n \nJackson, Leolius \n \nCentral SP \n \nJernigan, Jerry \n \nCoastal SP \n \nMetro SP \n \nJohnson, Herman \n \nRutledge SP \n \nTreutlen PDC \n \nKing, Mary Ann \n \nRogers SP \n \nTerrell PDC \n \nSmith, Carol \n \nMiddle P rob. Cir. \n \nCoweta P rob. Cir. \n \nStone, Sandra \n \nWare SP \n \nWashington SP \n \nThornton, Frank \n \nI.W. Davis P DC \n \nArrendale SP \n \nWalsh, Larry \n \nCoastal TC \n \nWashington SP \n \nWorsham, William \n \nFood Distribution Unit \n \nRivers SP \n \nYancey, Frances \n \nInmate Administration \n \nAppalachain P rob. Cir. \n \nArrendale SP \n \nApril 2006 \n \nGainesville DC Fire Services Scott SP \n \nAkers, Mitchell Allison, Jimmie Ardoin, Arthur \n \nAugusta SMP Arrendale SP Savannah Men's TC \n \nAugusta P rob. Cir. Bostick SP \n \nBrown, P aul Buchanan, Joyce \n \nJohnson SP OIT \n \nMontgomery SP \n \nBurkhalter, Debby \n \nGeorgia SP \n \nLong P RC \n \nCrusenberry William \n \nBusiness Management Grant, Johnnie \n \nTraining Rockdale/Dekalb PDC \n \nRouse DC Fleet Management Macon SP \n \nHarris, Aubrey Henderson, Sherry Higdon, Clifford \n \nMacon SP Walker SP Scott SP \n \nChattahoochee P .C. Horton, Neva \n \nMilan Unit \n \nPage 13, Volume 5, Issue 1 \n \n Recent Retirements: W e are grateful for your YEARS of excellent service! \nT he follow ing list includes the employees w ho retired November, 2005 through August, 2006. \n \nApril 2006 con't \n \nMay 2006 con't \n \nInman, Ja mes \n \nColumbus TC \n \nWooten, Jack \n \nJackson Jr., Willie \n \nMiddle P rob. Cir. \n \nLucas, William \n \nCompliance \u0026 Audits June 2006 \n \nMerrick, Claudia \n \nMetro TC \n \nAlford, Ralph \n \nMiller, Bennencia Morgan, Maggie \n \nArrendale SP Baldwin SP \n \nBoutwell, Aaron Burgamy Jr., Gordon \n \nMurray, Thomas \n \nWashington SP \n \nCarson, P atricia \n \nMurrell, Brenda P ritchett, Maelene \n \nCorrections Div. Off. Walker SP \n \nCollins, Richard Cuspard, Eugene \n \nReeves, Harriet Roach, Robert Seago, Cindy \n \nToombs P rob. Cir. Inmate Construction Long P RC \n \nDalton, Helen Dunagan, Martha Dyches Sr., Danny \n \nTy s o n , E u ra Ware, William \n \nInmate Administration Grimsley, Willie \n \nAugusta SMP \n \nHorton, Carolyn \n \nWebb, Mervin Wiles, Nanon Wilson, Donna \n \nHomerville SP Enotah P rob. Cir. Arrendale SP \n \nHurst, Betty Jones, Bobby Kitlasz, Charles \n \nMay 2006 \n \nLewis, Joan Lively, Spencer \n \nBoney, Doris \n \nMilan Unit \n \nMaughan, Richard \n \nBuffington, Michael I.W. Davis P DC \n \nNewsome, Martha \n \nColey, Barbara \n \nEastern P rob. Cir. \n \nRiner, Janice \n \nCrane Jr., Frank \n \nWest Central P DC \n \nRoberts, Mitchell \n \nFender, John \n \nLagrange TC \n \nSnell, David \n \nGoodwin Jr., Herbert GA Corr. Academy \n \nSpears, Albert \n \nHall, P atricia \n \nConasauga PO \n \nThompson, Ronnie \n \nHill, Fannie \n \nValdosta SP \n \nWhipple, Barbara \n \nJones, Arthur \n \nWestern P RC \n \nWoodard, Ronald \n \nKnisley, Ralph \n \nHays SP \n \nRiner, Debbie \n \nEmanuel P DC \n \nJuly 2006 \n \nRouse, Raymond St. John, Dianne \n \nCoastal TC \n \nAbbott, Richard \n \nCentral P ersonnel Adm. Battle Jr., Ja mes \n \nStanley III, Cornealious Hancock SP \n \nBentley, Glenda \n \nStrickland, Charles Walker, Robert \n \nSmith SP Macon SP \n \nBowers, Stephen Cobb, James \n \nWatson, Rose Wise, Charlene Wood, David \n \nAugusta SMP GD \u0026 CP Arrendale SP \n \nCorker, James Cronic, Gerald Dessau, Sammie \n \nJuly 2006 con't \n \nMontgomery SP \n \nFinney, Calvin \n \nHammack, Ja mes \n \nJones, Ronald \n \nP hillips SP \n \nKirk Jr., Ja mes \n \nChattahoochee P . C. Scott SP \n \nMannion, John Martin, Florence \n \nArrendale SP \n \nMartin, Samuel \n \nWayne SP Coastal SP \n \nMobley, Juanita Renfroe, Gregory \n \nWashington SP Wilcox SP Augusta SMP \n \nRobinson, George Rodgers, Audrey Rowell, Patricia \n \nDodge SP \n \nTaylor, Elaine \n \nC \u0026 C - Milledgeville Thomas Jr., Daniel \n \nHelms DC \n \nWhite, Corbitt \n \nOgeechee P rob. Cir. Valdosta SP \n \nAugust 2006 \n \nArrendale SP \n \nAyer, Kenneth \n \nTallapoosa P rob. Cir. Berglin, Allen \n \nAugusta SMP \n \nBrown, Danny \n \nMens SP \n \nCooper, Leola \n \nMgmt \u0026 Org Dev. \n \nGiles, William \n \nCentral PDC \n \nJackson, James \n \nGeorgia SP \n \nJohnson, George \n \nCentral P ersonnel Adm. Mask, Rebecca \n \nBurruss CTC \n \nNall, Carol \n \nBaldwin SP \n \nNorton, Marilyn \n \nCentral PDC \n \nScott, Gary \n \nSingletary, Donnie \n \nTatum, Brenda \n \nOIT \n \nUsher, David \n \nDodge SP \n \nClayton P rob. Cir. \n \nBostick SP \n \nRogers SP \n \nThomasville DC \n \nBaldwin SP \n \nRivers SP \n \nBaldwin SP GD \u0026 CP Fleet Mgmt. Engineering Engineering ASMP Southern P rob. Cir. Gainesville DC Walker SP Central SP Atlanta TC Bacon P DC Wilcox SP Coastal SP Dodge SP \nGeorgia SP Ocmulgee P rob. Cir. Rogers SP Albany TC P atten PDC Coastal SP Southern P rob. Cir. Alcovy P rob. Cir. Inmate Construction Calhoun SP GD \u0026 CP Coastal TC Rogers SP Rogers Caning P lant \n \nPage 14, Volume 5, Issue 1 \n \n PRO M O TI O NS \nCONGRATULATIONS to the following employees for a JOB WELL DONE!!!! \n \nAdams, Robert Badgen, Joseph Beggs, Cory Blakely, Don Brown, Billy Cantrell, Sara Cody, Darryl Cole, William Crowder, P reston Dabbs, Thomas Davis, Belinda Davis, Cathy Dean, James Del Rossi, Anthony Dennis, Fred Duffey, Terry Durrence, James Elliott,P eggy Eutsey, Keith Evans, Bryan Frazier, David Gilbert, Derrick Gilmore, Brian Goggans, Gary Green, Aimee Hall, P hillip Harris, Shameka Hatcher, Shay Henderson, Tony Herndon, Lester Holt, Ahmed Hunnicutt, Gregory Ivey Jr., George Jefferson, Jerry Johnson, Lula Lee, Dennis Morris, Jeff Norman, Karen Oubre, Sheila Reese, Laurence \n \nSecurity Chief Superintendent PO 3 Security Chief Warden Chief P O Security Chief PO 3 Security Chief PO 3 Superintendent PO 3 Chief P O Security Chief Chief P O Director Security Chief PO 3 Superintendent, Asst. Chief P O Warden PO 3 PO 3 PO 3 Security Chief Security Chief PO 3 Security Chief Warden Warden PO 3 Security Chief Security Chief DW Sec/C\u0026T Chief P O Superintendent PO 3 Chief P O Superintendent Superintendent, Asst. \n \nWashington SP \n \nRhodes, Luanne \n \nMacon TC \n \nRoberts, Elizabeth \n \nEnotah P rob. Cir. \n \nSimmons, P atti \n \nMacon SP \n \nSmith, Richard \n \nDodge SP \n \nStrickland Jr., Don \n \nAppalachian P rob Cir. Stroud, Leslie \n \nColwell PDC \n \nThompson, Joseph \n \nAppalachian P rob. Cir. Weaver, Rodney \n \nWest GA P BC \n \nWebb, Stephanie \n \nRome P rob. Cir. \n \nMcEver P DC \n \nDublin P rob. Cir. \n \nTallapoosa P rob. Cir. \n \nCalhoun SP \n \nCoweta P rob. Cir. \n \nTraining \n \nWayne SP \n \nP ataula P rob. Cir. \n \nAlcovy DC \n \nMacon DRC \n \nHancock SP \n \nWestern P rob. Cir. \n \nTallapoosa P rob. Cir. \n \nMountain P rob. Cir. \n \nMetro SP \n \nWilcox SP \n \nHouston P rob. Cir. \n \nNorthwest PDC \n \nP hillips SP \n \nWalker SP \n \nChattahoochee P . C. \n \nGD \u0026 CP \n \nMacon SP \n \nCalhoun SP \n \nStone Mtn.P rob. Cir. \n \nP aulding P DC \n \nDouglas P rob. Cir. \n \nP aulding P rob. Cir. \n \nWest GA P BC \n \nAugusta TC \n \nPage 15, Volume 5, Issue 1 \n \nPO 3 DW Administration PO 3 Superintendent Superintendent Security Chief PO 3 PO 3 PO 3 \n \nMiddle P rob. Cir. Ware SP Ogeechee P rob. Cir. Rockdale/Dekalb PDC Bainbridge P SATC West Central P DC Augusta P rob. Cir. Conasauga P rob. Cir. Clayton P rob. Cir. \n \n Sonny Perdue Governor \nJames E. Donald Com m issione r \nB rian Owens Assistant Commissioner \nGDC BOARD Charles D. Hudson \nCha irm a n \nEllison G . Wood Vice-Chairman \nWayne Dasher Secretary \nLaura Jones Board Liaison \nRoger Garrison B ruce Hudson B ill Jackson Robert E. Jones William C. Massee, Jr. \nJohn Mayes Patricia Miller \nCecil Nobles Carlton Powell Tommy Rouse Avery T. Salter, Jr. Tyson Stephens \nIf you have a story that you would like to see in \nthe G DC Eagle, please contact us at: \nG DC Central Personnel Administration \n#2 MLK Jr. Drive, Suite 770, East Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Phone: 404-656-4730 \nFax: 404-656-6496 G DCEagle@dcor.state.ga.us \n \nGEORGIA DEPARTM ENT OF CORRECTIONS \nMISSION, VISION, CORE VALU ES \nMISSION: The Georgia Department of Corrections protects and serves the public as a \nprofessional organization by effectively managing offenders while helping to provide a safe and secure environment for the citizens of Georgia. \nVISION: The Georgia Department of Corrections is the best correctional system in the nation at \nprotecting the citizens from convicted offenders and at providing effective opportunities for offenders to achieve positive change. We are a leader and partner in making Georgia a s afer, healthier, better educated, growing and best managed state. We do this by: \n Ensuring public safety  Ensuring the rights of victims  Operating safe and secure facilities  Partnering with public, private and faith-based organi zations  Providing effective community supervision of offenders  Sustaining core values of Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity and \nPersonal Courage  Creating opportunities for restoration to offenders  Ensuring the well being of employees and their families. \nCO RE VALUES: \n Loyalty - Bear true faith and allegiances to the Constitution of the United States and the State of Georgi a, the GDC and other employees. \n Du ty - Fulfill your obligations. \n Respe ct - Treat people as they should be treated. \n Selfless Se rvice - Put the welfare of the Public, the GDC and other employees before your own. \n Honor - Live up to all the GDC values. \n Integrity - Do what's right - - legally and morally. \n Person al Cou rage - Face fear, danger or adversity (physical or moral). \n \n "},{"id":"dlg_ggpd_i-ga-br300-b-pp1-be15-b4-s2-belec-p-btext","title":"The GDC Eagle, Dec. 2005","collection_id":"dlg_ggpd","collection_title":"Georgia Government Publications","dcterms_contributor":["Georgia. 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Map and Government Information Library"],"edm_is_shown_by":["https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-br300-b-pp1-be15-b4-s2-belec-p-btext"],"edm_is_shown_at":["https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-br300-b-pp1-be15-b4-s2-belec-p-btext"],"dcterms_temporal":null,"dcterms_rights_holder":null,"dcterms_bibliographic_citation":null,"dlg_local_right":null,"dcterms_medium":["state government records"],"dcterms_extent":null,"dlg_subject_personal":null,"iiif_manifest_url_ss":null,"dcterms_subject_fast":null,"fulltext":"THE GDC EAGLE \n\"Soaring to Greater Heights of Excellence\" \nVolume 4, Issue 2 \n \nGDC Heroes go to the rescue in Katrina's aftermath \n \nMonday, August 29, 2005, was a devastating day for residents in other duties asked of them. These teams performed their duties in a \n \nAlabama, Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast when Hurricane professional manner, representing GDC's tradition of excellence. \n \nKatrina came ashore near New Orleans. Little did the employees of \n \nthe Georgia Department of Corrections realize the impact this hurricane would have on them. \n \nEdward Howard, along with employees of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Georgia State Patrol, left Atlanta on September 2, \n \n2005 as the advance intelligence team. Their mission was to gather \n \n27 GDC employees were deployed to various locations to assist the information regarding the current state of affairs and the needs of \n \nvictims of this devastating storm. Essentially, GDC assembled sup- Law Enforcement in the areas that GDC would be assisting. \n \nplies and equipment in support of GDC employees and Georgia Bu- \n \nreau of Investigations, Georgia State Patrol, Pardons and Parole and Department of Natural Resource employees serving in the relief ef- Probation Team One was sent to New Orleans on September 3, 2005 \n \nfort. \n \nand returned on September 15, 2005. Their mission was to aid the \n \npeople of Louisiana and law enforcement agencies in the aftermath \n \nThe 27 GDC team members deployed were: \n \nof Hurricane Katrina. This group was sworn in as Louisiana State Police Special Officers with full arrest powers. This team worked \n \nAdvance Scout  Edward Howard \n \nalongside members of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Georgia \n \nTeam One  Body Reclamation Team consisted of Jeff Wessel, Kevin Britt, Jason Wilson, Scotty Abercrombie, Ronald Parson, Pat Finnerty, Phil Kirksey, Ronnie Harris and James Jordan. \n \nState Patrol and Department of Natural Resources. For the first four days of the mission, the group was divided into day and night shifts. The day shift was assigned a Georgia State Patrolman to patrol I-55 and I-12 in the Hammond-Ponchatoula, LA area. Law Enforcement \n \nTeam Two  Body Reclamation Team consisted of Keith Lank, was the primary goal. The night shift patrolled the Slidell- \n \nAndy Clack, Jimmy Howard, Dwayne McIntyre, Jason Kellett, Covington, LA area to deter looting or disruption. The remainder of \n \nAdam Doss, and Chris Reeves. \n \ntheir deployment, they were assigned as armed escorts for body re- \n \nProbation Team One consisted of Mike Kraft, Robin Coile, Robert covery teams in New Orleans. Team Leader Mike Kraft stated, \"The \n \nFriend, Wesley Willis, Kevin Johnson, Wayne Cloud, Rod Johnson, success of our team was a direct result of the team members who not \n \nChris Cooper, Isreal Fowler and Derek Gilbert. \n \nonly volunteered but also followed through with their commitment \n \nto get the job done. They brought credit to themselves and the State \n \nof Georgia as well as this department\". This group of employees went into harm's way and came out un- \n \nscathed. They provided security, patrolled highways and interstates, assisted in body recovery, served as armed escorts as well as many \n \n(Continued on Page 2) \n \nProbation Team One \nDerrick Gilbert, Mike Kraft, Rod Johnson, Wesley Wills, Robert Friend, Kevin Johnson, Wayne Cloud, Chris Cooper, Isreal Fowler and Robin Cole \n \nINSIDE THIS ISSUE \n \nPage 2 - \nPage 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 - \n \nHurricane Katrina Information (con't); Hancock S.P. Aid; Commissioner's Message \nHometown Heroes \nPERW Recognition \nPERW Recognition continued \nTelework \nImpact Georgia \nProbation Op's. Mission Statement; Special Ops Heroes; Community of Hope Graduation \n \nPage 9 - Blood Drive; Education Initiative Page 10 - Move-Over Law; \nCorrectional Peace Officers Foundation Page 11 - Facility Happenings Page 12 - Fitness Page Page 13 - Guide Dog Returns; HR Corner Page 14 - Retirements Page 15 - Retirements; Promotions Page 16 - Mission, Vision, Core Values \n \n GDC Heroes go to the rescue in Katrina's aftermath (con't.) \nTeam One and Team Two of the Body Reclamation Team were sent to Biloxi, MS on September 10, 2005 and returned on September 18, 2005. Their mission was to aid in the recovery of bodies and assist in the identification process. These teams conducted daily searches for victims killed by the hurricane. They worked alongside members of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Georgia State Patrol. One team member stated that they were glad that our Department sent officers to the Gulf Coast Region to assist the people affected by Hurricane Katrina. \nEach of these missions was approved through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which supplied the funding for these operations. Each deployed employee also had to receive vaccinations recommended by the Center for Disease Control prior to departure. \nIn addition to our out-of-state mission, GDC employees were put into duty at Dobbins Air Force Base, the Cobb County Civic Center and at GEMA Headquarters. These employees were used primarily to assist in the movement of Louisiana residents to local impact shelters. \nThese employees, and all that participated in this deployment, should be commended. They went into areas not knowing what to expect and returned with the honor of knowing they did their part in aiding the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The victims will never forget the aid they received during this devastation. \n \nCommissioner's Message \nTeammates: \nI have had the privilege of serving alongside you as your Commissioner for two years and I want to again thank you for your selfless service this past year. Probation Officers with large caseloads getting the job done, Correctional Officers performing their vital mission while being short on staff and support staff assisting our field personnel in performance of their missions. Thank you all for a job well done! \nPlease keep our fellow citizens in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi in your thoughts and prayers as they struggle to recover from the hurricane season. I want to thank all those who participated in aiding our fellow citizens trying to recover and start anew. Your professionalism in support of recovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina has made me very proud. \nWe have all had a busy and productive year. The upcoming holidays will give us a well-deserved chance to be together with family and friends. Of course, we must always remember to be safe. Each of you are too important to me. \n \nHancock State Prison staff raised over $1,500.00 to aid its sister Corrections agency in Louisiana. The prison staff hosted a car wash, a hot dog luncheon and collected donations between shifts at the prison. \n \nFinally, please keep our teammates who are deployed in the military in your thoughts and prayers. Embrace and support their families. The holiday seasons are a difficult time to be away from loved ones. \n \nGDC Employees also donated non-perishable food items, baby food and formula, diapers, clothing and personal hygiene products as well. \n\"We appreciate their teamwork and compassion for fellow Corrections employees in Louisiana,\" said Commissioner DonHancock State Prison staff at Car Wash ald. \"Their contributions will help make a difference for families who are in need at this time\". \n \nYour accomplishments this past year have been outstanding. I cannot tell you how proud I am of this team and the magnificent job you are doing. You demonstrate more and more each day that you are truly unsung heroes of Georgia! Thank you for continuing to make our community a safe place to live. \nGod bless you and your families during the holiday season. \nOne Team! \n \nSeveral local merchants also contributed to this fundraising effort. \n \nHAPPY HOLIDAYS \n \nPage 2, Volume 4, Issue 2 \n \n HOMETOWN HEROES \n \nOn a typical Monday morning at work, we always come into the office and greet each other with the usual question of how was your weekend? Well, after tentatively listening to PO Craig Milledge of the Albany Probation Office tell some of the events of his weekend, he nonchalantly mentioned what else had happened over the weekend. This is his story, as told to co-worker Linda D. Oliver: \n \n\"On Saturday morning, 4/30/05 at approximately 1:50 a.m., I was at home asleep when I heard the squeal of tires and a crash. There is an exit ramp to a major \n \nhighway about 200 ft. from my back door. I got out of bed and stood on my back porch, but I did not see or hear anything. Two cars also passed by but kept going \n \nas if everything was normal. Since I was in a deep sleep, I dismissed this as possibly a dream and was going back to bed. However, I decided to get dressed and just \n \ndrive down the highway to look for anything. Just as I was about to enter the highway from the exit ramp, I saw skid marks \n \nacross the road and a vehicle down the steep embankment with one headlight sitting there. You could not see much else \n \ndue to the darkness. I parked on the shoulder of the highway, grabbed my flashlight and put my State Probation Officer ID \n \nvest on. As I walked toward the vehicle, there were a lot of items and debris spread about. That is also when I saw two \n \nbodies lying on the ground about 10 ft. away from each other. I ran over to the 1st person who was an adult white male \n \nlying on his side in a twisted manner. He was not moving but I could tell he was conscious and breathing. I began talking \n \nto him and he moved his lips but no sound came out. I asked where was he in pain and what his name was, but he still \n \ncould not make words. I had already begun dialing 911, giving the dispatcher the location of the accident, when I ran over \n \nto the second person. She was an adult white female lying next to a Chevrolet Tahoe that looked as if it had overturned \n \nseveral times. I assumed that both people had been ejected from the vehicle during the accident. She was lying on her back \n \nwith both knees up. I asked if she was in pain. She responded by saying her `pelvis hurts' and she could `hardly breathe'. I \n \nrelayed this back to the dispatcher. I told the female that everything would be okay and to not move because help was com- \n \ning. I checked the interior of the badly damaged vehicle for other occupants but did not see anyone. I asked the female if \n \nthere were other people in the vehicle and she said `no'. I again told her that everything will be okay and to not move and \n \nran back to the male. He tried to talk but his words were garbled. I touched his hand and told him to squeeze mine if he felt \n \nit. He squeezed my hand and continued to try to talk. I finally realized that he was trying to say, `Is Hope okay'? This is \n \nwhen I discovered what the female's name was. I told him that she was okay which appeared to put a sense of relief on his \n \nface. He then tried to move but was struggling. I told him to stop moving and put my hand in his to which he squeezed \n \nProbation Officer \n \nagain. I stayed with him because he appeared to be in the worst condition. I heard the sirens and told the male that help would be here any minute and everything would be okay. Three police units arrived at the same time and the first officer \n \nCraig Milledge \n \nbegan talking to the male asking him how old he was and where was he hurt. The other officers attended to the female. \n \nThe male still could not verbally communicate but was still trying to move. The officer told him to stop moving also. EMS \n \narrived and both occupants were taken to the hospital in two separate ambulances. The first Police Officer said that if I had not come and investigated, it was \n \npossible that these people would have gone undiscovered for a long time\". \n \nBecause of Mr. Milledge's selfless act, dedication and commitment to helping others, he saved the lives of two people. We are proud to work with someone who goes beyond the call of duty to help people. The staff at Albany Probation Office and the citizens of Albany are very lucky to have someone of Mr. Milledge's caliber in their community. \n \nIron City Resident Honored for Heroism \nGovernor Perdue announced the winners for this year's Public Safety Awards at a ceremony in their honor on Wednesday, October 26, 2005, at the Georgia Public Safety and Training Center in Forsyth, Georgia. Iron City resident Mary L. Price, Correctional Officer II from Calhoun State Prison, is one of this year's recipients for the Act of Heroism Award. Each year, the Governor selects winners in the categories of Outstanding Contribution to Profession and Act of Heroism for the state. \nOn October 8, 2004 Officer Price was driving to work when she noticed an automobile accident. Officer Price approached the enflamed, overturned utility vehicle then used her cell phone to report the accident to the 911 Operator. Officer Price then pulled the driver to safety just seconds before the truck exploded, killing the other three workers. \nOnce law enforcement and EMT personnel arrived, Officer Price was asked to stay on the scene so that she could get some closure in knowing she did all she could to save the lives of all those involved. While she was unable to save three of the victims, one young man and his family are extremely grateful she was there that day. \n\"Officer Price acted without any thought of injury to herself when she saw her fellow man in need,\" said Corrections Commissioner James E. Donald. \"I believe she is truly deserving of this heroism award.\" \nCorrectional Officer \nMary Price began her career with the Department of Corrections on January 2, 2001 as a Correctional Officer at Calhoun Mary Price and Governor Perdue State Prison. She and her husband Ernest have two sons, Nicholas and Makel. \nPage 3, Volume 4, Issue 2 \n \n GDC's best honored during National Public Employee Recognition Week \nThe week of May 2 - 8, 2005 was Public Employee Recognition Week (PERW) across the United States. Various GDC locations sponsored a number of events to show their appreciation for hard work and dedication. Events included picnics, blood drives, scavenger hunts and various other contests. This was a time for the managers and supervisors to show their appreciation to their employees. \nGovernor Sonny Perdue presented awards in eight categories at a ceremony on Tuesday, May 3, 2005, at the Georgia World Congress Center, honoring state employees who made outstanding contributions. Awards were presented in the following eight categories: Community Service; Customer Service; Heroism; Humanitarian; Innovations/Suggestions; Leadership, Safety and Team. \n \nGCI Corporate Safety Team \n \nThe GCI Corporate Safety Team was a State Winner in the category of Safety. The team consisted of Gerry Barron, Paul Croft, Larry Defloria, Lynda Finks, Dave Hess, Dewayne Howard, Barbara Ray, Steve Spivey, Brian Stanford and Ray Yawn. As a result of this team's actions, total accidents, incidents and illnesses have been reduced by 40%. This was accomplished by a multifaceted approach on collecting data, reviewing work processes, job safety analysis and training. \n \nLarry Brown of Fire Services received Honorable Mention in the category of Heroism. Mr. Brown serves the city of Abbeville as Volunteer Fire Chief. During a call, Mr. Brown extricated an unconscious Police Officer from a burning vehicle, thus saving the officer's life. \n \nMary Ellen Proffitt Barnes of Ware State Prison received Honorable Mention in the category of Humanitarian for her work as a foster parent. She has provided a home for approximately 25 foster persons, both men and women, ranging in age from 17 to 65 since 1986. \n \nLarry Brown \n \nOfficer Mary Ellen Proffitt Barnes \n \nThe GDC Specialized Supervision Unit Counseling Team received Honorable Mention in the category of Team. The team consisted of Temekia Bailey, Debra Crenshaw, Patricia DagueCreech, Nathaniel Davis, Stacey Grant-Williams and Clinton Miles. The mission of this team is to help build a safer Georgia through the delivery of research based programming directed toward reducing offender recidivism. In 2004, this team's efforts resulted in over 10,000 treatment hours, 650 counseling sessions and 5,830 related contacts. \n \nGDC Specialized Supervision Unit Counseling Team \n \nStephen H. Jackson of the Cumming Probation Office was a State Level Nominee in the category of Community Service. Mr. Jackson was an instrumental part in the construction of a 4-mile single-track mountain bike trail at Central Park in Forsyth County. Through Mr. Jackson's efforts, this project was completed two years ahead of schedule and was selected as the Community Service Project of the Year at the Community Service Awards in Forsyth, Georgia. \n \nChaplain Susan F. Bishop was a State Level Nominee in the category of Customer Service. Chaplain Bishop is credited with initiating a comprehensive seminary internship program, which trains 20 - 25 seminarians each year with practical field experience. In addition, when the Chaplaincy programs were threatened, she initiated a plan that resulted in securing a $300,000.00 grant from the Woodruff Foundation. This grant has been used to enhance the Chaplaincy program at Metro State Prison. \nPage 4, Volume 4, Issue 2 \n \n GDC's best honored during National Public Employee Recognition Week (con't) \nGene Quinn of the Office of Information Technology was a State Level Nominee in the category of Innovations/Suggestions. Mr. Quinn initiated and spearheaded an effort to transition the GDC Public Website to alternative open-source software that saved GDC over $120,000.00 in up-front fees. \nPaul Lindner of the Special Operations Division was a State Level Nominee in the category of Leadership. Mr. Lindner coordinates large and detailed logistic requirements to ensure the mission required equipment is ordered, received, inventoried, warehoused, maintained and issued. The safety and success of the unit's missions are directly linked to Mr. Lindner's uncompromising attention to detail and commitment. \nThe following GDC employees were nominated in the category of Community Service: Bradley Scott Chitwood, Diane Clay-Wilcox, Derris Delk, Frank Mincey, Joseph Troy Shuman and Kim Smith. \nThe following GDC employees were nominated in the category of Customer Service: Charles Estes, Ken Haines, Donald T. Lowe, Cozetta Mullis, Georgia Nance, Eric Sisouvanh, Robyn Strickland and Ann Thomas. \nThe following GDC employees were nominated in the category of Heroism: Cory Beggs, Central GA Corrections Academy Staff, Jimmy Jackson, Geneva Pugh, Gerry Michael Turner, Valdosta State Prison CERT Team, Whitworth Parole Center 2nd Shift. \nThe following GDC employees were nominated in the category of Humanitarian: Aurelia Brantley, Talithia Bryant, Lisa Johnson and Ivanda Spivey. \nThe following GDC employees were nominated in the category of Innovations/Suggestions: Aqua Barber, Jeff Binion, Latorsha Carter, Kay Cook, Amie Deal, Kenneth Dorsey, Mark Myrick and Theresa Steward. \nThe following GDC employees were nominated in the category of Leadership: Clarence Carwise, Greg Chapman, Stephanie Crimley, Freddie Davis Jr., Arnie DePetro, Nancy Dillard, Roberta Freeman, Tim Housley, Herman Johnson, Dennis Lee, Lisa Lynn Miller, Carol Moon, Greg Mullis, Rick Perry, Sharon Shaver, George Smith and Eugenia Washington. \nThe following GDC employee was nominated in the category of Safety: Carolyn Gilbert. \nThe following GDC employees were nominated in the category of Team: Autry State Prison CERT Team, Carrolton Specialized Probation Team, Focus Group - Probation Operations - Atlanta, GDC Statewide Specialized Probation Supervision Committee, Constance Rouse and Ware State Prison Security \u0026 Medical Staff. \nThis one week program has evolved, into a year-round program. Under the slogan \"One Team!\", the program honors individuals and teams for outstanding contributions in customer service, community service and excellent performance. Events such as department award ceremonies and team-building events build camaraderie and emphasize the customer service/public safety mission of the department. \nCentral Office Staff Picnic \n \nCentral Office Family Feud Game \nCentral Office Volleyball \n \nASMP Hula Contest \n \nPage 5, Volume 4, Issue 2 \n \n2nd Annual Volleyball Tournament Calhoun SP, Dooly SP, Macon SP, Pulaski SP \n \n GDC Expands its TELEWORK Program \nGDC is once again teaming up with the Clean Air Campaign (CAC) to expand the Telework Program. GDC initiated a Central Office focused pilot Telework program in January of 2004 with 83 employees participating. The six-month pilot revealed a number of suprises such as greater productivity of employees as well as management satisfaction with the program. The Telework program was made available to all eligible employees with the release of the completed Standard Operating Procedure for telework in the fall of 2004. Since that time the program has grown to include more than 200 GDC participants statewide. The program is a result of Governor Perdue's challenge to State Government to provide leadership in Georgia by having a goal of 25% of State employees Teleworking and/or working an Alternative Work Schedule. This program has become known as WorkAway. \nProgram expansion includes you! Although due to GDC's security mission many of our employees are not eligible to Telework we want as many employees as possible to participate in the expansion. Ask your supervisor about Telework. It is GDC's goal to double the current participation in the Telework program by the end of March 2006. We believe that we can expand well beyond doubling the program. The GDC management team was challenged to double their division's participation. This challenge was whole-heartedly supported by Commissioner Donald. \n\"I am committed to the expansion of GDC's Telework program and I join in challenging the management team to double their participation in the program. The option to Telework is not only important for our environment but is important to the quality of life of our employees.\" \nThe development and evolution of the GDC's Telework program has resulted in a number of resources being made available to GDC employees. The primary source of this information is on the agencies intranet Captiva page. Accessing this page through the path Executive Operations  Personnel  WorkAway initiative one will find a one-stop-shop of information about the WorkAway program. The page includes training information, instruction regarding how to get remote access to your desktop via GoToMyPC and you will find Standard Operating Procedures covering the WorkAway program. \n \nGDC Intranet Captiva WorkAway Initiative page \nThe Georgia Department of Corrections has enjoyed its partnership with the Clean Air Campaign a non-profit organization with the mission of developing Telework and Alternative Work Schedule utilization within Georgia. Ellen Macht, Executive Director of the Clean Air Campaign says that GDC's program leads Georgia government and has described GDC's as a \"model program\". The support of the Clean Air Campaign has been an essential part of the success of the development of the program. A case study documenting the success of GDC's Telework pilot can be reviewed at www.Cleanaircampaign.com In addition to the case study, the CAC has a great deal of information on their website that benefits commuters. GDC will be utilizing the services of the CAC in the form of training and consultation during the expansion of the Telework program. \n \nGDC Case Study at Cleanaircampaign.com \n \nProbation Operations kicked off a Telework pilot in October, 2005 with 13 metro Atlanta counties participating. Probation Operations has extended participation to eligible employees including Probation Officers, through this pilot program. The pilot is scheduled through December, 2005. The pilot program will be evaluated and based on those results a statewide rollout is tentatively scheduled for January, 2006. The program has already sparked an additional 80 new Teleworkers. The pilot expects to achieve an overall 30% to 40% participation in the program. The program allows as many employees to participate without jeopardizing the security of the overall office operations. \n \nBe a part of the expansion of the Telework program. Look for Telework expansion training sessions, transportation fairs and other events to be announced soon! \nPage 6, Volume 4, Issue 2 \n \n The Office of the Governor has partnered with the Department of Economic Development to create a new \"brand\". Georgia's brand is its promise to its stakeholders. That promise is: \"Georgia, with its rich history and legacy of bold ideas, has the right resources, spirit and energy to rapidly transform \nCORE GOAL \nA Safer, Healthier, Better Educated Growing and Best managed Georgia \n \nIMPACT GEORGIA \nNews and Facts to Keep You Informed \nCommissioner Christopher B. Epps of the Mississippi Department of Corrections and his Deputy Commissioner, Emmet Sparkman conducted a GDC Staff Assistance Visit (SAV) with Commissioner Donald at Georgia State Prison and Augusta State Medical Prison on November 30th. We welcomed the opportunity to have a partnering agency come and share process improvements and best practices that could benefit critical operations in our prisons. \n \nLeading Change in our Faith and Character Based Dormitories \n \nIt's been 16 months since Commissioner Donald launched his vision for integrating counseling, cognitive restructuring and faith and Character Based training in designated prison dormitories across the state. With 5 dormitories and 411 inmates involved, this new initiative has proved very effective. \n \nL to R: Mississippi Dep. Comm. Emmet Sparkman, Mississippi Commissioner Christopher B. Epps and Commissioner Donald \n \nSince it's inception, we have witnessed a 90% - 95% reduction in disciplinary reports in the Faith and Character Based dormitories. GDC's success is gaining attention in other states, like Indianapolis and Florida, which are using our approach as a \"best practices\" model for their systems. \nFaith and Character Based dormitories are ecumenical and are open to all offenders, including those individuals who have not expressed a specific faith affiliation but who demonstrate the desire to confront the habits and behaviors that contributed to a criminal lifestyle. \n \nEach designated housing unit within a prison allows community partners, in conjunction with prison staff, to work to affect an inner and outer change in the offenders who volunteer to participate in the program. The dormitories are designed to provide an \"environment for change\" through the promotion of positive personal responsibility, integrity, accountability and the building of one's faith. Facility staff utilize community volunteers in providing the experiences planned for dormitory residents. \n \nIn addition to faith-building activities which are traditionally available in all facilities, our community partners may be involved in other program components such as: Character Building, Career Planning, Health/Fitness, Community Service, Family/Relationship, Coping Skills an Education. Volunteer involvement starts the process of re-connecting the offender to community. \n \nCORE ORGANIZATIONAL \nPRINCIPLES \nValue Based: \nStewards of the Public Trust \nEmbrace Change: \nChange, Transformation is inevitable \nBusiness Acumen: \nBetter Business Practice \nA Learning Organiza- \n \nRe-entry Focus: Work is a Learned Behavior \nGDC is continuing to build it's re-entry initiatives and new partnerships with employers across the state. Our mission is focused on equipping offenders with the tolls to return to the local community and become crime-free, law abiding and contributing citizens. \nData shows about 95% of offenders who enter prison will eventually be released to the community. Research has determined that offenders who have had training to prepare for their re-entry are more successful in maintaining a crime-free life after prison. For these ex-offenders there must be a path to employment and successful re-entry into society. \nCorporate Take 5 \nThe Georgia Departments of Corrections and Labor are committed to work with Georgia businesses to provide job opportunities for ex-offenders who are returning to our communities. These Georgia citizens are looking for another chance to become productive, tax paying members of society. \nAs part of a coordinated response to re-entry, the Corporate \"Take 5\" program provides a bridge for ex-offenders to become an essential part of the work force. Partnerships in this program will help ensure the smooth transition of these men and women while simultaneously providing employees with qualified, skilled workers. \nThe goal of this program is to have Georgia businesses sign up initially to \"Take 5\" returning ex-offenders as employees. We are confident that after observing their performance, the value of this employee group will grow. \nThe Georgia Department of Labor offers two employer friendly benefits for hiring ex-offenders most in need of employment: \n The Federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) makes up to $2,400.00 available to employers who hire ex-inmates and \nothers who may have difficulty in obtaining employment. \n The Federal Bonding Program offers fidelity bonding insurance for new hires who may be denied commercial coverage. \n \nWorking Against Recidivism (WAR) Bill Prison Industries Enhancement (PIE) \nThe Georgia Department of Corrections is committed to work with Georgia businesses to provide job opportunities for ex-offenders who are returning to our communities. Bringing \"best practices\" like the PIE programs inside the razor wire will help GDC take advantage of the best models for transforming the way Georgia's inmate population give back to citizens through employment initiatives that yield far-reaching rewards. PIE programs bring private sector industry to the grounds of a prison, and offenders are paid by the private sector industry for their labor. PIE provides compensation to victims, offset the cost of incarceration and provides savings to offenders for their transition back into the community. Prison-based industries would allow the state to garner a portion of the earned wages so that offenders contribute to the costs of their own incarceration, lessen the burden of taxpayers and reduce the escalating cost of crime. \nUnder the PIE Certification program, deductions on offender wages are limited to room and board, taxes (federal, state and FICA), family support and crime victim compensation/assistance. Deductions cannot exceed 80% of offender gross wages. \nDeductions for crime victim compensation programs are mandatory under the program, although there is some flexibility in the percentage set. Deductions for taxes are mandatory under U.S. tax law. Deductions for room and board, and family support are at the discretion of the certified program. In addition, many states garner a set percentage of offender earnings and place the funds into a savings account for the offender upon their release from prison, which can then be used to pay for housing and other costs of getting re-established on the outside. \nPage 7, Volume 4, Issue 2 \n \n Probation Operations Special Operations Division \n \nrevises Mission Statement \n \naids DEA in Drug Raid \n \nThe mission of the Probation Operations Unit of the Georgia Department of Corrections is to protect and serve the public by enforcing the orders of the court through effective community supervision of felony offenders. \n \nSpecial Operations Manager Ricky A. Myrick and Fugitive Agent Ronald E. Skipper with the Georgia Department of Corrections Special Operations Division recently aided the D.E.A.'s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) in an investigation. \n \nIn order to successfully accomplish our mission as a law enforcement entity, we are guided by the following principles to positively impact recidivism: \n \n \n \nStaff is our most valuable asset. \n \nA well-trained, professional staff is the most effective way to guarantee that policies and procedures are carried out in the manner in which they are intended. Education and skills train ing ensure our workforce is prepared for any challenges while providing for persona and professional growth. \n \n \n \nService to the courts is the core of our existence. \n \nWe serve the courts by providing a continuum of sentencing alternatives and enforcing court orders. \n \n \n \nOffender accountability is essential. \n \nWe incorporate programming and best practices that afford an opportunity for pro-social change in offendrs' behavior. The offender is held accountable for his/her actions. \n \n \n \nServices are provided in a professional manner. \n \nWe interact and are responsive to offenders, victims, families and the general public in a courteous and respectful manner. \n \n \n \nCollaboration and partnering with stakeholders is essential \n \nto our effectiveness. \n \nWe are committed to working with all available resources to enhance our ability to protect and serve the public and reduce recidivism. \n \n\"The dedication and performance exemplified by the staff of the Special Operations Division is to be emulated,\" said Corrections Commissioner James E. Donald. \"These are just a sampling of the fine employees working for the Georgia Department of Corrections.\" \nApproximately 200 law enforcement officers, to include Fugitive Agent Skipper, participated in Operation Long Whine. The DEA announced the culmination of the investigation, which targeted a major methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking organization and thus far has resulted in the arrest of 38 individuals, the seizure of over $8 million dollars in U.S. currency, 40 lbs. of \"Ice\" methamphetamine and over 592 kilos of cocaine. \nThe Department of Corrections has worked in a collaborative effort with the D.E.A. since 1992. Since that time, one Corrections employee has been assigned to their task force to work on special projects and investigations. Mr. Ricky Myrick supervises the 11-member Fugitive Squad, which provides assistance . He began his career with the Georgia Department of Corrections as a Correctional Officer in August 1989. He worked his way up the ranks to Correctional Lieutenant and transferred to the Central Office Facilities Division in July 1996. \nAgent Skipper began his career with the Department of Corrections in January 1984 as a Correctional Officer at Mens State Prison. He was promoted up through the ranks and served as a Probation Officer in Milledgeville and then was promoted to Investigator with Special Operations in January 1999 when he was assigned to the DEA Task Force. He has since been promoted to the title of Fugitive Agent. \n \nScott State Prison \n \n\"Community of Hope\" Lifer's Graduation - Class of 2005 \n \nScott State Prison held their very first \"Community of Hope\" Lifer's Group Graduation on Monday, May 23, 2005. All sixteen (16) members of the Community of Lifer's Group participated in the ceremony. Dr. Eugene Walker, a member of the State Board of Pardons and Parole, attended the ceremony and offered many encouraging words to the group. Mr. Thurmund Henderson, Chief Hearing Examiner for the State Board of Pardons and Parole, was also in attendance, along with Mr. Rick Henderson, TOPPSTEP Coordinator for the Georgia Department of Labor. A Lifer's Group Graduation would not be complete without the attendance of Ms. Dot Pinkerton of Lighthouse Ministries. Ms. Pinkerton also escorted a guest, Mr. Ronald Adams, a well-known lifer, recently paroled to Ms. Pinkerton's program. Rose Williams, Warden Scott State Prison, also provided some encouraging and enlightening words and commended the group on their progress. Scott State Prison was very pleased to have the above-named guests, along with staff here and other surrounding prisons. \nThe graduation was a great success and we hope to have as much success with our next Lifer's Group beginning June 6, 2005. The very same men, who played a role in destroying the lives of their victims and families of victims, are now making great strides and efforts to redeem themselves by improving the lives of other inmates here at Scott State Prison and by mentoring to the young offenders at Scott State Prison Boot Camp. The Mentoring Program has allowed these men the opportunity to save lives on both sides of the fence from a life of pain and regret. \nPage 8, Volume 4, Issue 2 \n \n2005 Community of Hope Graduating Class \n \n GDC SUMMER BLOOD DRIVE \nIn an effort to aid the Red Cross in the decline of blood donations during the slow summer months when it is most needed, Corrections employees hosted summer blood drives during the months of June, July, and August. Fifteen prisons across the state, as well as Central Office in Atlanta, participated with 357 units of blood collected. \nTwo lucky Corrections employees who rolled up their sleeves to make a lifesaving donation won airfare tickets. Corrections Officer Kenneth W. Williams from Central State Prison won two roundtrip AirTran tickets anywhere AirTran flies and Unit Manager Tommy Bowen from Pulaski State Prison won two roundtrip Delta tickets anywhere in the world. The AirTran tickets were offered as an incentive specifically for Corrections employees who donated blood during the summer months. The Delta tickets were for a separate drawing for anyone who gave blood or platelets during the month of August. The tickets were presented in Atlanta on September 23, 2005. \n \nCorrections staff in Central Office roll up their sleeves for a worthy cause. \n \nL to R: Mario Sedlock, Director of Donor Services with American Red Cross, CO II Kenneth W. Williams, Unit Manager Tommy Bowen, and Assistant Commissioner Brian Owens \nExciting News on the Education Initiative \n \nNew Education Information on Captiva \n \nCollege Classes at Twin Towers! \n \nIn Training's continuous effort to support GDC employees in furthering their education and with the help of OIT, we have included some helpful information on Captiva. To access this new information, go to the main menu, select Operations, Planning and Training Division, select Training, select Education Initiative. Hopefully the information provided will assist you in furthering your own education endeavors and/or those of your family members. While reviewing the information, if you should have any further suggestions of information that you feel would help others in regards to education, please don't hesitate to contact Julie Harnage either via email (harnaj00@dcor.state.ga.us) or call her at 404-244-5857. \n \nThe Georgia Department of Corrections is one step closer to offering academic core classes at the Towers. Faculty at Georgia Perimeter College (GPC) have agreed to provide academic core college classes at the Towers starting in January 2006 if GDC and other agencies located in the Towers have enough employees to participate. The classes would be held Tuesday and Thursday evenings beginning in January. \nIf you are indeed interested, please call or email Fran Mohr (678-891-3016 or fmohr@gpc.edu) or Julie Harnage (404-244-5857 or harnaj00@dcor.state.ga.us) as soon as possible as we are working within tight deadlines to get this program in place for January 2006. \n \nPage 9, Volume 4, Issue 2 \n \n MOVE OVER It's the LAW! \n \nThe \"Move-Over\" Law in Georgia \n \nIn Georgia, this law requires motorists to: \n \nGeorgia's \"Move-Over\" Law helps ensure highway safety for motorists \"Move-Over\" to the next lane if safely possible, OR SLOW DOWN \n \nAND emergency personnel when emergency vehicles are stopped on below the speed limit and be prepared to stop. \n \nthe side of a highway with their emergency lights flashing. \n \nThis law applies to any emergency vehicle parked on the shoulder of \n \nthe highway. \n \nGeorgia's \"Move-Over\" Law was created to reduce the number of inju- \n \nries and fatalities to police officers, paramedics, firefighters, wrecker operators, and highway maintenance workers by maintaining an open \n \nIT'S THE LAW! \n \nbuffer lane between passing highway traffic and authorized roadside \n \nemergency vehicles displaying flashing yellow, amber, white, red or What happens if this law is violated? blue lights. \n The \"Move-Over\" Law became effective July 1, 2003. \n \nWhy was the \"Move-Over\" Law passed? \n \n \n \n Because it saves lives. The \"Move-Over\" Law helps maintain \ntraffic flow and protect the safety of emergency personnel and  motorists. \n \nViolations of the \"Move-Over\" Law in Georgia can result in a fine of $500.00 for the first offense. \nThe \"Move-Over\" Law is another good sense driving reason to slow down on Georgia's highways and interstates. \n \n More police officers are killed by traffic crashes than in any other \n \nline-of-duty cause of death. \n \nWhere can I find out more about the \"Move-Over\" Law? \n \n More than a fourth of those officers killed are struck by passing  \n \nvehicles while they work outside their patrol cars. \n \n \n \n Emergency vehicles parked beside a highway are vulnerable to \n \ncrashes, even when their emergency lights are flashing. \n \n \n \nHow does the \"Move-Over\" Law make a difference? \n \nRead O.C.G.A. Section 40-6-16 \nVisit the Governor's Office of Highway Safety website at www.gahighwaysafety.org \nCall the Governor's Office of Highway Safety at 1-888-420-0767 or (404) 656-6996. \n \n Thirty-percent of all crashes occur as the result of another crash. \n \n Providing a buffer lane for an emergency vehicle parked on the roadway-shoulder actually reduces the risk of another crash. \n \n When the required clearance is given to roadside emergency vehicles, the margin of safety is increased, not only for public safety and emergency personnel, but for motorists and their passengers as well. \n \nCorrectional Peace Officer Foundation Assistance \nThe Correctional Peace Officers Foundation (CPOF) is a national charity whose purpose is to assist the families of corrections professionals killed in the line of duty. The CPOF also has a Catastrophic Assistance Program to assist corrections professionals who have experienced catastrophic events that have strained their resources. These catastrophes include events such as a house fire, on-going medical situation or the death of a family member living in the house. The Foundation also conducts a national memorial service annually to honor those correctional professionals killed in the past year. \n \nAll funds used are donations from over 50,000 supporting members and any funds donated to the Foundation can be deducted on your taxes. Anyone who works for the state in Corrections, Probations, Parole or Juvenile Justice can become a supporting member by donating a minimum of $5.00 per month to the Foundation. \n \nWarden Jarriel presents CPOF check to Officer Mullis of Dodge State Prison \n \nContact your local Personnel Office for additional information or contact the local CPOF representative, Don Dease at (803) 345-1938. \nPage 10, Volume 4, Issue 2 \n \nWarden Jarriel presents CPOF check to Officer Parr of Dodge State Prison \n \n Spreading Sunshine! \n \nThere are plenty of green thumbs behind the fences adorned with razor wire at Lee State Prison. Under the tutelage of staff, inmates work hard on cultivating many varieties of plants used in the year-round beautification of the grounds. Pansies in the fall \nand winter make way for zinnias, snapdragons, lilies, and other annuals in the spring and summer. \n \nSeeds are saved from the hundreds of blooms and used for next year's crop, where they are carefully sown into beds for germination. Before long, all this TLC pays off as seedlings emerge and are cared for until ready to be transplanted into various locations. The plants thrive in the rich homemade compost from the recycling program. \n \nFront Row L to R: Thomas Ammons, James Pickelsimer, Francena Ingram, Donna Sherman, Vira McGill, Kimberly Noyes Back Row L to R: Donna Willis, Leutisha Hall, Bonnie Sanders \n \nWith so many blooms to decorate offices at Lee State Prison, it has become a tradition to share some of their botanical beauties with the residents of the Lee County Health Care Nursing Home. Funds generated by Lee State Prison employees through vending machine sales are used to purchase vases that hold arrangements of colorful flowers. The flowers are then delivered to the Nursing Home by correctional staff and are enjoyed by health care providers as well as the residents. \n \nLee State Prison Employees of the Quarter \n \nTreutlen PDC staff participates in Career Day \n \nJerry Jefferson, Warden Ammons and Kim Sebastian \n \nDeployed Employee Honored \n \nSteve Wilson \n \nSgt. Steve Wilson, Alcovy Diversion Center, was awarded the Army Commendation Medal. He also received the Operation Iraqi Freedom Military Police NonCommissioned Officer of the Quarter award. \n \nTreutlen Elementary School held a \"Career Day\" on March 31, 2005. Sergeant Alfred McRae, Officer Dwayne Humphrey and Clerk Kathy Sikes (along with some help from our maintenance staff) pulled together our limited resources and developed a program to share with the children. Everyone seemed to have an exciting day and the children learned about the Department of Corrections in a positive way. \n \nPage 11, Volume 4, Issue 2 \n \n FITNESS PAGE \nHealth and Wellness Update from Claire Pate, Statewide Health and Wellness Coordinator \nIn May, we trained 112 Field Health and Wellness Coordinators. These coordinators represent all GDC Prisons, Detention Centers, Diversion Centers, Transitional Centers and Probation Circuits. \n \nSome highlights from the Field: \n Tania Diggs and Bob Sanders at Rutledge State Prison provide weekly fitness/wellness updates. Bob tirelessly promotes fitness. Tania has lost 107 lbs. by combining diet and exercise. She completed her first 5K in August. She runs, walks, does push-ups, sit-ups and leg lifts. Tania has proven that anyone can do it without going to the gym! \n Officer John Brown at LaGrange Transitional Center has set up a fitness facilty and encouraged weight loss with a \"Lose The Carbs\" program. \n Leslie Lunney at Autry State Prison has promoted a fitness initiative and already has 175 registered participants. \n Joe Brown at Augusta Probation Office provided a voluntary class called Physical Training for Law Enforcement. \n Felissa Johnson at Atlanta South Probation created an entire Fitness Week. \n Cathy Tanner at Johnson State Prison reports that they purchased used exercise equipment and marked off a walking track. \n Robert Gross at the Lookout Mountain Circuit established a healthy snack program in which each participant signs up for a day during the month to bring some type of healthy snack. Now when staff members get a craving for a between meals snack, there are always healthy items to choose from in the office kitchen. \n Christine Fowler at Wayne State Prison is reporting tremendous weight loss. She's lost 20 lbs. Bridget Robinson has lost 30 lbs., Lamanda Nix 20 lbs. and Denise Music 5 lbs. \n Drew Aiken at Winder Probation Office and Kattye King at Lawrenceville Probation Office have both set-up co-ed softball teams. They say \"Bring It On\". \n \nHere at Central Office we are continuing our twice weekly aerobics classes and enjoying frequent Lunch \u0026 Learn Sessions. Across the state, we have 186 active participants in the President's Challenge Program. Rachelle Willoughby has lost 50+ lbs. and over 45 inches in 12 weeks. Archer Bell raced in all four cycling events at the GA Golden Olympics and picked up a bronze medal in the 40K road race. \n \nHOW TO INCREASE YOUR METABOLISM \n \nNovember is American Diabetes Month. For information and tips, please \nvisit www.diabetes.org \n \nCauses for low metabolism:  Fasting  Snacking throughout the day on high sugared foods (candy, cola, \ncake, gum)  Eating or drinking too many sugar-containing foods  Lack of physical activity \nHow to increase (speed up) metabolism:  Do not skip any meals  Exercise daily  Build your muscles  Avoid alcohol, sugar and fastings  Drink 8 - 10 glasses of water daily  Eat foods with high nutritional value such as whole grains, beans, \nvegetables and fruits \n \nLowfat Buttermilk Dressing Recipe \n1 head of Garlic 1 cup lowfat or nonfat buttermilk 1 cup reduced fat mayonnaise 1 tsp. pepper 1 tbsp. dried basil or 3 tbsp. fresh, chopped basil Dash of salt \nRoast head of garlic by cutting off top 1/4 , wrapping whole head in foil and placing in a 400 degree oven for approximately 40 minutes. Let garlic cool. Squeeze roasted garlic from cloves into a blender ( it should have the consistency of toothpaste). Add all other ingredients to blender and mix. \nSalad dressing should keep for approximately one week (refrigerated). \n \nPage 12, Volume 4, Issue 2 \n \n GUIDE DOG RECIPIENT RETURNS TO METRO STATE PRISON \nOn September 6, 2005, guide dog recipient Alice Childs was introduced to the inmates who train the guide dogs for the IMPACT Program at Metro State Prison. Childs, 50 who rarely left her home in Easley, S.C., due to glaucoma that has left her almost totally blind, made the trip to Atlanta on an Amtrak train. She was able to make her first solo trip with only the help of her guide dog, Gage, by her side. Gage, a 3-year old Labrador Retriever, showed that he's more than just a guide for his visually impaired owner. \n \nGage was trained as a guide dog by female inmates at Metro State Prison. Ms. Childs brought Gage back to show the women who trained him the good work they had done, to inspire and motivate the inmates in the IMPACT Program, and to show continued support for the program. \"Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you've done,\" a teary Childs told inmates. \n \nFor the third year, Southeastern Guide Dogs has provided seven 9-week old puppies to the prison for the IMPACT Program. The inmates pair up with the puppies, helping them learn basic obedience and guide dog training. The dogs later attend advanced guide dog training at Southeastern Guide Dogs' Florida facility before they are paired with their new owners. \n \nAlice Childs and Gage \n \nThe program gives inmates, living in a prison environment, a chance to let their guard down and cuddle with furry friends. But more importantly, the program trains inmates to become veterinary assistants in hopes they can find employment upon release from prison. \n \nGuide Dogs in Training \nHR CORNER \nCharitable Contributions Campaign Update \n \nCAREER BANDING DELAYED \n \nCentral Office staff kicked off this year's Charitable Contribution campaign with a Monet jewelry sale. This event was a great success. We have since hosted a Silent Auction, Krispy Kreme Doughnut Partnership Card sale, Blue Jean/T-Shirt/Tennis Shoes/No Tie Days and Week, Annual Chili Cook-off, Bake Sale, Flea Market, Yard Sale, Floor Luncheon and a Baby Picture Contest. So far funds from these events have raised a total of $1,853.10 (this amount does not include the money raised from the Blue Jean/TShirt/Tennis Shoes/No Tie Days and Week, Annual Chili Cook-off, Bake Sale and Flea Market). \n \nA special THANKS goes out to all who have participated in and helped coordinate these events. The contributions for the silent auction were a huge success thanks to the efforts of \nCarol Adeyeye, Caroline Dalton, Sandra Davis, Thom Gresham, Mark Guzzi, Lisa Haughey, Barbara Hill, Simone Juhmi, Robert Kiedinger, Melissa Kinder, LeAnne Lemmond, Rhoda and David McCabe, Anne Murray, Claire Pate, Tina Piper, Probation staff, Mark Waldron and Torian Weldon. \n \nOverall contributions for last year totaled $49,860.00 from GDC employees for a grand total contributed statewide of $2,488,433.00. These donations helped many that are less fortunate than ourselves. \n \nCharitable Contributions Flea Market \n \nThe Georgia Merit System appointed Wayne St. Claire as Commissioner on September 1, 2005. One of his first roles was to look at Career Banding and determine where the State should be with the redesign of the classification and pay system. Upon review and discussion with stakeholders, he has come to a conclusion to delay Career Banding. \nCommissioner St. Claire has instructed his staff to \"delay Career Banding activities for the near future\" while this review is under way. He also states, \"we are considering alternative strategies in our endeavor to simplify the existing system\". \nWe will update you on any future developments on Career Banding issues. \n \nPage 13, Volume 4, Issue 2 \n \n Recent Retirements: We are grateful for your YEARS of excellent service! \nThe following list includes the employees who retired May, 2005 through October, 2005. \n \nMay 2005 \nBranch, Gloretta Bryant, Larry Cannon, Helen Comer, Sandra Cook, James Fennell, Tim Finney, Sheila Godwin, Mary Hagan, Brenda Harris, Mary Hill, Herman Horton, Irene Hudson, Woodrow Johnson, Barbara Keen, Jake Lewis, Jerry Mayo, Joel McBrayer, Thomas Jr. Moody, Lonnie Nail, John Nelms, Patsy O'Neal, Jill Redding, Elton Rogers, Julian Standard, Linda Todd, Luther Ussery, John Williams, David \n \nAtlanta Circuit Waycross Circuit Wayne SP Inmate Affairs Hancock SP Arrendale SP Rivers SP Bacon PDC Atlantic Circuit Men's SP Corrections Division Wilcox SP Chaplaincy Augusta Circuit Wilcox SP Arrendale SP Clayton Circuit Metro SP Telfair SP Ware SP Georgia SP Rogers SP Valdosta SP Georgia SP Toombs Circuit Inmate Construction Telfair SP Valdosta SP \n \nJune 2005 \nBrooks, Michael Brooks, Shelba Buhler, Arnold Carr, Timothy Collins, Carolyn Davis, Jerry Elliott, Wayne Fleming, Benjamin Frank, Kevin Sr. Galloway, Nelda Hansen, Linda Heaton, Roy Sr. \n \nMacon Circuit Men's SP Valdosta SP Planning \u0026 Analysis Arrendale SP Food Dist. Unit Cobb Circuit Men's SP Telfair SP Mountain Circuit Gwinnett Circuit Ware SP \n \nJune 2005 Con't. \nHickox, Ralph Jr. Irion, John Mapp, Calvin Miller, Oliver Morris, Myrna Moss, Larry Owens, Michelle Roney, Harry Sanders, Marcus Sculley, Hilda Wade, Trudy Willis, Linda Wilson, Willie \n \nWayne SP MH Services Scott SP Brunswick Circuit Phillips SP Rivers SP Southern Circuit Ware SP Atlanta Circuit Thomasville DC Arrendale SP Bainbridge PSATC Hancock SP \n \nJuly 2005 \nBeard, Stephen Brewton, Charlene Brown, Johnny Czito, June Dean, Willie Diggs, Julia Eunice, Alice Evans, Bertha Farmer, John Forrest, Rosa Fountain, Joey Fowler, Michael Green, Alice Jarrell, Glenda Johnson, Edgar Johnson, Fred McClelland, James Moss, Thomas Pounds, James Pulliam, Regeanol Sanders, W. Kent Turner-Horton, Jeanne Wade, Roger \n \nEngineering Central Personnel Augusta SMP Gwinnett Circuit Rivers SP Southwest PDC Ware SP Gateway DC Inmate Construction Augusta SMP Montgomery SP Cherokee Circuit Augusta Circuit Dooly SP Wilcox SP Rogers SP Rouse DC Augusta SMP Metro SP Georgia SP South GA Circuit Western Circuit Toombs Circuit \n \nAugust 2005 \nBoole, Preston Carroll, Kenneth \n \nHays SP Corrections Division \n \nPage 14, Volume 4, Issue 2 \n \nAugust 2005 Con't \nCody, James Conner, Lydia Deal, Rebecca Gonzalez-Vigo, Tomas Goodrum, Ricky Justice, Sammie King, Virginia McKim, Robert McMahan, Lucinda Miller, Faye Mungin, Joseph Jr. Rennels, Hal Rich, Glenn Roberson, Roosevelt Roberts, Belfred Smith, Joseph Steinmeyer, Mary Strickland, Louis Jr. Swindell, Johnnie Walker, Mary Westfall, Hannelore \n \nValdosta SP Alcovy DC Clayton Circuit Valdosta SP GD \u0026 CP Baldwin SP Western Circuit Special Operations Inmate Construction South GA Circuit Washington SP Arrendale SP Rogers SP Central PDC Scott SP McEver PDC Central GA Corr. Acad. Georgia SP Rockdale/Dekalb PDC Johnson SP Hancock SP \n \nSeptember 2005 \nAnderson, Thomas Baggett, Donald Barfield, Berry Barnes, Larry Collins, Barbara Ann Duggan, John Duke, Steven Holton, Margaret Mallory, Eleanor Meeks, Marvin Metts, Carl Murray, Randal Palmer, Riley Richardson, David Rogers, Jesse Samples, Cole Smith, Jessie Spradlin, Thomas Streetman, Perry Jr. Thompson, John Paul \n \nRogers SP Georgia SP Pataula Circuit Wilcox SP Georgia SP Washington SP Enotah Circuit Women's PDC Clayton Circuit Men's SP Ware SP Rogers SP Dougherty Circuit Smith SP Wilcox SP Inmate Construction Georgia SP Physical Health Svcs. McEver PDC Telfair SP \n \n Recent Retirements: We are grateful for your YEARS of excellent service! \nThe following list includes the employees who retired May, 2005 through October, 2005. \n \nOctober 2005 \nBrock, Willie Cook, Robert Cummings, James Davenport, Barbara Edwards, Brenda Eller, Carless Fry, Wiley \n \nArrendale SP Macon Circuit Hancock SP Metro SP Southwest PDC Arrendale SP Arrendale SP \n \nOctober 2005 Con't \nHowell, Amos Jackson, Lillie Manning, Charlie Moody, Jame Muhammad, Ernest Pitts, Jean Roberts, Hallie \n \nGeorgia SP Southwest PDC Scott SP Southern Circuit Augusta SMP Metro SP Gainesville DC \n \nOctober 2005 Con't \nRogers, Betty Smith, Wanda Tranmer, James Trussell, John Waters, Sara White, Phillip Wilson, Coleman Jr. \n \nLee SP Rogers SP Rutledge SP Houston Circuit Ogeechee Circuit Dodge SP Rockdale/Dekalb PDC \n \nAbusaft, Mark D. Akins, James W. Allen, Crystal T. Anderson, James C., Jr. Arnold, Charles S., Jr. Baggett, Marcus E. Blalock, Carla C. Bozeman, Edwin R. Brady, William D., Jr. Brown, Lester J., Jr. Bryant, Joe B. Burnette, Frederick Caldwell, Antoine G. Carwise, Clarence H. Chambley, Charlotte A. Chatman, Patricia H. Cooper, Crystal T. Cross, Christine Goen, Steven B. Gulley, Marc G. Johnson, Dennis L. Jones, Kimberly D. Jordan, Larry M. Kinnel, Kevin L. Koonce, David E. Lee, Vicki S. McLaughlin, Gregory R. Miller, Stephen Morris, Mark Nelson, Cynthia M. Perdue, Edgar T. Piland, Donny L. \n \nP R O M O T I O N S \n \nCONGRATULATIONS to the following employees for a JOB WELL DONE!!!! \n \nSuperintendent \n \nRome DC \n \nRansom, Michael \n \nSecurity Chief \n \nHancock SP \n \nSecurity Chief \n \nPatten PDC \n \nRegensburger, Christina PO 3 \n \nCherokee Circuit \n \nPO 3 \n \nAtlanta Circuit \n \nRichardson, Charmaine Chief PO \n \nAtlanta Circuit \n \nPO 3 \n \nCoweta Circuit \n \nRobinson, Diane R. \n \nPO 3 \n \nSavannah Impact Ctr \n \nChief PO \n \nHouston Circuit \n \nSims, Jeanie \n \nPO 3 \n \nEnotah Circuit \n \nSecurity Chief \n \nGD \u0026 CP \n \nSingleton, Willie A. \n \nAsst. Superintendent \n \nPaulding PDC \n \nDW Administration \n \nBurruss CTC \n \nStaley, Beverly B. \n \nPO 3 \n \nSouthern Circuit \n \nChief PO \n \nDublin Circuit \n \nStephens, Robin C. \n \nPO 3 \n \nGwinnett Circuit \n \nPO 3 \n \nCobb Circuit \n \nTanner, Melissa Ann \n \nPO 3 \n \nNortheastern Circuit \n \nSecurity Chief \n \nEmanuel PDC \n \nTaylor, Mary Ann \n \nPO 3 \n \nAtlanta Circuit \n \nPO 3 \n \nOcmulgee Circuit \n \nTaylor, Walter S. \n \nChief PO \n \nPataula Circuit \n \nWarden \n \nTelfair SP \n \nThomaston, Cindy D. \n \nDW Administration \n \nLee SP \n \nDW Sec / C \u0026 T \n \nDooly SP \n \nThrailkill, Julie \n \nPO 3 \n \nCoweta Circuit \n \nChief PO \n \nCobb Circuit \n \nWaher, Rita L. \n \nSecurity Chief \n \nWomen's PDC \n \nDW Administration \n \nRutledge SP \n \nWard, Gwendolyn \n \nSecurity Chief \n \nPhillips SP \n \nSecurity Chief \n \nRivers SP \n \nWilliams, Anthony T. \n \nSecurity Chief \n \nMen's SP \n \nChief PO \n \nEastern Circuit \n \nWomble, Regenie L. \n \nDW Administration \n \nMen's SP \n \nDW Sec / C \u0026 T \n \nCalhoun SP \n \nWright, Ray A. \n \nSecurity Chief \n \nDodge SP \n \nSecurity Chief \n \nGD \u0026 CP \n \nSecurity Chief Security Chief PO 3 Security Chief DW Sec / C \u0026 T \n \nClayton TC Arrendale SP Cobb Circuit Baldwin SP Ware SP \n \nThe 2005 Georgia Capitol Ornament \n \nThe Georgia Capitol Museum announces the 2005 limited edition commemorative ornament, Miss Freedom. This collector's item captures the majestic statue crowning the Capitol building in a 3\" x 2\" three dimensional ornament finished in 24K gold. \n \nChief PO PO 3 DW Sec / C\u0026T \n \nStone Mtn. Circuit Macon Circuit Valdosta SP \n \nCost: $20 each. Make checks payable to: Secretary of State 400-42 \n \nSecurity Chief Chief PO Warden Chief PO \n \nGD \u0026 CP Macon Circuit Autry SP Chattahoochee Circuit \n \nSend your name, order quantity, and address to: \nGeorgia Capitol Museum, 432 State Capitol Atlanta, GA 30334 \n \nSecurity Chief \n \nCentral PDC \n \nPage 15, Volume 4, Issue 2 \n \n Sonny Perdue \nGovernor \nJames E. Donald \nCommissioner \nBrian Owens \nAssistant Commissioner \nGDC BOARD Patricia B. Miller \nChairman \nCharles D. Hudson \nVice-Chairman \nEllison G. Wood \nSecretary \nLaura Jones \nBoard Liaison \nWayne Dasher A.D. Frazier Roger Garrison Bruce Hudson Bill Jackson Robert E. Jones William C. Massee, Jr. John Mayes Cecil Nobles H. Carlton Powell Tommy M. Rouse J. Tyson Stephens Robert G. Vass \nIf you have a story that you would like to see in \nthe GDC Eagle, please contact us at: \nGDC Central Personnel Administration \n#2 MLK Jr. Drive, Suite 770, East Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Phone: 404-656-4730 \nFax: 404-656-6496 GDCEagle@dcor.state.ga.us \n \nGEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS \nMISSION, VISION, CORE VALUES \nMISSION: The Georgia Department of Corrections protects and serves the public as a \nprofessional organization by effectively managing offenders while helping to provide a safe and secure environment for the citizens of Georgia. \nVISION: The Georgia Department of Corrections is the best correctional system in the nation at \nprotecting the citizens from convicted offenders and at providing effective opportunities for offenders to achieve positive change. We are a leader and partner in making Georgia a safer, healthier, better educated, growing and best managed state. We do this by: \n Ensuring public safety  Ensuring the rights of victims  Operating safe and secure facilities  Partnering with public, private and faith-based organizations  Providing effective community supervision of offenders  Sustaining core values of Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity and \nPersonal Courage  Creating opportunities for restoration to offenders  Ensuring the well being of employees and their families. \nCORE VALUES: \n Loyalty - Bear true faith and allegiances to the Constitution of the United States and the \nState of Georgia, the GDC and other employees. \n Duty - Fulfill your obligations. \n Respect - Treat people as they should be treated. \n Selfless Service - Put the welfare of the Public, the GDC and other employees before your \nown. \n Honor - Live up to all the GDC values. \n Integrity - Do what's right - - legally and morally. \n Personal Courage - Face fear, danger or adversity (physical or moral). \n \n "},{"id":"dlg_ggpd_i-ga-br300-b-pp1-be15-b2005-saug-p-belec-p-btext","title":"The GDC Eagle, Aug. 2005","collection_id":"dlg_ggpd","collection_title":"Georgia Government Publications","dcterms_contributor":["Georgia. 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Map and Government Information Library"],"edm_is_shown_by":["https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-br300-b-pp1-be15-b2005-saug-p-belec-p-btext"],"edm_is_shown_at":["https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-br300-b-pp1-be15-b2005-saug-p-belec-p-btext"],"dcterms_temporal":null,"dcterms_rights_holder":null,"dcterms_bibliographic_citation":null,"dlg_local_right":null,"dcterms_medium":["state government records"],"dcterms_extent":null,"dlg_subject_personal":null,"iiif_manifest_url_ss":null,"dcterms_subject_fast":null,"fulltext":"THE GDC EAGLE \n\"Military Appreciation Edition\" \nAugust 2005 \n \nSP ECIAL EDITION \n \nGDC SALUTES THOSE EMPLOYEES CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES AROUND THE WORLD!! \n \nTwice the Citizen \n \nBefore the birth of this nation, there was the citizen soldier that we know today as the National Guard and Reserve. For most of its history, the nation has relied on these \"weekend warriors\". Lexington and Bunker Hill, San Juan Hill and Santiago, the muddy trenches in France and Belgium, the beaches of Normandy and Saipan, even Korea, Vietnam, and the Persian Gulf - the military's reserve components have been there. Weekend warriors? Hardly . \n \nAs of August 3, 2005, the Georgia Department of Corrections had 184 of its employees activated in support of the War on Terror. The Department provides the largest contingent of state government employees activated and the most from any single employer in Georgia. M ost of those activated either are in the Iraqi Theater or soon will be. Despite the amenities provided, our people have to deal with being separated from their families, their friends, and everything familiar. M oving from the lushness of Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama to the desert environment in \nIraq, Kuwait, Qatar and other Gulf States is a lesson in stark reality. \n \nOur 184 are typically young and not so young, mothers, fathers, grandfathers and grandmothers. Each is someone's wife, husband, son, daughter, brother, sister, granddaughter, grandson, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew. But for us, they are our friends, our co-workers and r egardless of how we may have individually interacted in the past, we miss them and each is very special. We show our support each day, working and taking up the load while they are \ngone. We ensure their families know that we are here and can help. \n \nShow your support for our troops. A movement started on July 15, 2005 to wear something r ed on Fridays to the workplace just as a visual symbol of our support. Support them. Wear red each Friday. They are truly, as Winston Churchill dubbed them, \"Twice the citizen\" training on weekends and going back to their full time jobs \non M onday. \nINSIDE T HIS ISSUE \nPage 2 - Army National Guard \nMembers Page 3 - Army National Guard \nMembers; \nUS Army Re serve Members Page 4 - US Air Force Re serve \nMembers; Air National Guard Member; US Coast Guard Rese rve Member; US Marine Corps Rese rve Members; \nThe Soldiers Creed \n \n ARMY NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS \n \nL to R: \n \nMatthew Adams - Arrendale SP; Charles Allen - Rivers SP; Wanda Allen - Pulaski SP; Carl Anderson - Georgia SP; Travis Anderson - Dodge SP; Joseph Anzano - LaGrange TC; Leroy Arnold - Dooly SP; Matthew Basenback - SE GA Corr. Acad; Montavious Bass - Burruss CTC; Harvey Beecher - Smith SP \n \nL to R: David Bell - Autry SP; Gary Bell - Burruss CTC; By ron Blakeney - Georgia SP; Sequendly nn Bossier-Kent - Scott SP; Jesse Bowling - Telfair SP; Anthony Brown - Telfair SP; Horace Brown - Coastal SP; James Burton - Hancock SP; Anthony By rd - Georgia SP; Karen Castro - Coastal SP \n \nL to R: Joseph Catanzariti - Smith SP; Dedria Cavin - Gateway DC; James Cobb - Rogers SP; Tommy Coffee - Rivers SP; Melvin Daniels - Lee SP; Daniel Davis - Burruss CTC; Linfred Davis - Calhoun SP; Thomas Dickerson - Coastal SP; Conrad Dilks - Coastal SP; Little Dixon - Dooly SP \n \nL to R: Philip Dodson - Burruss CTC; Edward Dowdell - Phillips SP; James Drury - Treutlen PDC; Tony Dugger - Coastal SP; Gray lin Dunbar - Coastal SP; Laurence Easley - Baldwin SP; Kenneth Farley - Scott SP; Deundra Ford - Rivers SP; James Foster - Valdosta SP; Billy Frank - Dooly SP \nL to R: Tracy Gaston - Coastal SP; John Gibson - Augusta SMP; James Grady - Patten PDC; Johnny Grier - Lee SP; Michael Hall - Hay s SP; Scott Hank - Bacon PDC; Tazz Hardwick - Coastal SP; Jimmy Harvey - Lee SP; A.W. Hay nes - Central SP; Tony Hill - Burruss CTC \n \nL to R: Anthony Hogan - Bostick SP; Willie Ingram - Macon SP; John Inman - Pulaski SP; Chauncy Ivey - Hancock SP; Jerry Jackson - Calhoun SP; Willie Jackson - Calhoun SP; George Johnson - Autry SP; Rico Jones, West GA PBC; Timothy Jones - Whitworth PC; Keith Joy ner - Autry SP \n \nL to R: Sheron Kendrick - Autry SP; Clifton King - Georgia SP; David King - Georgia SP; Larry King - Burruss CTC; Paul Labree - Augusta SMP; Jerome Lane - Georgia SP; Travis Lewis - Clay ton TC; Paul Locke - Macon SP; Stephanie Love - Rogers SP; Kenneth Lumpkin - Rivers SP \n \nL to R: \n \nEdward Martin - West GA PBC; Michael Matlin - West GA PBC; Henry McClain - Autry SP; Alphonso McClure - Smith SP; Joseph McKiever - Rutledge SP; Franciso Mendez - Autry SP; Donald Merriweather - Scott SP; Larry Montgomery - Georgia SP; Gregory Moore - Metro SP; Michael Moore - Dodge SP \nPage 2 \n \n ARMY NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS (Continued) \n \nL to R: \n \nRobert Morgan - Whitworth PC; Charles Morpeth - Rutledge SP; Stephen O'Brien - Burruss CTC; Dave Ockletree - Telfair SP; Sebastian Paschall Augusta SMP; Steven Phillips - Arrendale SP; Ralph Register - Rogers SP; Franklin Roaderick - Hay s SP; Gregory Roberson - Scott SP; Rudoff Robinson - Smith SP \n \nL to R: Scott Rogers - Burruss CTC; Michael Sheffield - Rutledge SP; Eddie Skelton - Davis PDC; Alvin Smiley - Rogers SP; Donn Smith - Dodge SP; Edward Smith - Phillips SP; Johnny Smith - Burruss CTC; Libbie Smith - Hancock SP; Norman Smith - Scott SP; William Smith - GD \u0026 CP \nL to R: Jeremy Stuart - Walker SP; Keith Tedder - Central SP; Jacques Teffault - Arrendale SP; Jerrid Thompson - Conasauga PC; Ellie Thrift - Georgia SP; Bobby Tippins - Valdosta SP; Althamease Turner - Burruss CTC; Roy Utt - Rome DC; Arthur Warren - Rivers SP; Richard Watts - Wilcox SP \n \nL to R: Davy Weaver - GD \u0026 CP; Larry Webb - Hancock SP; Marcus Wilcox - Valdosta SP; Derek Williams - Macon SP; Jeremy Williams - Dodge SP; Rolonzo Williams - West GA BC; Derick Willis - Central SP; Steven Wilson - Alcovy DC; Ted Wooten - Homerville SP \nNot Pictured \nHarry Anderson - Autry SP; Bambi Beltran - Rogers SP; Steffani Daniels - Washington SP; Kent Estrada - Phillips SP; Mark Fennell - Coastal SP; J. Fos ke y Baldwin SP; Lawrence Fuller - Macon SP; Roger Goff - Arrendale SP; Nolan Hinton - Dooly SP; Adam Howell - Hay s SP; Gail Johnson - Baldwin SP; Billie Johnson - Rogers SP; Mark Kassum - Valdosta SP; David Knowles - Gateway DC; Edward McNeil - Autry SP; Keith Miller - Rogers SP; Camden Pate - Rogers SP; Kevin Roberts - Southwest PDC; John Smith - Dodge SP; Raymond Stokes - West CentralPDC; Robert Tymkew - Phillips SP; Idabelle Villegas - Rogers SP \nUNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE MEMBERS \n \nL to R: Ruth Blash - Pulas ki SP; Alphonso Broo ks - Clay ton DC; Bernard Brown - Rutledge SP; Velma Bryant - Pulaski SP; Bla ke By ars - Gwinnet PC; Elton Chrisp - Hancock SP; David Croft - Arrendale SP; Eric Danielly - Central SP; Theresa Dewalt - Smith SP; Benjamin Ford - Bainbridge PSATC \nL to R: James Fulks - McEver PDC; Keesha Jones - Smith SP; Terrance Lavergne - Clay ton TC; Willie Mack - Dooly SP; Milton McDaniel - Augusta SMP; Angelina Morring - GD \u0026 CP; Shawnte Neal - Georgia SP; Johnny Riley - Hancock SP; Barry Stewart - Augusta SMP \nNot Pictured \nWillie Latimer - Augusta SMP; Lorenzo Latimore - Augusta SMP; Renee Nail - Hancock SP; Scottie Reeves - Valdosta SP; Cy nthia Smith - Coastal SP; Gregory Spears - Pataula PC; Melissa Watts - Bostick SP \nPage 3 \n \n UNITED STATES AIR FORCE RESERVE MEMBERS \nNot Pictured \nWalter Berry - Dooly SP Larry Hall - Central SP \nL to R: Brian Chitwood - Whitworth PC; David Davis - Macon SP; Maurice Dudley - Special Ops.; James Lee - Telfair SP; Walter Scott - Dooly SP; Kenneth Ward - Rom e DRC \nAIR NATIONAL U.S. COAST GUARD U.S. MARINE CORPS RESERVE MEMBERS GUARD MEMBERS RESERVE MEMBER \n \nMichael Carpenter Coastal SP \nNot Pictured \nJoseph Duncan - Smith SP \n \nJames Aziz Ogeechee PC \n \nL to R: \n \nDion Cavin - Paulding PDC; Joseph Dominy - Hancock SP; Robert Ray - Hancock SP; James Smith - Valdosta SP; Anthony Wilson Internal Investigations \n \nNot Pictured \nZarifa Drumm ond - Paulding PDC \n \nWant to show your support? Check out the Chain of Concern on the Department's Intranet, CAPTIVA \n \nPage 4 \n \n "},{"id":"dlg_ggpd_i-ga-br300-b-pp1-be15-b4-s1-belec-p-btext","title":"The GDC Eagle, 2005 June","collection_id":"dlg_ggpd","collection_title":"Georgia Government Publications","dcterms_contributor":["Georgia. Department of Corrections."],"dcterms_spatial":["United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018"],"dcterms_creator":["Georgia. Department of Corrections"],"dc_date":["2005-06"],"dcterms_description":["Title from caption.; \"Soaring to greater heights of excellence.\""],"dc_format":["application/pdf"],"dcterms_identifier":null,"dcterms_language":["eng"],"dcterms_publisher":["Atlanta, GA : Georgia Dept. of Corrections, 2005"],"dc_relation":null,"dc_right":["http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"dcterms_is_part_of":null,"dcterms_subject":["Georgia. 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Map and Government Information Library"],"edm_is_shown_by":["https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-br300-b-pp1-be15-b4-s1-belec-p-btext"],"edm_is_shown_at":["https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-br300-b-pp1-be15-b4-s1-belec-p-btext"],"dcterms_temporal":null,"dcterms_rights_holder":null,"dcterms_bibliographic_citation":null,"dlg_local_right":null,"dcterms_medium":["state government records"],"dcterms_extent":null,"dlg_subject_personal":null,"iiif_manifest_url_ss":null,"dcterms_subject_fast":null,"fulltext":"THE GDC EAGLE \n\"Soaring to Greater Heights of Excellence\" \nVolume 4, Issue 1 \n \nTRANSFORMATION CAMPAIGN MILESTONES ACHIEVED: \n \nMILLEDGEVILLE CHOSEN FOR \nPEACH STATE HOUSING PILOT \nConcern for Georgia Department of Corrections employees initiated a project that is now coming to fruition. GDC employees will soon have a wider variety of affordable housing available in their area of the state. On March 24th, at a ceremony at the State Capitol building, the project moved into a new phase with The Riverway Developers L.L.C. signing a contract to purchase 63.4 acres of land in Milledgeville, Georgia for the first \"Peach State Housing Initiative\" neighborhood development. (Article continued on page 3- Peach State) \n \nHISTORIC PRISON \nINDUSTRY ENHANCEMENT \n(PIE) LEGISLATION APPROVED \nThe PIE Program is a federally certified program created to encourage state and local governments to establish employment opportunities for prisoners that approximate private sector work opportunities. The program is designed to place inmates in a realistic working environment, pay them the prevailing wage for similar work, and enable them to acquire marketable skills to increase their potential for successful rehabilitation and meaningful employment upon release. \nThe program exempts state and local correctional agencies from normal restrictions on the sale of prisoner-made goods in interstate commerce. The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance administers the PIE Certification Program through it's Corrections Branch. Each certified program must be determined to meet certain statutory and guideline requirements. Forty-one states and jurisdictions have been certified. HB58 has \nbeen passed by the Georgia Legislature, which authorizes GDC to seek federal PIE certification. \n \nHundreds of inmates leave prison with experience and skills gained through working in GCI. Using part of the profits made through GCI, we are contracting with free world job placement to place these specially trained inmates in industries and companies where there skills can be put to good use. \n(Article continued on page 3 - PIE) \nINSIDE THIS ISSUE \n \nGDC wishes to express gratitude to our Page 2 - \n \nemployees who are members of the National Page 3 Guard and Reserves. A special thanks to \n \nthose who are currently deployed in Page 4 - \n \nlocations around the world. Thank you for Page 5 - \n \nyour service to your country. We anxiously Page 6 - \n \nawait your safe return home. \n \nPage 7 - \n \nPage 8 - \n \nTransformation Campaign Plan; Commissioner's Message \nPIE Legislation (con't); Peach State Housing Pilot (con't) \nManagement Changes \nLeadership Coin; Master Calendar \nDay Reporting Centers \nParent/Child Initiative; HR Corner \nArrendale's Dynamic Duo: GHESP-529 Savings Plan \n \nPage 9 - Education Incentive Page 10 - Fitness Page 11 - National Crime Victims' Week; \nPromotions Page 12 - Retirements Page 13 - Facility Happenings Page 14 - GDC Plaques; Inmate News Page 15 - Correctional Peace Officers \nFoundation Page 16 - Mission, Vision, Core Values \n \n Transformation Campaign Plan Update \nAgency Alternative Sentencing Centers \nThe DRC concept offers a unique partnership between GDC and Pardons and Paroles. Both agencies pursued grants to expand the DRC concept and are now working together in Rome, Tifton, Macon and Clayton in a joint effort to divert offenders from prison sentences. See Day Reporting Centers Open - page 6 \nDaycare Initiative Underway \nUnder the Parent/Child Initiative, a proposal has been drafted for a comprehensive daycare center, utilizing the Milledgeville prison complex as the pilot program. This initiative will bring decent, affordable daycare on-site to GDC employees. The Goal is to open the center in FY 2006. See Parent/Child Initiative - page 7. \nEmployees Awarded Education Incentive \nGeorgia Department of Corrections employees will be rewarded for obtaining their degree effective July 1, 2005. The agency has implemented an Education Incentive that will begin paying agency employees for obtaining college degrees. See Education Incentive - page 9 \nWellness Initiative gets a fast start \nFitness Centers are opening at Metro S.P. and in Milledgeville. Aerobics classes are offered twice weekly at the Twin Towers. Evidence can be seen for the development of a culture of Fitness for GDC. See Fitness articles - page 10 \n \nCommissioner's Message \nMy last message to you in the GDC Eagle newsletter reflected back on our accomplishments during our first year together serving the State of Georgia. My travels across our great state allowed me to see first-hand that this department is exploding with talented employees who exemplify the three P's of Purpose, Passion and Performance in their pursuit of our mission. \nIt is clear that the employees are the foundation of Georgia Corrections. Your job is a difficult one but it does not stop you from demonstrating excellence on the job every day. This Excellence was epitomized at a luncheon held during the first week in May. This luncheon was part of the celebration of Public Employees Recognition Week. The event brought together Governor Perdue, State Agency heads, and others to honor State government employees who had been nominated and selected for one of 8 award categories. I am thrilled that we were able to gather GDC's best and that they were provided the statewide recognition that they deserve. Georgia Correctional Industries Corporate Safety Committee was recognized as the winner of the statewide Safety Award. The GDC SSU Counseling Team in Atlanta was recognized for the Team Award in the Honorable mention category. Mr. Larry Brown, Fire Safety Compliance Officer  GDC Fire Services and Mary Ellen Proffitt Barnes  Ware S.P. were each recognized in the honorable mention category for the Heroism and Humanitarian Awards respectively. Thanks to each of you for representing GDC so well. \nAs you review the articles in this publication you will see some of the organizational change that is taking root in GDC. It is an exciting time for all of us. Now, we are well into our second year. We will build on the foundation that we have created together. This year marks the beginning of the implementation of the transformation of Corrections. Change is inevitable and I am excited to stand with you facing the challenge of the change that is before us. \nFinally, I am honored to serve along side the men and women of this Department who, in spite of having one of the State's toughest missions, continue to do their jobs in a quiet, civil, and professional manner. Georgia is a safer place to live and work because of your dedication. You are the cornerstone of this agency and I am proud to be your Commissioner. \nOne Team! \n \nPage 2, Volume 4, Issue 1 \n \n Peach State (Cont'd from cover) \nRepresentatives from Baldwin County and Milledgeville were at the State Capitol Building to witness the signing of the initiative. The project is a joint venture between the Department of Corrections and the Department of Community Affairs. Involvement by private industry in the project will eliminate any cost to the taxpayers. Commissioner Donald was on hand to participate in the ceremony and to tout the housing as a great retention initiative for the Department of Corrections. \nSigning Ceremony \nThe project could not have come this far without an excellent team comprised of GDC staff, experts from the private sector, local development authorities as well as development and real estate experts. Also on the team are staff from Freddie Mac, Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and other financial and mortgage authorities. With the assistance of Freddie Mac and DCA and their vast financial experience, the initiative provide financing at or below market rate as well as down payment assistance for qualified buyers. In addition, they also provided credit counseling and homebuyer education. Pilot sites include: Milledgeville, Stewart County, Randolph County, Calhoun County, Dodge County and Reidsville. The area in and around Milledgeville Ga. was selected, and put at the top of the list due to the high concentration of state facilities. The development will be 100-125 units of attached town homes. Construction of infrastructure should start in July 2005, with housing unit construction to begin some time in October or November of 2005. The areas of Stewart Co., Randolph Co., and Calhoun Co. are the next target locations. These counties may be the area of the state that needs new housing the most. A market study has been completed and a search for a development site that meets the selection criteria is under way. \n \nPIE Legislation (Cont'd from cover) \nThe Federal Government has realized that the very large inmate population that was created by the Violent Offender Incarceration and Truth-in Sentencing Incentive Program (VOITIS) will soon begin leaving prison. Therefore, the Feds are now offering technical assistance and grants to states to develop best practice reentry programs. In fact, the President in his State of the Union address, committed $300 million in assistance to develop \"Best Practice\" reentry programs. Georgia has received three such grant awards: \n $2 million to develop model reentry practices in Albany, Macon, Savannah and Augusta. These are state and local collaborations. The State provides the guidelines for the program, but communities offer their own unique blend of benefits. Partnerships have been forged with local sheriffs, service providers and housing authorities, among others; \n Georgia was awarded federal reentry technical assistance from the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) to model the typical prison experience, recognizing that 95% of all offenders will return to the streets. The project will map the correctional process, from diagnostic to assignment to release, in order to design the optimal reentry experience for those inmates who may return to the community within five years; and \n The National Governor's Association (NGA) has selected Georgia as one of seven states to develop reentry best practices in conjunction with other reentry initiatives to better prepare inmates for return to the community. \n \nPage 3, Volume 4, Issue 1 \n \n Owens named Assistant Commissioner \n \nFerrero moves to the private sector \n \nBrian Owens was appointed as the Assistant Commissioner on March 8, 2005. Brian started his career in the criminal justice system as a Parole Officer, eventually achieving the rank of Assistant Chief and Chief Parole Officer in Fulton County in the 1990's. In 1999, Brian accepted a new position with the Department of Corrections to create the Office of Planning and Analysis. In 2002, he was selected as the Executive Assistant to the Commissioner and has served in that role ever since. Brian is a graduate of the University of Georgia and resides in Newnan, Georgia with his wife and two children. \n \nBrian Owens \n \nJoe Ferrero resigned as Assistant Commissioner in March to accept employment with the law firm of Balch \u0026 Bingham. Mr. Ferrero began his state career serving as a lawyer in the State of Georgia Attorney General's Office. In February of 1996 he was employed by the GDC Office of Legal Services. He was appointed GDC Assistant Commissioner in 1999. Mr. Ferrero was a wellliked and dedicated leader. We wish him the best in the future. \n \nJoe Ferrero \n \nMiller Named Chairman of the Board of Corrections \n \nIrby resigns as Chairman \n \nPatricia B. Miller was voted in as the new Board of Corrections Chairman at the April 15, 2005 meeting of the Board. Ms. Miller was appointed to the Board in 1998 and re-appointed in 2002. Patricia Miller is currently the President/CEO of Environmental Tech Products, Inc. Ms. Miller also serves on the Georgia Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Butler Street YMCA Board of Directors and various civic organizations. \n \nJohn H. Irby resigned his service as Chairman in March of 2005. He will be busy working at the law firm he is in partnership with, Wilson Brock and Irby, L.L.C., located in Atlanta. Mr. Irby was selected as Chairman in December of 2004. \n \nPatricia B. Miller \n \nJohn H. Irby \n \nKey GDC Management Changes \n \nListed below are a number of promotions, retirements and personnel movements among key GDC employees \n \nBill Terry, Warden, Smith S.P. \n \nTO \n \nWarden, GDCP \n \nBilly Tompkins, Supt., Bacon PDC \n \nTO \n \nWarden, Smith S.P. \n \nHilton Hall, Warden, Central S.P. \n \nTO \n \nWarden, Macon S.P. \n \nSteve Benton, Warden, Macon S.P. \n \nTO \n \nWarden, Central S.P. \n \nDan Stone, Private Prison Monitor \n \nTO \n \nSupt., Bleckley PDC \n \nWoodrow Hudson, Director of Chaplaincy \n \nTO \n \nRetirement \n \nHerman Hill, Probation Operations Director \n \nTO \n \nRetirement \n \nWoodrow Hudson, Director of Chaplaincy \n \nPage 4, Volume 4, Issue 1 \n \nHerman Hill, Probation Operations Director \n \n Leadership Coin Serves as a Powerful Token of Appreciation \n \nMaster Calendar enhanced \nThe Department of Corrections \"Master Event Calendar\" is hosted on CAPTIVA, the agency's intranet portal. The calendar's development reflected a need for a single location for GDC staff to view upcoming major events. \nThe calendar page is accessed by clicking on \"Master Calendar\" on the CAPTIVA home page. There are four different calendar views available. The \"calendar\" view shows the title and time of each entry. The \"detail\" view shows the title, time, duration, location, and description of the event. Those views are selectable just above the drop down menus for selecting the month and year. \n \nFront and back of the Commissioner's Coin \nThe United States military has a long standing tradition of recognizing good performance with the presentation of a special token. Commissioner Donald chose to continue this tradition when he took on a leadership role with GDC. \nIn presenting the coin to employees the Commissioner has been known to say, \"Your success is not an accident; it results from a deliberate process of identifying a compelling purpose, passionately pursuing your vision, and performing at your best\", the 3 P's, purpose, passion and performance. \nThe Commissioner carries these tokens with him at all times keeping them available when he spots examples of Purpose, Passion or Performance in one of his teammates. Employees of all levels of the agency have been recipients of these coins. They are generally surprised and happy to receive the recognition that they deserve. \nRecipients also receive \"star\" letters which are personalized memos from the Commissioner reiterating the agency mission and thanking the individual for their key role in achieving it. \n \nMaster Calendar \nWhile in the \"calendar\" view, to the right, are two additional choices. \"View Printable List of Events\" opens a window from which a user can print a numbered list of events. The most recent enhancement to the Master Calendar page is the \"View Current Calendar PDF\". Selecting this link will load the Adobe Acrobat Reader, and present a view of the calendar that affords printing each month in a traditional month calendar format. It is updated weekly. Users can download and install the Adobe Reader from the \"Tech Support and Download\" link on the CAPTIVA home page. \nEvents for consideration in inclusion in the Master Calendar should be submitted to Harris Hodges, Assistant Division Director, Operations, Planning, and Training Division (OPT). \n \nStar Letters \n \nImagine your Story Here \nGet your story in the GDC Eagle. Contact us via email at \nGDCEagle@dcor.state.ga.us \nPage 5, Volume 4, Issue 1 \n \n DAY REPORTING CENTERS OPEN \nThere is a new tool in the continuum of sanctions for the Department of Corrections and the State Board of Pardons and Paroles. The Day Reporting Centers \"plug a hole in our range of sanctions\", said Alan Adams, Corrections Division Director, who was quoted in the Tifton Gazette. Three new Day Reporting Centers (DRC) are opening this year after a long process of locating space, remodeling, hiring and training staff. The three new DRC's are based on the success of the Atlanta Day Reporting Center that has been operational since 2001. \nThe DRC concept offers a unique partnership between GDC and Pardons and Paroles. Both agencies pursued grants to expand the DRC concept and are now working together in Rome, Tifton, Macon and Clayton in a joint effort to divert offenders from prison sentences. \nLegislation enacted in 2004 allows Corrections to make decisions on which sanction would be best for certain offenders. The Probation Options Management Act of 2004 allows judges to sentence a defendant to any of the list of options and gives GDC the authority to move a probationer up or down the continuum of sanctions without returning to court. \nThe program is non-residential but is open for both day and night classes. Participants live at home under the watchful eye of the Probation Officer and Surveillance Officer but report to the center for a stringent list of programs directed toward substance abuse, education, employment and cognitive skills classes. Rigorous drug testing is another part of the program and includes regular and random testing. \nThe next few years should be exciting ones for this new sentencing option based and operated on the \"what works\" research. The pilot program is expected to produce the results that will demonstrate reduced recidivism and improvement to the lives of participants who come through the DRC doors daily. \nThe Grand Opening of the Rome Day Reporting Center on February 21, 2005 reflected the cross-section of support from corrections and the community. The Rome DRC is located at 1604 North Board Street, which is one mile from downtown Rome and the probation office and one mile from the county jail. The Rome Judicial Circuit has a long history of support for treatment programs for offenders. \n \nRome DRC Ribbon Cutting Ceremony \nThe Grand Opening of the Tifton Day Reporting Center was held on February 24, 2005, although the first intake of participants took place in January. The Tifton DRC is located in an office suite at 115 South Davis Avenue just a short distance from the courthouse and probation office. It serves the four counties of the Tifton Judicial Circuit and is the only DRC south of Macon. \n \nTifton DRC Ribbon Cutting Ceremony \nThe Grand Opening of the Clayton Day Reporting Center on March 29, 2005 and the intake of offenders in April completed the first phase of the project and opened the door for treatment and accountability that comes from this last chance before prison. The Clayton DRC is located at 1331 Citizens Parkway, Building 1, Suite 103 which is the same office complex as the Morrow Probation office. The Clayton Judicial Circuit is a one county circuit with the pressures of growth as it moves from the suburbs to a metropolitan area. \n \nClayton DRC Ribbon Cutting Ceremony \n \nPage 6, Volume 4, Issue 1 \n \n Parent/Child Initiative \nAffordable Daycare sponsored by GDC \n \nThe Parent/Child Initiative is a unique opportunity to provide affordable, quality childcare services to children and families of the Georgia Department of Corrections. Our children will be provided the opportunity to explore and learn in a safe, secure and literacy rich environment. Under this initiative, a proposal has been drafted for a comprehensive daycare center, utilizing the Milledgeville prison complex as the pilot program. \n \nBy providing high quality child care and education programs for children birth to five years, the Parent/Child Initiative seeks to increase employee productivity and reduce employee absenteeism. It is expected that employee moral will increase and families will feel less stress leaving their children in the care of professionals. The responsibility of determining a child's best interests rests first and foremost with the parents. The vision for this center is to have a strong academic focus and recognize the social and emotional needs of students. The goal is to have centers that function well, foster learning, safety, and socially appropriate behaviors, which make learning possible for every child. \n \nTo make this program affordable, GDC will prepare and provide a location for a private vendor, and provide on an ongoing basis building maintenance, lawn care, electricity, and water fees. Providing these services would drastically reduce the cost, directly passing the savings to the employees. \n \nA project of this magnitude requires a great deal of forethought and planning. Childcare needs for Baldwin County have been assessed, an unoccupied building has been identified, and an independent consultant has been located. An independent consultant will insure all licensing requirements are met prior to children entering the facility. The consultant will be knowledgeable in the early care and education field, as well as, childcare licensing standards and building codes. \n \nMilledgeville site targeted for renovation \n \nIt is our hope to make the Parent/Child Initiative available to employees in the near future. Funds are needed and there is much work to be done. As \"One Team\" , we will make this initiative a reality. \n \nHR CORNER \n \nOpen Enrollment 2005-2006 Mandatory Electronic Selection \nOpen Enrollment was officially over on May 20, 2005. The Open Enrollment Period was very successful for the Department as we transitioned to a completely automated process. There was time for you to review your insurance benefits and select those options best suited for you and your family. This year marked the \"first mandatory electronic\" open enrollment for participants. Therefore, the usual paper copy of the Option Statement was not distributed. \nElectronic selection was easy! You received specific instructions, which guided you through the process. You, of course, needed access to the Internet. If you did not have Internet access at your residence, we hope you considered other locations where you may have been able to obtain access: public libraries, a neighbor, parent or children who had Internet access. \n \nPublic Employee Recognition Week was held the week of May 2--6. The purpose of this week was to celebrate achievements and dedication of government employees. Many activities were planned and statewide awards were distributed by Governor Perdue. \nTo all GDC Employees: Thank you! You are the best in the state. The excellent job that you do and your dedication to public service is unsurpassed. We had a great celebration during the first week in May. \nAn article, along with pictures of PERW celebrations, will be highlighted in the next edition of the GDC Eagle. \n \nBe prepared as we move ahead with the times to \"electronic\" enrollment. As always, your local personnel office staff will be available to assist should you have any questions regarding benefits issues as well as any other Personnel related issues. \nPage 7, Volume 4, Issue 1 \n \n Arrendale's Dynamic Duo \n \n44 years of combined experience at Arrendale State prison makes David Hooper and Hazel York a formidable recruitment and retention team. Captain Hooper and Personnel Manager York have teamed up to proactively address a problem that had become a bit out of hand in the late 1990's. \nAt that time, Arrendale had 80+ Correctional Officer vacancies and many positions were on loan to other facilities. The two implemented some innovative strategies to eliminate vacancies at the facility and at one point, even established a waiting list for CO applicants. Simultaneous to this accomplishment, the team was able to increase the retention rate for new Correctional Officers at the prison from 27% to 80%. When asked about the key to their success, the answer was not a quick and easy solution but more of a formula for success. Support from the Warden is necessary. \"A good relationship between Security and Personnel is essential,\" stated Ms. York. Captain Hooper agreed and added that one or more people must \"take ownership\" of the recruitment and retention function. \"I take pride in how the cadets are trained,\" said Captain Hooper. His statement was indicative of what may be the true key to Arrendale's success - Hands-on intensive involvement with the cadet from initial recruitment, employment, through the pre-BCOT period, and for a long while after their return from the academy. \"Anyone can recruit\", said Hooper, \" but the challenge is retention.\" \nPrior to each CO test Hooper, aims to reduce turnover before it happens by entertaining the group with a frank speech regarding the realities facing a CO at Arrendale S.P. Applicants are provided with a mix of local policies, job requirements and qualifications. In a friendly manner applicants are given the opportunity to excuse themselves if they do not think that the Correctional Officer job is the one for them. \"I have never candy-coated anything about this agency.\" says Hooper. Captain Hooper and Personnel Manager York know that good recruiting and a realistic job preview will get them started on the right foot to developing a good Correctional Officer. \n \nHazel York and David Hooper \n \nThe next step for them is to train intensively before and after BCOT. Hooper has developed a pre-service orientation program that places a cadet with an experienced officer, rates the cadets performance and works on weaknesses prior to BCOT. York and Hooper proudly cite top BCOT graduates from Arrendale as evidence that this philosophy pays off. Once the cadets return from BCOT Captain Hooper will work with each new CO on all shifts to ensure that he has addressed any concerns and/or needs for additional training. \n \nCO Test at Arrendale S.P. \n \nThis team works together. They recruit together armed with experience and agency recruitment tools provided by the Central Personnel Employment Services unit and available on the agency website at www.dcor.state.ga.us. They make selections using their knowledge of the job and they personally follow through with each candidate, setting aside the time and making the effort to ensure to the best of their ability that all employee needs are addressed. At the end of the day, this Dynamic Duo epitomizes commitment to the agency and their jobs. They have utilized their 44 years of combined experience to deliver an impressive one-two punch to their persistent adversary-- hiring and turnover. \n \nAre you financially prepared for your child to attend college? What about your grandchildren or your guardian? \nThe Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan (GHESP) is a 529-college savings plan with a number of advantages. Under this program, you may establish a college savings account for your children, grandchildren, relative, friend, or even yourself. This college savings account may be used to pay for tuition, room and board, fees, books, supplies, and equipment necessary for attendance at eligible educational institutions. \nAdvantages: 1. You pay no federal or state taxes on earnings as this account grows. 2. You pay no federal or state tax on withdrawals if they are qualified educational expenses. (This law is set to expire on 12/31/2010 unless extended by Congress.) 3. Your contributions may be deductible from Georgia taxable income if the beneficiary is a dependent on your itemized Georgia tax return. (See earnings limitations.) 4. The GHESP may be used as a complement to the HOPE program by covering expenses not covered by the HOPE program. 5. May be used at Georgia schools and virtually any college, university, or other post-secondary school in the U.S. and many schools abroad. 6. You may choose among five investment options. 7. You may establish an account for as little as $25.00. 8. You control the account, not your beneficiary. 9. Enrollment and changes may occur at any time during the year. 10. Your contribution to this account may now be payroll deducted!!!! Minimum contribution is $15.00 per pay period. \nFor more information visit the GHESP web site at www.Gacollegesavings.com. or call (877) 424-4377, \nPage 8, Volume 4, Issue 1 \n \n GDC Employees Awarded Education Incentive \nProgram to be Launched July 1st \nEmployees of the Georgia Department of Corrections will receive an additional, long overdue benefit as of July 1, 2005. The agency has implemented an Education Incentive that will begin paying agency employees for obtaining college degrees. The initiative supports Governor Perdue's goal of a better educated Georgia and is in harmony with GDC's status as a learning organization and one that values its employees as well as education. \nThe GDC Education Initiative seeks to invest in the future of its employees by providing opportunities and rewards for higher education. The following goals have been set for every employee who does not have a college degree. \nEarn a two-year Associate's degree within five years Earn a Four-year Bachelor's degree within ten years With this goal in mind, employees can focus on the rewards that have been set up for them. To be eligible for a monetary award, an employee must meet the following criteria: Be a full-time employee of the Department of Corrections Have obtained one of the following degrees during the employee's current period of continuous employment with the department. \n- Associate's degree Or - Bachelor's degree And; Be recommended for a monetary award by the Appointing Authority, based on verification of the degree awarded. Monetary awards associated with this program are as follows: Associate's Degree 3% pay increase Bachelor's Degree 5% pay increase \nEmployees are eligible for each monetary award. Therefore, some employees could receive two permanent Education Incentive pay increases during their employment with GDC. This incentive is effective 7/1/05. Additional procedural information will be distributed in the next few months. If you think that you are eligible for the Education Incentive Award, please see your Personnel Administrator in July for additional information. \nContinuing Education promoted through Education Fair \nAs GDC is a learning organization and in an effort to promote our new Education Initiative, the Training Section planned and organized an Education Fair on March 4th, 2005 at the Twin Towers office building in Atlanta. This fair was the result of a partnership effort between GDC and the Georgia Higher Education Alliance (GAHEA). \nRepresentatives from 23 colleges, universities and technical colleges were on hand to talk with employees about educational programs from certificate programs at local technical colleges to graduate degree programs at 4-year colleges and universities. Unique program opportunities were explored such as \"web-based\" Bachelor and Masters programs, in addition to other programs designed specifically to meet the needs of Georgia's working adults. Four financial aid/assistance organizations were also in attendance to provide employees with information about several financial aid and financial assistance options available to help fund personal education endeavors (HOPE programs, GI Bill, US Dept. of Education sponsored programs, etc.), as well as, a tax deductible savings program available to all Georgia citizens. \nBy all accounts, the Education Fair was a great success. Over 400 employees from 21 different state agencies attended the event. 100% of those surveyed said that \"the experience was valuable\" and would \"like to see the Education Fair offered as an annual event\". 100% of the participating educational and financial organizations agreed that the event was an overwhelming success and all have volunteered to take part in future events sponsored by GDC. \nThose who were not able to attend the Education Fair may receive a synopsis of the organizations that participated in the March 4th Education Fair and their respective websites by e-mailing Julie Harnage at harnaj00@dcor.state.ga.us. For more information about GDC's Education Initiative, access the GDC Public Website and click on \"Education Initiative\". Additional websites of interest are: www.gahea.org; www.fafsa.ed.gov; www.finaid.org; and www.sacscoc.org. \nPage 9, Volume 4, Issue 1 \n \n GDC Gets Fit \nGDC Hires Health and Wellness Coordinator \nMs. Claire Pate joined the agency on March 1, 2005 as the new Health and Wellness Coordinator. This part-time position was established to coordinate the agency's health, wellness and fitness efforts. The job will be located in GDC Health Services and will be responsible for facilitating the efforts of Field Wellness Coordinators. \n \nMilledgeville Complex Fitness Center Opens \n \nClaire Pate \n \nMs. Pate is currently employed by the YMCA as a fitness instructor and her qualifications include certification as a group exercise instructor, CPR certification, experience as a personal chef, and she is an Adventure Racer/Triathlete. \n \nMetro S.P. Fitness Center Pays off \n \nMetro S.P.Fitness Center \n \nMetro State Prison's Staff Fitness Center officially opened in December 2004. Since that time it has serviced over 100 staff. Feature of the center include; safety posters and equipment \"how to/benefit factors\" are displayed throughout the Center. Videotapes and a television are available for those who choose to do aerobics, and a radio/cassette player is available to play music for \"timing\", and to raise the heart rate. \n \nThe majority of the equipment was purchased out of the Employee Benefit Fund, and some was donated by Metro staff. The Center is accessible to off duty staff 24hours a day, 7-days a week. \n \nLast year an employee at Scott SP purposed the development of an Employee Fitness Center, for use by employees of all five Prisons on the Milledgeville complex and by employees located in the Arnall building. The Arnall building was quickly identified as an appropriate location. The proposal was approved in October 2004 and renovation began. \nThe Warden(s) of the five Prisons on the complex (Ralph Battle, Alexis Chase, Vanessa O'Donnell, Wendy Thompson, and Rose Williams) made up the oversight committee. Members of the Planning Committee, consisting of one employee from each Prison were selected by the Wardens. \nMoney acquired, through fund-raisers, has enabled the purchase of equipment, such as tread-mills, an elliptical machine, free weights, and weight benches. Additional fund raisers are planned. \n \nThe results are already apparent. Many staff have raved about the pounds and inches they have lost, and how their energy level has been boosted since the Center opened. \n \nCentral Office Aerobics Class \n \nThe Complex Employee Fitness Center had its Grand Opening on April 1, 2005, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Fitness Center is located on the south side of the Arnall Building. \n \nPresident's Challenge \n \nA good looking group of folks at the central office have been staying after work to participate in an aerobics class sponsored by the agency. Employees of any state agency are welcome. The class is part of the fitness initiative by GDC in an effort to promote health and well-being among state employees. The group works out together twice per week on Tuesdays and Thursdays for an hour and has a great time! \nCome Join Us. \nVery Affordable Rates! \n \nAs part of the Governor's \"Live Healthy Georgia\" initiative and the Commissioner's Fitness/Wellness program, please find the website for the President's Challenge which is a web based fitness incentive program designed to improve Americans health and fitness level. \n \nTo register as a member of the GDC Challenge Team, please follow these simple steps: \n \n1. \n \nVisit the President's Challenge website at: \n \nwww.presidentschallenge.org/login/register_aspx \n \n2. \n \nThe GDC Group Name is: \n \nGeorgia Department of Corrections \n \n3. \n \nThe Group ID Number is: \n \n28268 \n \nAs you earn awards, please contact Claire Pate at (404) 651-6812 or via e-mail at patec00@dcor.state.ga.us, she will insure your achievements are recognized. \n \nPage 10, Volume 4, Issue 1 \n \n National Crime Victims' Rights Wee--k25th Anniversary \n(Justice Isn't Served Until Crime Victims Are) \n\"For too long, the victims of crime have been the forgotten persons of our criminal justice system. Rarely do we give victims the help they need or the attention they deserve. Yet the protection of our citizens  to guard them from becoming victims  is the primary purpose of our penal laws. Thus, each new victim personally represents an instance in which our system has failed to prevent crime. Lack of concern for victims compounds that failure.\" \nPresident Ronald W. Reagan April 1, 1981 on signing the Proclamation declaring the First National Crime Victims' Rights Week \nIn 1981, President Ronald W. Reagan declared the first \"National Crime Victims' Rights Week.\" This 25th anniversary observance is dedicated to this vision that addressed the plight of crime victims for the first time on a national level, and resulted in the creation of many of the policies and programs that promoted crime victims' rights and services. The theme of this years' NCVRW  Justice Isn't Served Until Crime Victims Are, marks the Silver Anniversary of this commemorative week. \nNCVRW is a time of nationwide remembrance, reflection and re-commitment for crime victims and survivors as well as those who provide valuable services to them. It is an opportunity to raise individual and public awareness about the rights and needs of crime victims, the challenges that victims face in the aftermath of crime, and the positive impact that individuals and communities can have by providing services and support to victims and survivors of crime. \n \nIn keeping with this year's theme Justice Isn't Served Until Crime Victims Are, the Georgia Department of Corrections is serving victims of crime whose lives have been negatively impacted by the criminal actions of those offenders either in our custody or under our supervision. Through the Office of Victim Services, in conjunction with the department's various institutions and probation offices throughout the State of Georgia, the agency works to ensure the rights and concerns of crime victims are recognized and protected during the correctional phase of the justice process. These rights include, but are not limited to, the right to information, notification, protection, participation, restitution and victim compensation. By holding offenders accountable, by protecting communities, by collecting restitution, the department is providing services to crime victims and ensuring that justice is being served. \nDuring this week and throughout the year, we all have an opportunity to make justice truly meaningful by recognizing the rights and needs of crime victims as well as recognizing the many individuals within the department who in the course of performing their duties, provide valuable services to victims of crime on a daily basis. \nStaff Social Security Numbers are no longer required in Offender Management Systems. Refer to Memo dated, May 20, 2005, from Corrections Division Director, Alan Adams. \n \nBrinson, Michael E. Brown, James D. Brown, Tamala Burrows, Mark A. Calhoun, Matthew Camp, Keith Chance, DeJuna H. Corley, Shawn C. Fowler, Barbara E. Franklin, James B. Long, Donna M. Manget, John E. Mason, Richard Morris, Tony D. Payne, James III \n \nP R O M O T I O N S \nCONGRATULATIONSto the following employees for a JOB WELL DONE!!!! \n \nPO 3 Asst. Superintendent DW Sec / C \u0026 T PO 3 Security Chief Chief PO Chief PO Security Chief DW Sec / C \u0026 T DW Administration PO 3 Chief PO Chief PO Security Chief Asst. Superintendent \n \nOgeechee Circuit Helms DC Wayne SP Conasauga Circuit Western PDC Atlanta Circuit Ogeechee Circuit Bainbridge PSATC Pulaski SP Arrendale SP Rockdale Circuit Rockdale Circuit Middle Circuit Valdosta SP Northwest PDC \n \nMoore, Christopher Polote, Annette Railey, Christopher L. Reddick, Charles P. Rhodes, Gail D. Royal, Lillian R. Spears, Gregory W. Strickland, Don M. Jr. Tatum, Clayton K. Taylor, Gregory C. Tindall, Lawrence Y. Vaughn, Kenneth Wicker, Billy D. Williams, Stanley G. \n \nPage 11, Volume 4, Issue 1 \n \nChief PO PO 3 DW Sec C \u0026 T PO 3 PO 3 DW Administration PO 3 Asst. Superintendent Superintendent PO 3 Security Chief Asst. Superintendent DW Sec / C \u0026 T DW Sec / C \u0026 T \n \nGRIPP Atlanta Circuit Calhoun SP Augusta Circuit Oconee Circuit Metro SP Pataula Circuit Bainbridge PSATC Paulding PDC Coweta Circuit Ware SP Emanuel PDC Rutledge SP Baldwin SP \n \n Recent Retirements: We are grateful for your YEARS of excellent service! \nThe following list includes the employees who retired December, 2004 through April, 2005. \n \nDecember 2004 \nAdams, Melvin E. Bacon, Albert L. Barnes, Johnny H. Boyett, Melvin L. Brodnax, Joyce W. Bryant, Kathryn A. Burnham, Joseph J. Coleman, Bobbie J. Curry, Mary W. Elzy, Edwin C. Fair, John R. Jr. Finley, Harry L. Glisson, Patricia N. Gould, Frank L. Jr. Howard, Hughland Jr. Justice, Eddie Jr. Lankford, Raymond D. Maxwell, Sandra K. McCullough, Jack N. Milford, Linda G. Newsome, Jerry B. Phillips, Guerry M. Pinkard, Homer T. Jr. Powell, Herbert L. Reynolds, Walter A. Rich, Grace W. Snyder, Patricia A. Sweat, Lois F. Taylor, Robert L. Wallace, Elaine W. Williams, Elizabeth F. Wimberly, Mary E. Woods, Glenda K. Woolfork, Anthony T. \n \nScott SP N GA Corr. Academy GD \u0026 CP Georgia SP Probation Operations Thomasville DC Central PDC Augusta DC Dodge SP Rutledge SP Risk Reduction Svcs. Men's SP Women's PDC Augusta Circuit GCI Bostick SP Chattahoochee Circuit Douglas Circuit GCI Blue Ridge Circuit Montgomery SP Pataula Circuit Tallapoosa Circuit Ogeechee Circuit Baldwin SP Atlanta Circuit Augusta SMP Johnson SP Bostick SP Middle Circuit Savannah (M) TC Macon DC Smith SP Bostick SP \n \nJanuary 2005 \nBusby, Easter W. Dunaway, Lavenia Eller, Curtis R. Fairchild, Mary S. Foster, Kenneth R. Gammons, George W. Gerrells, Douglas Hendrix, Rita A. Hopkins, John D. Jr. \n \nPhillips SP Bainbridge PSATC Arrendale SP Central SP Inmate Construction Hays SP Accounting Autry SP Alapaha Circuit \n \nJanuary 2005 Con't \nLuckey, Peggy Murdaugh, Randolph L. Murray, Michael A. Musgrove, William E. Jr. Pridgen, Howard L. Reese, Steven B. Rhodes, Connie L. Saliba, Sammy R. Smith, Carl V. Jr. Smith, Katie A. Sorrells, Bertha L. Williams, Mary G. \n \nAlapaha Circuit Oconee Circuit GCI Ware SP Oconee Circuit Dental Smith SP Valdosta SP Men's SP Hancock SP Alcovy DC Cherokee Circuit \n \nFebruary 2005 \nBean, Charles P. Bennett, Harry D. Brooks, Thomas P. Chapman, Leonard Coker, Omer R. Cone, Charles R. Cowan, James D. Dukes, William A. Duncan, Elizabeth B. Flow, Joseph L. Gourley, Elisha L. Ingram, Fred Larkey, William F. Leverett, Mary . Means, Rita F. Morgan, Stanley L. Parks, Loretta R. Rhodes, Roy L. Roberts, Henry B. Winchester, Walter T. \n \nDougherty Circuit Ware SP Autry SP Rogers SP Arrendale SP Montgomery SP Valdosta SP Ware SP Atlanta Circuit Hays SP Ware SP GA Corrections Acad. Probations Operations Burruss CTC Columbus DC Arrendale SP Northwest PDC Scott SP Coastal SP Dooly SP \n \nMarch 2005 \nAdams, Robert Avera, Harvey R. Brown, Roger O. Burrell, Naomi F. Clark, Nina Coffee, Thomas M. Colon, John Cornell, Jonathon Flanders, Diane H. \n \nMontgomery SP Clayton TC Dodge SP Montgomery SP Augusta SMP Wayne SP Middle Circuit Valdosta SP GCI \n \nMarch 2005 Con't \nGrimes, Kay Harris, Earl G. Harris, James D Hulett, Patricia W. Jones, Josie E. Kirkland, Dorothy J. Lyons, Earl Martin, Gary H. McConnell, Lyndell D. McGahee, Gail Mosley, William E. Orr, Joyce M. Page, George C. Parker, Thomas C. Parrish, Roy L. Jr. Reeves, Lester K. Riley, Lajuana Rodgers, Terry D. Sanders, Jan M. Tew, Mary Ann Wall, James H. Jr. Woodall, Raymond E. \n \nMetro SP Augusta SMP GCI Wilcox SP Pulaski SP Augusta Circuit Augusta SMP Montgomery SP Rome DC Augusta TC Rockdale/Dekalb PDC Washington SP Rutledge SP Hays SP GCI Baldwin SP Milan SP Hays SP Columbus DC Clayton Circuit Scott SP Rivers SP \n \nApril 2005 \nDavis, Calvin Davison, Charley Gladin, Wilber Hargrove, Ruby Keaton, Spence Jr. Lifsey, George McCrary, Rufus McQuaig, Roger Mikell, Betty Musgrove, Julia Newman, Kathleen Nixon, Judy Ogletree, Terrell Pitman, Donna Roberts, Hosea Shearin, Amelia Shook, Freddie Smith, Robert Stewart, Norma White, Thomas Zettler, Gail \n \nValdosta SP Coastal SP Inmate Construction Washington SP Calhoun SP GD \u0026 CP Chattahoochee Circuit Ware SP Metro SP Middle Circuit Pataula Circuit Griffin Circuit OIT Rome DC LaGrange TC Macon Circuit Valdosta SP Ware SP GD \u0026 CP Arrendale SP Coastal SP \n \nPage 12, Volume 4, Issue 1 \n \n ARRENDALE S.P. STAFF \nPROVIDES TSUNAMI RELIEF \nThree employees of Lee Arrendale State Prison were so moved by the plight of those suffering in the wake of the recent Asian Tsumani disaster that they decided to take matters into their own hands. Deborah McManus, Brenda Kell and Kay Pierce decided to solicit support in the form of goods and services from businesses in the area surrounding Alto, Georgia. More than 40 businesses supported the cause. The three conducted silent auctions and sold lunches to the staff at Lee Arrendale \nState Prison. As a result of their efforts over $2,100.00 was raised and donated to Ameri-cares charity for the Tsunami relief effort. \n \nNW PDC HOSTS CHILI COOK-OFF \n \nL to R: Tom Chapman, Brenda Darnell, Kay Cook, Brian Prince, \nRaymond Hudgins \n \nOn January 12th NW PDC hosted a Chili Cook-off. The event attracted 35 visitors to the facility from local law enforcement and community government offices. An impressive panel including Polk County Sheriff Bobby Sparks, Chief Magistrate Honorable Jean Crane, Captain Charles Sanders, Georgia State Patrol (retired) judged NW PDC Sergeant Brian Prince as the first place winner, Officer Kay Cook 2nd and Officer Raymond Hudgins 3rd. \n \nThe \"People's Choice Award\" was presented to Brenda Darnell by Superintendent Tom Chapman. The event was covered in the January 20th edition of the local Cedartown Standard newspaper. A great time was had by all. \n \nATTENTION: Support your local American Red Cross by participating in the Annual Blood Drive held in June. \nSee the GDC public website at www.dcor.state.ga.us for additional information. \n \nCOLWELL PDC EMPLOYEES SUPPORT THE TROOPS \n \nCENTRAL OFFICE STAFF ENJOY A HOCKEY GAME \n \nIn January, the staff of the Carlton H. Colwell Probation Detention Center placed an ad in the local newspapers soliciting telephone calling cards for servicemen and women who were recovering from their wounds/illnesses at Walter Reed Hospital. Through this cooperative effort with the community, they were able to collect 96 calling cards for a total of 10,200 minutes. The cards were mailed to the Chaplain at Walter Reed Hospital for distribution. \n \nA group of folks from the Central Office got together to enjoy a Gwinnett Gladiators hockey game on Saturday, March 5th, at the Gwinnett Arena. The event is the second event that is part of the GDC Central Office 2005 team-building calendar of events. The group had a great time watching the East Coast Hockey League Gladiators skate to a 5 - 2 victory over the Texas Wildcatters. \n \nColwell P.D.C. \n \nCentral Office staff and family at Gwinnett Gladiators Hockey Game \nPage 13, Volume 4, Issue 1 \n \nGwinnett Gladiators \n \n Commemorative GDC Plaques installed at GPSTC \n \nGDC Inmate Develops Skills and Lands a Job withGCI! \n \nDisplay case at GPSTC \nOn Monday evening, October 18, 2004, GDC's best were honored with the presentation of excellence awards at the 1st Annual Excellence in Corrections Awards Banquet. Individuals were honored for being the best at their job. Facilities were honored for being the best in their category. This January commemorative plaques were installed in the display case in the atrium hallway at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center. These plaques were engraved by Georgia Correctional Industries with the names of the annual award winners and will be perpetually displayed for all who pass through the halls of the GPSTC. Plaques on display include CO of the Year, PO of the Year, Employee of the Year, State Prison of Excellence, Circuit of Excellence, Center of Excellence, and CCI of Excellence. \n \nEddie Lane and Paul Crofts \n \nFor the past year, Eddie Lane has put in a full day of work as a Laser Engraver at the Georgia Correctional Industries headquarters in Decatur, Georgia. Mr. Lane is currently a resident at the Atlanta Transitional Center and is on work release. In October of 2005, he will be released after serving a ten year sentence. \n \nLane earned his General Education Degree at Georgia Diagnostic and Clas- \n \nsification Prison. He was a G.E.D Teacher's Aide at Bostick S.P. and \n \nearned a few certifications while serving time at D. Ray James Prison. How- \n \never, it was the three computer technology courses that he completed that \n \ncaught the attention of Paul Crofts, GCI Support Services Coordinator. Mr. \n \nCrofts found out about Lane's computer skills and had him come to GCI to \n \nlearn Corel Draw and other software to complete designs and layouts and to \n \nuse their new engraving machine. \n \nAfter a year of working together, \n \nMr. Crofts describes Eddie Lane as \n \nnot only learning the software but \n \nsays, \"He's got a good head on his \n \nshoulders. He is smart and talented. \n \nWith his knowledge and attitude, \n \nhe'll go far.\" When asked about his \n \nexperience in the Georgia state \n \nprison system Lane said, \"I spent \n \ntime educating myself and took all \n \nof the self-help courses that I could. \n \nThe system will work if everyone \n \nEddie Lane \n \nwould take advantage of what's available to them. What you put into \n \nit is what you get out of it.\" \n \n7 commemorative plaques \n \nGiven the prospect of losing their talented engraver, GCI management decided to offer Lane a full time job with GCI. Mr. Lane says that he \"loves his job,\" and is grateful to have a job to transition into as he reenters society. Note: Mr. Lane's work is displayed to the left of this article on the GDC commemorative plaques. \n \nInmates receive EMT Certification \n \nSeven inmates from Walker and Hays S.P. who completed a 15 week training program to become Certified Emergency Medical Technicians have passed the National Registry Test. The inmates are Steven Mares, Dustin Baldino, Sean Garrett, Troy Martin, Randy Meadows, Antoneyo Edmond and David McIntyre. They will continue to be assigned to their current fire stations at Hays and Walker State Prisons, but will now be able to assist local EMS with first responder calls. \n \n\"This is s great opportunity for these inmates to give back to the community, \" stated Commissioner Donald. \"This \n \nwill also provide them with a sense of accomplishment, so that when they return to their community, they can be L to R: Steven Mares, Dustin Baldino, \n \nlaw-abiding, productive citizens.\" \n \nSean Garrett, Troy Martin, Randy \n \nMeadows, Antoneyo Edmond \n \nPage 14, Volume 4, Issue 1 \n \n Don Dease speaks to GDC Personnel Managers at G.P.S.T.C. in February 2005 \n \nCPOF AT WORK IN GEORGIA \nBy Don Dease, Field Representative \nIt has taken a long time, but the positive impact of the Correctional Peace Officers Foundation is being felt in Georgia. The Foundation has assisted over 50 families of correctional personnel, and that number continues to grow. The number of supporting members is also increasing with over 150 supporting members currently making donations to the Foundation. \nWhat is the Correctional Peace Officers Foundation? The CPOF is a national charity whose purpose is to assist the families of corrections professionals killed in the line of duty. CPOF also has a Catastrophic Assistance program to assist corrections professionals who have experienced catastrophic events that have strained their resources. These catastrophes would include events such as a house fire, ongoing medical situation or the death of a family member living in the house. The Foundation also conducts a national memorial service annually to honor those corrections professionals killed in the past year. Officers from Georgia have been recognized at the last two memorial services. \n \nAll funds used are donations from over 50,000 supporting members across the nation. Because CPOF is a 501(3) charitable organization, any funds donated to the Foundation can be deducted on your taxes. Anyone who works for the state in Corrections, Probation and Parole or Juvenile Justice (not contract employees) can become a supporting member by donating $5.00 per month to the Foundation. \nAs the CPOF Field Representative in Georgia, I have attended various wardens meetings as well as visiting several institutions. To date, I have visited Dodge State Prison, Colwell Probation Detention Center, Johnson State Prison and Georgia State Prison. I look forward to visiting many more in the near future.f you know of anyone who needs assistance, please contact your warden's office or personnel office. They will be able to contact me. For membership or other information, please contact me at 803 345-1938. \n \nCorrectional Officer Lovern Douglas of Albany Transitional Center receives a check, from Don Dease, on behalf of his brother, Patrick Douglas of Lee State Prison \n \nBetty Smith of GDC Central Personnel receives a check from Don Dease \n \nCorrectional Officer Patricus Leggett of Albany Transitional Center received a check from Don Dease in May of 2004 \n \nPage 15, Volume 4, Issue 1 \n \n Sonny Perdue \nGovernor \nJames E. Donald \nCommissioner \nBrian Owens \nAssistant Commissioner \nGDC BOARD Patricia B. Miller \nChairman \nCharles D. Hudson \nVice-Chairman \nRobert L. Brown, Jr. \nSecretary \nLaura Jones \nBoard Liaison \nWayne Dasher Roger Garrison Bruce Hudson Robert E. Jones William C. Massee, Jr. \nJohn Mayes Cecil Nobles R. Carlton Powell Tommy M. Rouse J. Tyson Stephens Robert G. Vass Ellison G. Wood \nIf you have a story that you would like to see in \nthe GDC Eagle, please contact us at: \nGDC Central Personnel Administration \n#2 MLK Jr. Drive, Suite 770, East Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Phone: 404-656-4730 \nFax: 404-656-6496 \nGDCEagle@dcor.state.ga.us \n \nGEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS \nMISSION, VISION, CORE VALUES \nMISSION: The Georgia Department of Corrections protects and serves the public as a \nprofessional organization by effectively managing offenders while helping to provide a safe and secure environment for the citizens of Georgia. \nVISION: The Georgia Department of Corrections is the best correctional system in the nation at \nprotecting the citizens from convicted offenders and at providing effective opportunities for offenders to achieve positive change. We are a leader and partner in making Georgia a safer, healthier, better educated, growing and best managed state. We do this by: \n Ensuring public safety  Ensuring the rights of victims  Operating safe and secure facilities  Partnering with public, private and faith-based organizations  Providing effective community supervision of offenders  Sustaining core values of Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity and \nPersonal Courage  Creating opportunities for restoration to offenders  Ensuring the well being of employees and their families. \nCORE VALUES: \n Loyalty - Bear true faith and allegiances to the Constitution of the United States and the State of Georgia, the GDC and other employees. \n Duty - Fulfill your obligations. \n Respect - Treat people as they should be treated. \n Selfless Service - Put the welfare of the Public, the GDC and other employees before your own. \n Honor - Live up to all the GDC values. \n Integrity - Do what's right - - legally and morally. \n Personal Courage - Face fear, danger or adversity (physical or moral). \n \n "},{"id":"dlg_ggpd_i-ga-br300-b-pp1-be15-b3-s2-belec-p-btext","title":"The GDC Eagle, Dec. 2004","collection_id":"dlg_ggpd","collection_title":"Georgia Government Publications","dcterms_contributor":["Georgia. 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The conference focused on developing \n \npartnerships with criminal justice agencies and \n \ncommunity stakeholders while enhancing \n \nprofessionalism. \n \nGovernor Sonny Perdue, \n \nAmbassador Andrew Young, Speaker of the House \n \nTerry Coleman, Justice Robert Benham, Macon \n \nMayor Jack Ellis, Judge David Smith, State \n \nRepresentative Brooks Coleman, Dr. Joan \n \nPetersilia, and many other distinguished speakers \n \nheadlined a successful conference. \n \nThe EICC was hosted jointly by the Georgia \n \nDepartment of Corrections, the Department of \n \nJuvenile Justice and the State Board of Pardons \n \nand Paroles. Conference sponsor organizations \n \nincluded \n \nthe Georgia Prison Wardens' \n \nAssociation, the Georgia Probation Association \n \nand the Georgia Corrections Association. The \n \nevent attracted over 3000 criminal justice \n \nprofessionals and others from across Georgia and \n \nthe nation. \n \nConference Opening Ceremony \n \nGovernor Perdue Commissioner Donald \nPT Competition \n \nThe Opening Ceremony featured the presentation of Colors by the Georgia State Patrol Color Guard and the National Anthem performed by Inmate Sally Windhorn followed by the Welcoming Address. Keynote Speaker Justice Robert Benham's positive message was very well received by the opening day crowd. GDC Commissioner \nJames E. Donald, Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles Chairman Milton E. \"Buddy\" Nix, DJJ Commissioner Albert Murray, DOL Commissioner Michael Thurmond, DHR Commissioner B.J. Walker, Georgia Sheriffs' Association President Thomas Smith, Executive Vice President of the Georgia Sheriffs' Association Terry Norris, and Georgia Chiefs of Police Representative George Coleman participated in an interesting panel discussion on Partnering for a Safer Georgia. A Plenary session titled, They are Coming Home: Offender Reentry in America was held featuring Dr. Joan Petersilia, Professor of Criminology at the University of California. \n \nThe EICC featured many distinguished speakers in breakout sessions that focused on successful offender reentry into society. Highlights included visits and presentations from Governor Sonny Perdue and Georgia Speaker of the House Representative Terry Coleman. \n \nDr. Joan Petersilia \n \nGSAAC is a Big Hit! \nMore than 700 people participated in the 1st Annual Georgia State Agency Athletic Competition (GSAAC) held in Macon and Forsyth Georgia on October 16-17, in conjunction with the EICC. GSAAC promoted friendly competition among state employees while supporting the Governor's goal of a healthier Georgia. Events included a 1K, 5K \u0026 10K Run, Basketball Tournament, Bench Press Competition, 3 Bicycle Races, Golf Tournament, Obstacle Course, PT Competition, Pistol Competitions, Rifle Competitions and a Softball Tournament. Competition participants were awarded T-shirts and medals while individual event winners were presented trophies at the opening ceremony of the EICC. \n \nINSIDE THIS EDITION: Page 1-- EICC \u0026 GSAAC Page 2,3-- EIC Awards Banquet Page 4--New Board of Corrections members Page 5-- Central Office Reorganization New Management Staff Page 6,7 -- TCP Page 8 -- Website updates and PEN Program \n \nPage 9-- Nursing opportunities and Golf Tournaments \nPage 10-- GDC Employees recognized \nPage 11, 12, 13-- Promotions \nRetirements \nPage 14--HR Corner, Fitness Corner \u0026 Commissioner's \nMessage. \nPage 15-- Macon DRC opening Chaplain's Prayer, Misc. \n \n Employee and Community Supporters Honored at \nGDC Awards Banquet \nGDC hosted the 1st Annual Excellence in Corrections Awards Banquet on the evening of Monday, October 18, 2004 in the Ballroom of the Macon Centreplex. The elegant dinner honored GDC and DJJ Employees, Volunteers, Corporate Sponsors, Faith Based Contributors and Partner Agencies. Guest were treated to a presentation by the Honorable Ambassador Andrew Young. \nIn keeping with it's benevolent tradition the Georgia Prison Wardens' Association awarded five $1,000.00 Scholarships to GDC employees and family members. The recipients of the scholarships were Megan Fowler, Kenneth Hodge, Kenneth Large, Joshua Kennedy and Marcus Stanley. \n \nCommissioner Donald Ambassador Young Mayor Ellis \n \nIn appreciation for the contributions made to GDC by individuals and community support organizations GDC honored them by presenting Volunteer, Faith Based Contributor, and Corporate Sponsor of the Year Awards, as well as Partner Agency Awards. Volunteer of the Year Awards went to Suzanne Bassett, Dottie Benson, Angela Patrick, Donald Pender, Rosaline Smith and Rosie Walling. \nFaith Based Contributor of the Year Award recipients were Rev. Hazel Horne, Dot Pinkerton, Andrea Shelton, Rev. Thurmond Tillman, Dr. James Waits, Courts of Praise Church, Mustard Seed Faith Center, The Kairos Ministry of Georgia, and Victory Baptist Church. \n \nPartner Agency Award winners included Gale Buckner of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, Beth Oxford of Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles, and Tom Wellman of Middle Georgia Technical College. \n \nRecipients of the Corporate Sponsor of the Year Award were businesses that support GDC by employing Center detainees. These organizations included American Woodmark Corporation (Jackson Plant), Cagles Incorporated, Carbo Tech, Incorporated, Crown Candy Company, Doubletree Guest Suites of Atlanta, Duracell Corporation, Flint River Services, General Produce, Goodyear Midtown Tire, Incorporated, KwikServ Staffing, Longstreet Caf, McDaniel Supply Company, McDonalds of Athens (Stores # 0553, 3410, 11470), Piccadilly Restaurant of Atlanta, Publix Supermarket of Marietta, Red Lobster of Macon, Rogerwood Foods, Shapiro Meat Packing Company, Signius Communications Company, Snelling Personnel Services of Savannah, The Beautiful Restaurant, United Egg Marketing Corporation, Western Sizzlin Restaurant of Rome and Wight Nurseries. \nThree awards (Correctional Officer of the Year, Probation Officer of the Year and Employee of the Year) went to individuals who were designated by their peers to be the best performers in their group in 2004. \n \nFreda D. Lewis of Patten Probation Detention Center was named Correctional Officer of the Year. Officer Lewis received this award for her actions while assuming the duties of a Shift Sergeant who had been deployed to Military Duty. She performed these duties in an extraordinary manner. \n \nThe Probation Officer of the Year award honored John D. Davis III of the Homerville Probation Office. Officer Davis received this award for his willingness to take on additional duties that provided protection to his community. \n \nThe agency recognized Diane M. Hassett of Colwell Probation Detention Center as GDC Employee of the Year. Ms. Hassett received this award for being fair-minded, level headed, and possessing a positive attitude that serves as a morale booster for those around her. \n \nChairman Powell Freda D. Lewis - CO of the Year \nCommissioner Donald \n \nThe Bobby Franklin Award given for extraordinary bravery and valor beyond the call of duty, was awarded to Mr. Jack Fuller (not pictured) of Augusta State Medical Prison. This award is presented in memory of Correctional Officer Bobby Franklin who was killed in the line of duty while serving his country in Iraq. A memorial trophy was also presented to the Bobby Franklin family. \n \nChairman Powell John D. Davis, III - PO of the Year \nCommissioner Donald \nPage 2 \n \nChairman Powell Diane M. Hassett - Emp. of the Year \nCommissioner Donald \n \nChairman Powell Greda Murray - James Henderson \nAward Winner Commissioner Donald \n \nChairman Powell Annette Polote - Cynthia Floyd \nAward Winner Commissioner Donald \n \n EICC -- Banquet (continued) \nThe James Henderson Award honors officer James Henderson who was killed in the line of duty while working at Georgia State Prison. Officer Greda Murray was presented the Henderson award for placing service above self and extraordinary bravery beyond the call of duty. A memorial award was created for the James Henderson Family. \n \nThe Cynthia Floyd Award was presented to Annette Polote of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit. Officer Polote was given this award for humanitarian acts and personal sacrifice beyond the call of duty. This award is given in memory of Officer Cynthia Floyd who was killed in the line of duty while working as a Probation Officer for the Georgia Department of Corrections. The Floyd Family was presented with a memorial award. \n \nThe agency also chose to recognize those leaders who have made major contributions to the agency and have been identified as agency legacies. The Legacy Award was presented to Dr. Allen Ault, Mr. David Evans and Mr. Lanson Newsome. Dr. Ault served as GDC Commissioner, Assistant to the Commissioner and GDC Commissioner again. Mr. Evans served as GDC Commissioner, Chairman of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles, and DOAS Commissioner. Mr. Newsome served in many capacities including Warden and Deputy Commissioner. \n \nIn keeping with the Governor's goal of a healthier Georgia, GDC promotes fitness and a healthier lifestyle. The Individual Fitness Award was presented to Tracy Page of Rogers State Prison. Mr. Page was presented this award for his dedication to become physically fit through diet and exercise. The Facility Fitness Award was presented to Macon State Prison for creating a motivational program for staff to encourage each other to create goals for weight loss and physical fitness. \n \nSmith State Prison Employees \n \nThose Facility and Probation Circuits that were identified as best in their category were identified and recognized with a presentation of handsome trophy cups. The winners of the facility and circuit awards were as follows: \n \nCelebrate Success \n \nGDC Facility of the Year - Smith State Prison GDC Center of the Year - Emanuel Probation Detention Center GDC Probation Circuit of the Year - Alapaha Judicial Circuit County Correctional Institution of the Year - Richmond County Correctional Institution \n \nEmployees of Smith State Prison took time out on Monday November 1st to participate in a program and luncheon to celebrate their award as Facility of the Year. Warden Bill Terry brought the trophy home from the Excellence in Corrections Conference in Macon to the Smith State Prison family in Glenville. \"This trophy is for you,\" Warden Terry told his employees. Warden Terry continued the celebration by honoring those Smith S.P. employees who were nominated for agency awards with a plaque recognizing their nomination. \n \nThe facility was praised by dignitaries including State Senator Jack Hill, State Representative Terry Barnard, Board of Corrections member Wayne Dasher, and Glenville Mayor Jean Bridges. \n \nChairman Powell Tracy Page--Rogers S.P. \nCommissioner Donald \n \nChairman Powell John Terwilliger--Supt. Emanuel PDC \nCommissioner Donald \n \nAll State Prisons were judged using various critical success factors. Smith's record for the year allowed them to rise to the top of the group to capture what has rapidly become the most coveted annual award. \n \nChairman Powell Steve Benton--Warden Macon S.P. \nCommissioner Donald \n \nChairman Powell William D. White--Alapaha JC Chief P.O. \nCommissioner Donald \n \nChairman Powell Bill Terry--Warden Smith S.P. \nCommissioner Donald \nPage 3 \n \n John Irby Welcomed as new Chairman Powell honored Board of Corrections Chairman by Corrections Board \n \nJohn H. Irby \n \nJohn Hampton Irby was voted in as the new Board of Corrections Chairman at the December 2, 2004 meeting of the Board. Mr. Irby was appointed to the Board of Corrections in October of 1999. John Irby is currently a partner with Wilson Brock and Irby, L.L.C., a law firm located in Atlanta. Mr. Irby serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the W.C. Bradley Company in Columbus, Georgia, Board of Advisory for Synovus Wealth Management and serves various civic and charitable organizations. \nChairman R. Carlton Powell was presented with the GDC Legacy Award trophy and framed certificate by Commissioner Donald for his service as Chairman of the Board of Corrections. Chairman Powell was selected as Chairman in March of 2003 and will complete his service as Chairman on December 31, 2004. \n \nR. Carlton Powell \n \nSeven New Members of the Board Corrections Announced \nWayne Dasher, Member-at-Large, is currently the Vice President and Director of Satilla Community Bank. He received the Meritorious Service Award from the Georgia Sheriff's Association in 2003 and is also an Honorary Life Member of the Georgia Sheriffs' Association, and Peace Officers Association of Georgia and the Georgia State Patrol. \nRoger Garrison, 7th District, is currently serving as Cherokee County's Sheriff. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the American Cancer Society and the Chamber of Commerce, Georgia County Council on Child Abuse, and the Multi-Agency Narcotics Units in Cherokee County. \n \nRob Jones, 9th District, is a partner at Robert E. Jones, P.C. He served as Co-Chair of the American Bar Association Southeastern Regional Business Torts Committee and the ABA Business Torts Committee CLE Seminars. \n \nBill Massee, Member-at-Large, is presently serving his fourth term as Baldwin County's Sheriff. He was previously employed as a Georgia Bureau of Investigation Agent. He currently serves on the Advisory Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training Council. \nJohn Mayes, 11th District, is the owner and founder of Pro Systems Clean Care. He is currently the chair of the Floyd County Public Safety Committee and the former chairman of the Floyd County Commission. \n \nPage 4 \n \nTommy Rouse, 1st District, is a retired District Manager for Behavioral Intervention, Inc. He was awarded a Lifetime Membership to the Georgia Probation Association and received the Georgia Department of Corrections Lee Broome Award of Excellence for Excellence in Probation while serving as a Region Director. \nEllis Wood, Member-at-Large, currently serves as Chairman of the Statesboro-Bulloch Co. Airport Committee and Chief Pilot for the Bulloch County Sheriff's Department. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia and founder of Ellis Wood Contracting. \n \n Positive Organizational Change \nEffective July 1, 2004 the four divisions of GDC were reorganized. The Human Resources Division was eliminated and various functions were reorganized to form three new divisions. The new divisions are: Corrections Division; Operations, Planning \u0026 Training Division; and the Administrative Division. \nCOMMISSIONER \n \nConfidential Secretary Diane Avery \nExecutive Assistant Brian Owens \n- Public Relations - Legislative Services - Victims Services \n \nComm on Family Violence Rebecca Bukant \nAsst. Comm/Chief of Staff Joe Ferrero \n- Legal Services - Special Investigations - Internal Investigations - Personnel - Georgia Correctional Industries \n \nOperations, Planning \u0026 Trng Div Arnold Smith \nHarris Hodges, Asst Div Dir \n- Planning \u0026 Strategic Mgmt. - Training - Risk Reduction Services - Health Services - Information Technology - Engineering \u0026 Construction Svcs. - Communications Center - Safety Officer - Fire Services - Chaplaincy \n \nCorrections Div Alan Adams \n \nMichael Nail Probation \n \nBrenda Murrell Facilities \n \nRick Jacobs Special Ops \n \n- State Prisons - Probation Detention Centers - Transitional Centers - Boot Camps - Diversion Centers - County Prisons - Probation Supervision - Court Services - Food \u0026 Farm Services - Inmate Affairs \n \nAdministration Div Diane Bell \nScott Poitevint, Asst Div Dir \n- Accounting/Payroll - Budget Services - Care \u0026 Custody - Contract Admin - Fiscal Audits - Fleet/Risk Mgmt - Property Audits - Purchasing - Priv. \u0026 Bus Enhancement - Telecommunication \n \nNew Management Staff \n \nArnold Smith \nOperations, Planning \u0026 Training Division Director \n \nBrenda Murrell Facilities Director \n \nArnold Smith is a retired U.S. Army Colonel. His most recent position was as a Sr. Analyst for Science Applications International Corporation. Mr. Smith has been hired as the Division Director of the Operations, Planning \u0026 Training Division. He is responsible for overseeing Risk Reduction Services, Health Services, Training, Engineering \u0026 Construction, Planning, the Communication Center, Safety, Fire Services, Chaplaincy and the Office of Information Technology. \nBrenda Murrell, has 30 years state employment. She has served in the capacity of Warden at numerous prisons and Superintendent for centers over the past 12 years. Ms. Murrell was most recently the Warden at Dooly State Prison. Ms. Murrell has been promoted to Facilities Director, responsible for overseeing all state prisons, probation detention centers, county and private prisons, transitional centers, diversion centers and boot camps. \nPage 5 \n \n Department Develops its Strategic Plan: \nGDC Launches Tranformation Campaign Plan \nGovernor Perdue's strategic vision for our state is to create a safer, healthier, better-educated and growing Georgia while simultaneously making Georgia the best managed state in the nation. Our Transformation Campaign Plan, after two lengthy offsite planning meetings and literally thousands of conversations with staff throughout the state, supports the Governor's vision. The organizational principles that underpin our Transformation Campaign Plan are: \n We are a values-based organization. With over 10,000 sworn peace officers we have a special bond and trust with the citizens of Georgia. \n We must embrace change. Change and transformation are inevitable.  We must employ a better business acumen to the decisions we make. Better business practices should guide our decision \nmaking process.  A professional organization is a learning organization. Our people are our most important resource. \nToday we have over 54,000 people incarcerated in our facilities and another 130,000 under probation supervision. Our prison population has doubled the past ten years. A decade ago we had about 25,000 inmates, 15,000 serving for violent offenses and 10,000 serving for non-violent offenses. After a decade of tougher sentencing laws and strict parole policies we now have a prison population of about 50,000. The violent to non-violent ratio remains about the same, 30,000 serving for violent offenses and another 20,000 serving for non-violent offenses. \nCurrent projections suggest that we could add another 10,000 inmates over the next five years alone if the current trend continues. If we continue to take the \"brick and mortar\" approach to crime we'll need another ten 1000-bed prisons over the next five years. At $52 million per copy to build, then another $17 million per prison each year to operate, our current budget of $882 million per year could easily double. Clearly, as the old saying goes, \"we cannot get there from here.\" \nAs Georgians, we need to decide who we are afraid of and who we are just mad at. If we are afraid of them, if they are predators, habitual criminals, or violent felons, then we need to lock them away in prisons until they are too old to ever prey on us again. If, on the other hand, we are just mad at them, they are committing non-violent property crimes, oftentimes driven by addiction, then perhaps we ought to find some alternative solutions that attack the problem rather than the symptom. \nAlternative Solutions \nAlternative solutions are at the centerpiece of our transformation campaign plan as we seek to flatten the growth of the prison population. One new alternative solution that attacks the problem rather than the symptom is day reporting centers. Once selected for this sentencing alternative, probationers and parolees found in violation of their Court or Board imposed conditions are offered one final opportunity prior to being revoked to custody. They report to the center every day where they receive an intensive assessment of their criminogenic risks and needs and are then placed in the appropriate evidence-based intervention. They are drug tested every other day but allowed to go home in the evening where they remain under the supervision of a surveillance officer. After thirty days they are required to work and report to the center nightly to continue to participate in interventions. Currently one in three inmates released from prison will be reconvicted within three years. According to research conducted by Georgia State University less than one in three graduates of the day report center have been reconvicted within three years after having completed the nine-month program. \nWe will be opening four new day report centers early next year in Floyd, Bibb, Clayton and Tift Counties. Other alternative solutions include a mental health diversion program being piloted in Hall County and new probation detention and diversion centers preparing to open once operating funds become available. \nOffender Reentry \nEvery week approximately 350 inmates leave prison and return to communities across Georgia. We have an obligation to insure that to the best of our ability, we prepare these former inmates for their reentry into society. We know that inmates released through transitional centers are far less likely to recidivate than those released directly from prison. We will expand work release opportunities by offering counties incentives to operate work release programs at county facilities. \nRealizing the importance of employment in offender reentry, Georgia Correctional Industries (GCI) is piloting a partnership with a non-profit, private sector employment service to find living wage jobs for inmates released from prison after obtaining GCI job skills. The Department has also created a Corporate Advisory Board to offer assistance in insuring that we are providing inmates with marketable skills. \nPage 6 \n \n GDC has also created a Faith-Based Advisory Board to offer insight into effective faith and character based programs. As a result of this partnership we have opened six faith and character based housing units targeting those inmates nearing their release. This initiative complements the ongoing One Church, One Inmate program. \nFinally we will be seeking legislative approval this session that would allow private industry to place light industry into our prisons to offer inmates an employment opportunity. Forty-one other states currently have this authorization that requires inmates to pay restitution to victims, pay child support and pay the state to offset the cost of their incarceration. \nOptimizing Existing Infrastructure \nRealizing that some growth in the prison population is inevitable as the population of Georgia continues to grow, we need to employ the better business practice of optimizing existing infrastructure for additional prison capacity. This simply means that rather than building new facilities from the ground up we expand existing facilities at a significant savings to both construction and operating costs. \nWith a footprint spreading across Georgia, the Department maintains $2.3 billion worth of infrastructure and owns tens of thousands of acres. At the same time we lease office space throughout the state. Again the better business practice would be to channel the funds currently used for leases into the construction of new multi-purpose community corrections campuses on existing state land. \nCommunity Outreach \"Choose Freedom\" \nAnalysis reveals that 25% of our prison population comes from just 2.5%, or 25 zip codes across Georgia. In early 2005 GDC and partners will launch a prevention oriented community outreach initiative in these \"at risk\" communities. Plans include school adoption, posters, print, television and radio public service announcements and inmate testimonials. The community outreach theme is \"Choose Freedom.\" \nWell-Being and Recruitment and Retention Initiatives \nThe management philosophy of the Department is centralized management with decentralized execution. This philosophy pushes the decision-making responsibility down to the individual warden, superintendent and chief. This philosophy also requires that we have highly competent, motivated and trained professionals in these positions. The Commissioner has set a goal for all GDC personnel to have, at a minimum, an Associates Degree within five years and a Bachelor's degree within ten years. Through a partnership with local community colleges, and with the benefit of the HOPE grant, which does not require a minimum high school GPA, we are working to bring the colleges to the facilities to conduct credit-earning classes. \nAffordable housing for our great staff is the goal of the Peach State Residential Community Initiative. This initiative combines the Department of Community Affairs' interest free $7,500 loan for Protectors, Educators and Nurses (PEN) for first-time homebuyers, with less than retail interest rates, and in some cases mortgage buy-downs and lease to own programs for Corrections employees. Our initial efforts are planned for Southwest Georgia, Dodge, Tatnall and Baldwin Counties. \nInitiatives to include professional development assignments both inside and outside the Department, community outreach, reduced cost daycare, and fitness and health programs are also part of the vision of the Department. \nConclusion \nThe Georgia Department of Corrections has a non-negotiable mission of protecting and serving the public  we will not compromise public safety. Knowing that we face up to 10,000 new inmates over the next five years we realize that we cannot continue to try to \"build our way out\" of a growing prison population  in fact, no jurisdiction has been able to do so. We will continue to seek new and innovative ways to accomplish that mission. Change, and indeed transformation are inevitable. As our business theory changes we need to continue to be good stewards of the public resources. Education is the key to advancement and mentoring and counseling are the keys to professional development. Finally, we can only succeed with you, our dedicated team of professionals. You are the strength of this organization, management is fully confident that if we take care of you, you will take care of the mission. \nPage 7 \n \n GDC Website Updates Revealed \n \nCan't afford your dream home? Check out Peach State Housing \nInitiative \u0026 the PEN Loan Program. \n \nDid you know that the Georgia Department of Corrections public website (www.dcor.state.ga.us) has an average of 2.3 million hits per day (72 million hits per month)! The website has been a huge hit since its initial launch in May of 2000. \nOver time the agency realized a need for the website to evolve to better meet the needs of the general public as well as to increase the efficiency of site maintenance. Effective 7/30/04 a new GDC website was launched! It has an exciting new look and functionality. \nThe site has been changed to make it faster and leaner. The new home page displays more than twice the links than the previous home page, yet it \"weighs\" less. The new inner pages are about 1/2 the weight of their previous counterparts with the identical content. In addition, there are textual elements displayed on the new home page, such as the most current press releases. The result of these changes are; faster download time for all end-users, more than double the information than the previous website, and the utilization of less bandwidth. \nThe general public is entitled to the most updated information available regarding our agency. Site changes allow for faster development and updates. The new public website layout leverages development time by allowing for easier updates and additions to the information provided on the site. \nOne of the goals of the change to the website was to bring a more official look to the website and to make it more useful. The typical user to the GDC website wants information on demand, delivered in a concise, timely, and user-friendly manner. The nature of the agency calls for a stronger, more official look. The new design is optimized for performance, speed, ease of navigation, and strength of presence. It easily stands up against comparable agencies not just at the state, but at the federal level. \nThe new public website allows the user a similar experience to the State of Georgia public web site in navigational layout and functionality. Therefore, we refer to it as \"Co-branded\" with the State of Georgia, yet unique to the GDC. However, the appearance is still \nPage 8 \n \nPossible Townhouse Design \nSeveral other models available \nATTENTION GDC EMPLOYEES! CAN'T SEEM TO SCRAPE TOGETHER A DOWNPAYMENT? LEARN ABOUT AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO OWN YOUR OWN HOME!!! \nThe Georgia Department of Community Affairs has developed the PEN loan program to assist Georgia's heroes, who help others in times of need, purchase a home of their own. The Protectors, Educators and Nurses Program (PEN) is designed to provide increased down payment assistance. Eligible borrowers may borrow $7,500 at 0% interest to use towards the down payment, closing costs, and other loan related expenses while contributing only 1% of the sale price to the purchase. As Public Protectors the program is available to all fulltime Georgia Department of Corrections employees. To determine if you qualify for this program, contact a local lender participating in the program. A listing of participating lenders is available at: www.dca.state.ga.us/housing/SFH/LenderList.pdf or you may call the brochure line at: 404-679-4850 or 800359-4663. \nAffordable housing will soon be available in some rural communities in Georgia thanks to the Peach State Housing initiative. Through a cooperative effort between GDC and DCA, planned traditional neighborhood communities will be developed for the purpose of housing for GDC staff and other state employees. \n \nuniquely geared toward the Department of Corrections. This assists in providing a cohesive \"branding\" for the GDC as an individual agency functioning within the larger state government. \n \nEach of these changes are excellent examples of how the \n \nagency strives to serve the general public in the best way \n \npossible. The site will continue to evolve since continual \n \nupdates are planned. \n \nGet on the web and visit the new \n \nsite. We \n \nknow it will be a great experience! \n \n Nursing Opportunities Abound \nNursing is a field of opportunity with a predicted need of 18,310 more RNs and 4,570 more LPNs in Georgia by 2010. The Georgia Correctional Healthcare System currently has 105 RN vacancies and 76 LPN vacancies. Starting salaries are $28,000 for LPNs and $38,000 for RNs employed by GDC's health care partner, the Medical College of Georgia. \nGeorgia's technical schools and colleges offer education as a LPN at locations statewide. A complete list of technical schools with LPN programs can be found by visiting Georgia's technical institution website at http://www.dtae.org \nUnder the \"HOPE Grant\" program, Georgia residents may attend a Georgia public technical college to earn a certificate or diploma. Full-time enrollment is not required, but a student must continue satisfactory academic progress to maintain eligibility. A student is not required to maintain a B average to renew a HOPE Grant. A HOPE Grant covers tuition, approved mandatory fees and a book allowance up to $100 per quarter. \nHOPE scholarships are also available to assist in paying for nursing education. A Georgia resident who graduated from high school in 1993 or later with a 3.0 grade point average as a \"HOPE scholar\" is eligible for this scholarship. Even if you finished high school before 1993 or had a grade point average less than 3.0, you may still be eligible for HOPE once you have completed 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours in a nursing program. Additional information on HOPE may be found by visiting www.gsfc.org on the web. \nThe Medical College of Georgia has a tuition remission program for LPNs seeking RN degrees. After completing six months employment with MCG, you may work toward a degree as a Registered Nurse while employed by MCG and nine semester hours of tuition at any University System of Georgia College or University will be waived. \nFor more information on educational opportunities for aspiring nurses in the Georgia Department of Corrections, contact Bill Kissel, Director of Health Services, GDC at 404-657-8237. \nGDC Employees Reap Benefits from Golf Tournaments \nThe 1st GDC Golf Tournament was held on Saturday, May 22, 2004 at The Commons Golf Course located on Fort McPherson. The tournament was sponsored by Georgia Corrections Association and helped raise money for the EIC Conference and scholarship Programs. The Tournament began at 1:30 p.m. with 32 teams participating. There were golf clinics and various contests held during the day. \nThere were 30 volunteers from Central Office and other GDC locations throughout the state along with some special guests in attendance. Some of those in attendance included Bud Black, Board of Public Safety; Albert Murray, Commissioner of the Department of Juvenile Justice ; Buddy Nix, Chairman of Pardons and Paroles; Alan Powell, State Representative, and Robert Rosenbloom, Assistant Director of Juvenile Justice. \nA special thanks goes out to Georgia Corrections Association's Board Members; President Patricia Smith, Co-Chair Dan Stone and Co-Vice Chair Tony Howerton. The funding of this event was made possible by the following organizations: \nBrookers Unlimited, CCA, CGL, Conagra Foods  Slim Jims, Conwood Tobacco, Forum Development Services, Georgia Sheriff's Association, Great Southern Marketing, Keefe Supplies, Lane Limited, McDaniel Supply, MCI, Mechanical Services, Milledgeville Coca-Cola Bottling, Phoenix Research, Republic Tobacco, Stewart Candy, Sugar Foods, Swedish Match, Swisher International and US Tobacco. \nAfter the tournament was over and all the day's activities ended, everyone went to the clubhouse, Reggie's, for dinner, award presentations and comments from Commissioner Donald. \nCongratulations go out to the 1st Place team of Tom Boyd, Ralph Clay, Pitt Edwards and Jim Grove. \nAlso a SPECIAL THANKS to Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.  Milledgeville Bottling Company and Stewart Candy Company of Waycross for being the largest sponsors of the event. \nOn August 16th, 2004, the Georgia Prison Wardens' Association sponsored a Fall Classic Excellence in Corrections Golf Tournament in McRae, Ga. The tournament was one of the largest golf tournaments ever coordinated at the Little Ocmulgee State Park including representatives from all of Georgia's State Agencies. With over 150 golfers and over 20 volunteers present in McRae, the weather cooperated after a close call from Hurricane Charley. \nFlash Foods/Distribution South was the major sponsor of the event. Flash Foods owners Carl Jones and Patrick Jones participated in the event and reiterated their support of Georgia Corrections. McDaniel Supply Company sponsored the Barbecue Lunch Meal and a putting contest, Ingalls United Services, MCCBC, and Stewart Candy Company also assisted in sponsoring the event. \nA special thanks goes out to B.J. Blair, Warden Randy Tillman, Personnel Director Cindy Schweiger, and G.P.W.A. President Wendy Thompson for their work on the course during tournament play. \nOne of the highlights of the tournament was the Par 3, 12th hole where golfers had a chance to win a new Ford Pick-up. None of the players made the hole-in-one but several came very close. \nCongratulations go out to 1st Place Team of Warden Tony Turpin, Retired Warden Teddy Rewis, Farm Services Supervisor Steve Spivey, and Food Service Regional Director Richard Hilton. The team compiled a score of 15 under par on 18 holes. \nThanks to Dan Stone and retired Warden Ronald Fountain for coordinating the event. \nPage 9 \n \n GDC employees recognized for great Work! \n \nThe week of May 2  8, 2004 was Public Employee Recognition Week across the United States. There were many activities that took place during this week for GDC Employees. Various GDC locations sponsored a number of events to show their appreciation for hard work and dedication. Events included picnics, blood drives, softball games, scavenger hunts, baby picture days, etc. that were held throughout the Department and enjoyed by staff members. This was a time for the managers and supervisors to show their appreciation to their employees. \nBlood Drive--Johnson SP \nExceptional employees from all state agencies received recognition in various categories, such as customer service, community service, innovations and suggestions, leadership, heroism, teamwork and safety. GDC led with 29 nominees with two state winners and two honorable mention winners in the categories of innovations and suggestions, heroism, community service and customer service. \n \nPicnic--Hays SP \n \nRoy T. Edgerton of Hays S.P. was a State winner in the category of Innovations and Suggestions. Mr. Edgerton suggested that instead of discarding inmate boots they could be repaired. After research, machines were purchased to repair the inmate boots, at a cost that saved the Department over $21,000.00. \n \nTerry Hicks of Lee S.P. was a State winner in the category of Heroism. Mr. Hicks saw a small child pinned beneath a car. He stopped and orchestrated an effort to lift the car and free the child. This action was the ultimate factor that saved the child's life. \n \nDebra Roberts of LaGrange Transitional Center was an Honorable Mention winner in the category of Customer Service. Ms. Roberts was instrumental in securing funding that allowed residents at the Center to obtain their GED. \n \nMichelle Owens of Valdosta Probation Office was an Honorable Mention winner in the category of Community Service. Ms. Owens is very involved in various community organizations, such as The Haven Rape Crisis Center, Adopt-A-Family, Kids safety awareness, etc. Her work in the community has helped a number of residents in the area. \n \nThe following individuals were nominated in the category of Customer Service: Annette Anderson, Kandes Byrdsell, Nancy Carlton , Fred Johnson, Rodney McCloud and Debra Roberts. \n \nThe following individuals were nominated in the category of Community Service: James Holland, Jr., Kaije McDougald and Michelle Owens. \n \nThe following individuals were nominated in the category of Innovations and Suggestions: Roy T. Edgerton, Jr., Yvonne Fraser and Rex Swain. \n \nThe following individuals were nominated in the category of Leadership: Martha Brawner, Johannes Causey, Alexis Chase, Arnold DePetro, Jr., Diane Hassett, Herman Hill, William Kissel and Jimmy Sikes. \n \nThe following individuals were nominated in the category of Heroism: James Atwater, Judy Fair, Terry Hicks, Jahn Warrener and Arona Welsh. \n \nThe following teams were nominated in the category of Teamwork: Canine Unit (Statewide), Lookout Mountain Probation Circuit and Rome Diversion Center. \n \nCongratulations to all the Winners and Nominees! \n \nPage 10 \n \nBar-B-Que Lunch Pataula Circuit \n \nSoftball Game Ware SP Warriors \n \nPicnic Hays SP \n \n Autry, Henry Baden, Joseph Bearden, Billy Biddle, Robert Brandful, Hilton Brooks, Henry Bryan, Ricky Caldwell, Antoine Coile, Robin Conley, T.J. Covington, Vickie Czachowski, Clara Daves, Michael Day, Marci Fowler, Israel Gallman, Dennis Gay, Eric Gerald, James Goodrum, Ricky Green, Deborah Haas, Michael Harrell, Kenneth Harris, Van Mario Hickman, Guy Hill, Solomon Housley, Timothy Hurley, Walter James, Richard \n \nP R O M O T I O N S \nCONGRATULATIONS to the following employees for a JOB WELL DONE!!!! \n \nPO 3 Chief PO Chief PO PO 3 Security Chief DW Sec/C\u0026T Chief PO Security Chief PO 3 Superintendent PO 3 PO 3 PO 3 PO 3 PO 3 Security Chief Chief PO Security Chief Security Chief Superintendent DW Sec/C\u0026T Superintendent Security Chief Warden PO 3 PO 3 PO 3 Superintendent \n \nSouth GA Circuit Macon Day RC Rome Day RC Blue Ridge Circuit Autry SP Metro SP Tifton Day RC Dooly SP Alcovy Circuit Augusta DC Southwest Circuit Gwinnett Circuit Appalachian Cir. Ocmulgee Circuit Stone Mtn. Circuit Arrendale SP Douglas Circuit Arrendale SP GD \u0026 CP Alcovy DC Lee SP Colwell PDC Treutlen PDC Pulaski SP Tifton Circuit Mountain Circuit Macon Circuit Savannah Men's TC \n \nJefferson, Jerry Jefferson, Tracy Johnson, Lula Jonas, Michael Jones, Brian Jones, Donald Kasper, Jeanie Kinservik, Mark Kraft, Michael McKinley, Maple Mullis, Milton Nash, Richard Jr. Norman, Karen Parsons, Cheryl Plante, Paul Pope, James Pressley, Dan Redd, Larry Sanders, Marvin Smith, Marlene Stewart, Britt Stone, Stacey Taylor, Gregory Thomas, Betsy Thomas, Sandra Washington, Anitra Watkins, Freddie Weathers, Debra \n \nSecurity Chief Security Chief PO 3 PO 3 DW Sec/C\u0026T Security Chief DW Sec/C\u0026T PO 3 Chief PO DW Sec/C\u0026T Chief PO PO 3 PO 3 Superintendent Security Chief Security Chief PO 3 Security Chief Security Chief Chief PO Superintendent DW Sec/C\u0026T PO 3 PO 3 Chief PO Chief PO Security Chief PO 3 \n \nLee SP Scott SP Stone Mtn. Circuit Atlanta Circuit Autry SP Central SP Walker SP Southwestern Circuit Alcovy Circuit Bostick SP Oconee Circuit Stone Mtn. Circuit Douglas Circuit Treutlen PDC Terrell PDC Coastal SP Mountain Circuit Augusta SMP Bleckley PDC Ocmulgee Circuit Bleckley PDC Ware SP Coweta Circuit Oconee Circuit Piedmont Circuit Atlanta Day RC Burruss CTC Cherokee Circuit \n \nRecent Retirements: We are grateful for your YEARS of excellent service! \nThe following list includes the employees who retired October, 2003 through October, 2004. \n \nOctober 2003 \nBond, Joseph Culp, John Daughtrey, William Jr. Davis, Jimmy Gavin, Arthur Jr. Grieser, Gail Hall, Robert Harper, Michael Lively, Eddis Marks, Jerry Morris, Larry Moss, Martha Parrott, Shirley Pritchett, Nancy Sikes Rayford Spears, Larry Sr. Tweed, Barbara White, Jerry \nNovember 2003 \nBailey, Isiah \n \nWare SP Coastal SP Blue Ridge Circuit Tallapoosa Circuit Fac. Div. Dir. Office Legal Svcs. Coastal SP GD \u0026 CP Fleet Mgmt. Lee SP Appalachian Circuit Colwell PDC Coweta Circuit GD \u0026 CP Southeast PDC Rouse DC Macon TC Hays SP \nArrendale SP \n \nNov. 2003 Con't. \nBenton, Kay Bowman, Robert Bryant, Nancy Davis, Calvin Dukes, Norma Dyer, Wendell Gillis, Elaine Howard, Ruth Humphries, Jean Hunt, Abraham Johnson-Sellers, Grace Jones, Thomas Kelsey, Cecil Lee, William Lowery, Marie Mikell, William Pearson, Rhonda Pollett, Joann Pressley, Roger Reece, Annette Scott, George \n \nPatten PDC Augusta Circuit Treutlen PDC Dodge SP Georgia SP Arrendale SP Georgia SP Atlanta TC Metro SP Central SP Georgia SP SE GA Corr. Academy Internal Investigations Chattahoochee Circuit Telfair SP Rogers SP Georgia SP Johnson SP Northeast Circuit Risk Reduction Rutledge SP \n \nNov. 2003 Con't. \nTenney, Robert Terry, James Warren, Joseph Young, Jannette \nDecember 2003 \nAnderson, John Beckom, Lucius Callaway, Donald Carnes, Inez Cook, George Daniel, Ingrid Deck, Franklin Gillis, John Heller, Larry James, George Kingery, Lucy Lawson, Carl Napier, E. Pender, Caryl Ragan, William \n \nGD \u0026 CP Rivers SP Baldwin SP Womens PDC \nArrendale SP Bostick SP Telfair SP Milan SP Macon SP Mens SP Albany TC Pulaski SP Georgia SP ASMP Georgia SP Mens SP Southwest PDC Augusta Circuit Pulaski SP \nPage 11 \n \n Dec. 2003 Con't. \nReid, Bernice Seabrooks, Paulette Sikes, Charles Stuckey, Dedrick Tanner, John Timmons, Lorraine Youngblood, Karen \nJanuary 2004 \nBanks, Haral Beal, Ronald Coon, Joseph Copeland, Everett Fouche, Jim Jr. Gourley, Ralph Hall, Willie Hunter, Willie Jenkins, William Johnson, Maurice Kirkland, Charlotte Scott, Shirreka Sellars, Ken Sibert, Robert Smith, Danny Wickersham, William \nFebruary 2004 \nBritt, Spencer Collins, Dobbie Fletcher, Lucia Gibbs, James Gosa, Forrest Jr. Hammer, Merlyn Harris, Percy Johnson, James Kent, Hal Kimbell, Robert Laplume, Andre McRae, Georgia Morgan, Lennie Pittman, Bobby Seymour, Walton Sikes, Willard Stephenson, Emmett Tibbitts-Ratteree, Joan Young, Alan \nMarch 2004 \nAldridge, Charlie Alford, Martha Bauer, Richard Benton, Harold Bishop, Donald Bryson, Larry \n \nRecent Retirements -- Continued \n \nSavannah DC Metro SP Wayne SP Rogers SP ASMP Savannah DC Georgia SP \nGD \u0026 CP Valdosta SP Homerville SP Inmate Construction Atlanta Circuit Ware SP Washington SP Rutledge SP Burruss CTC Oconee Circuit Griffin Circuit Johnson SP Engineering Montgomery SP Inmate Construction GD \u0026 CP \nGeorgia SP ASMP GD \u0026 CP ASMP Lee SP Valdosta SP Georgia SP Rutledge SP Homerville SP GD \u0026 CP ASMP Milan SP Valdosta SP Dodge SP Western Circuit Rogers SP Arrendale SP Cherokee Circuit Appalachian Circuit \nBacon PDC Baldwin SP Rutledge SP Central SP Ware SP Northeast Circuit \n \nMarch 2004 Con't. \nDurden, Rhonda Foster, James Gray, Robert Grice, Dennis Hand, Jerry Harrison, Garrie Lewis, Ida Lockhart, Pearlie Lovelace, Marguerite Music, Daniel Petain, Konstantine Powell, John Rickman, Wilbur Smith, William Thomas, Paul Tillman, John Vines, Marlon Walker, Charles Williams, John Woodard, Roosevelt \n \nHancock SP ASMP GA Corrections Acad. Smith SP Metro SP Inmate Affairs Coastal TC Rogers SP Macon TC Ware SP Georgia SP Homerville SP Albany TC Georgia SP Valdosta SP Wayne SP Hays SP Rome Circuit Central PDC Coastal SP \n \nApril 2004 \nAdams, Walter Anderson, Lawson Blaxton, Janice Brown, Howard Burden, Diane Carmony, H. Carnahan, Merl Carter, James Darby, Roscoe Day, Eugene Douglas, Charlie Gorin, Cynthia Hamby, Larry Harrison, Ruth Hoagland, Harold Loggins, Mardean Morgan, John Pate, Judy Pelt, Diane Sampson, Wilma Strickland, William Sumner, George Thigpen, Melvin Thompson, Fred Way, Vicki Whitaker, Billy Young, Debra \n \nLarmore PDC Georgia SP Rogers SP Central GA Corr. Acad Engineering Accounting Hancock SP ASMP Wilcox SP Baldwin SP Rutledge SP Gateway DC GD \u0026 CP Griffin Circuit Hays SP Lookout Mtn. Circuit Wayne SP Tifton Circuit Walker SP Training Ware SP Smith SP Telfair SP Dodge SP Middle Circuit Rogers SP Scott SP \n \nMay 2004 \nAdams, Linda Burden, Charles Carter, Nathaniel \n \nMountain Circuit OIT Rutledge SP \n \nMay 2004 Con't. \nChaffin, Johnny Chandler, A. Channell, Horace Cochran, Charles Davidson, Terry Deloach, Patricia Frady, Robert Geiger, Gary Harper, Martin Held, Billy Horn, Bobby Jackson, Thomas Johnson, Henry Mayfield, Newton McAdams, Helen Nix, Donald Okelley, Evelyn Pontes, Joseph Shirah, Pam Strickland, Phillip Thomas, Ross III Thompson, Linda \nJune 2004 \nArrington, Mary Barnes, Nancy Bellflower, Joyce Blaxton, Billy Clark, Dennis Cochran, Howard Dennis, Paul Edwards, Allen Faircloth, John Gibbs, David Hamby, Arlie Higdon, Dan Hinson, Guylynn Hudson, William Ingram, Kenneth King, Tony Lane, Charles Lee, Henry Lively, Dianna Manley, Margaret Price, Franklin Shinhoster, Ruby Smith, Michael Welch, Jene Wicks, Stanley Zoll, Gary \n \nInmate Construction West Regional Office Burruss CTC Walker SP Engineering Special Investigations Sub. Abuse Georgia SP Homerville SP Purchasing Wilcox SP Macon SP Cordele Circuit Burruss CTC Inmate Admin. Georgia SP Piedmont Circuit Gainesville DC Budget Svcs. Autry SP Calhoun SP Wayne SP \nAtlanta Circuit Cobb Circuit Scott SP Georgia SP Prob. Div. Dir. Off. South GA Circuit Northeast Circuit Rivers SP Calhoun SP Arrendale SP Walker SP Rutledge SP Milan SP Accounting Hancock SP GD \u0026 CP Lee SP Metro SP Augusta TC Clayton DC Bostick SP Metro TC Treutlen PDC Rivers SP Metro SP Phillips SP \n \nPage 12 \n \n July 2004 \nBaggett,Ruth G Bennett, Jeannette Boone, Charles Bryant, John Cloyd, Stephen Cranford, Herman Cross, David Cross, Floyd Daugherty, Fleda Eller, Deborah Fellows, Jacquelyn Henderson, Thomas Huckaby, Robert Johnston, Joyce Little, Lee McCoy, Margie Miller, Albert Pouncey, Janice Price, Franklin Rainer, Rikki Ritch, Marlene Simmons, Roy Smith, Shirley Stanley, Frederick Teasley, Jack Vinson, Patricia Zoll, Gary \nAugust 2004 \nBarge, Alphonzo Bibbings, Clinton Brooks, Joel Burgamy, James Cook, Sherry Cory, Janice Dunn, Gary Edwards, Milton Gomillion, Vincent Greer, Bobby Hawkins, Sarah Johnson, Durie Jordan, Patricia Knighton, Wallis Moore, James Register, Sanford Shaw, Jane Sikes, Eustace Sikes, Jimmy Singliterry, Willie Smith, John Sullens, Larry Thomas, Robert Thompson, Maudie Wright, Melvin \n \nRecent Retirements -- Continued \n \nWestern Circuit Ware SP Hancock SP Middle Circuit Coastal TC Rogers SP Stone Mtn. Circuit Washington SP Arrendale SP Arrendale SP McEver PDC Hancock SP Burruss CTC Ware SP Rutledge SP Homerville SP Valdosta SP N GA Corr. Academy Bostick SP Scott SP Wayne SP Telfair SP Scott SP Rogers SP Lee SP Ware SP Phillips SP \nCalhoun SP CCI Dodge SP Baldwin SP Dodge SP Western Circuit Baldwin SP GD \u0026 CP Atlanta Circuit Probation Operations Walker SP Scott SP Rivers SP Mountain Circuit GD \u0026 CP Scott SP Central Personnel Rogers SP Corrections Division Office Rutledge SP Valdosta SP Phillips SP Clayton DC Valdosta SP Scott SP \n \nSeptember 2004 \nBarnard, James Brown, Tyrone Cauley, Ernestine Cheeks, Benny Curl, Velma Deal, Sandra Diggins, John Dozier, Ralph Goldstein, Marsha Greene, Mary Hardy, E. Rebecca Heath, Sharon Howington, Don Lewis, Steven Luke, Sandra Maxwell, Henry Meeks, Max Morris, Peggy Price, Anita Quinn, George Rice, Lynden Rider, Patsy Rowell, Charles Russell, Herbert Scotland, Emily Suggs, Dolphus Sutton, Richard Taylor, Michael Taylor, Ray Tucker, William Tyler, Hank Williams, John Wilson, Henry \nOctober 2004 \nAlligood, Charles Ashley, Levy Barbee, William Bedgood, Robert Cox, Conrad Emeott, Thomas Goldson, Betty Howe, Glinda Johns, Eugene Johnson, James Jones, Byron Jones, Thomas Mitchell, Sherry Morris, Thomas Norman, Carol Parker, Susan Rose, Darrell Rudzinski, Donald Spivey, Bernard \n \nGeorgia SP Terrell PDC Georgia SP Arrendale SP Georgia SP Arrendale SP Augusta SMP Pataula Circuit Cobb Circuit Baldwin SP Phillips SP Ware SP Atlanta TC Scott SP Alapaha Circuit Dodge SP Phillips SP Central SP Cobb Circuit Alcovy Circuit Valdosta SP Enotah Circuit Georgia SP Cobb Circuit Western Circuit GD \u0026 CP Bell Forsyth Circuit Central PDC Rogers SP Rogers SP Bainbridge PSATC Stone Mtn. Circuit Arrendale SP \nValdosta SP Telfair SP Valdosta SP Scott SP Alapaha Circuit Coastal SP Inmate Administration Brunswick Circuit Ware SP SE GA Corr. Academy Towaliga Circuit Ware SP Bell Forsyth Circuit Central PDC Southwest PDC GD \u0026 CP Augusta SMP Stone Mtn. Circuit Rogers SP \n \nOctober 2004 Con't \n \nSwinney, Lillie \n \nWashington SP \n \nTench, Ronald \n \nArrendale SP \n \nUnderwood, Welton \n \nChattahoochee Circuit \n \nWalton, Roger \n \nHelms DC \n \nWest, Hubert \n \nSouthwestern Circuit \n \nNovember 2004 \nBrown, Kelly Carr, Kathy Crum, Charles Dotson, Samuel Farmer, Gloria Flanders, Byron Ford, John Paul French, Gwendolyn Gibbs, Betty Gibbs, Brenda Johnson, Beatrice Lyon, Harvey McGill, Robert Mills, Blanche Panick, Daisy Reeves, Debra Scott, Johnny Staff, Glenn Taylor, Mary Louise Turcotte, Ronald \n \nGSP Baldwin S.P. Inmate Construction Rutledge S.P. Alcovy PO ASMP Corr. Div. Dir. Office Baldwin S.P. Bainbridge PSATC Bleckley PDC Hancock S.P. Flint PO Gwinnett PO Atlanta PO Rogers S.P. Mens S.P. Hancock S.P. Rivers S.P. Metro S.P. Smith S.P. \n \nPage 13 \n \n FITNESS CORNER \n \n\" The most effective hedge against the rising cost of medical care is a balanced diet and fitness plan.\" - Commissioner Donald \n \nThe Right Diet \n \nFinding the \"right diet\" can be tough with all of the many different types of diets that are currently out on the market. Too, because all of our bodies and make-ups vary, no one diet is good for everyone. So how can you pick the \"right diet\" for you? The best commercial diet programs focus on smart food choices. No plan is perfect, but the good ones all have the following features in common: \n Recommend food that is low in fat and sugar, high in complex carbohydrates, such as breads and vegetables. \n Teach you how to cook delicious low-fat meals that are quick and easy to prepare. \n Include an adequate supply of vitamins and minerals. \n Ask you to eat at least 1,100 calories a day. \n Allow you to eat a variety of foods and foods you like in moderation. \n \n Let you eat in restaurants occasionally. \n \n Encourage new eating habits and exercise. \n \nThe GDC congratulates the following employees for their recent significant weight loss: \n \nFrancine Scott 89 lbs. \n \nLinda Craig: \n \n83 lbs. \n \nNancy Phillips 84 lbs. \n \nRandy Harris \n \nFor dietary options see the following websites: \n \n79 lbs. \n \nwww.southbeachdiet.com, www.atkins.com, www.weightwatchers.com, www.diabetes.org/homepage.jsp \n \nHR CORNER \n*Article Excerpt From \"Motivating Your Staff in a Time of Change\" and \"Business: The Ultimate Resource\" \n \nIn today's turbulent, often chaotic, environment, commercial success depends on employees using their full talents. Yet, in spite of the myriad of available theories and practices, managers often view motivation as something of a mystery. In part, this is because individuals are motivated by different things and in different ways. In addition, these are times when the flattening of hierarchies can create insecurity and lower staff morale. \nTwyla Dell writes of motivation, \"The heart of motivation is to give people what they really want most from work. The more you are able to provide what they want, the more you should expect what you really want, namely: productivity, quality, and service.\" (An Honest Day's Work (1988)) \nAdvantagesA positive motivation philosophy and practice should improve productivity, quality, and service. \n \nMotivation helps people: \n achieve goals; \n gain a positive perspective; \n create the power to change; \nbuild self-esteem and \ncapability, manage their own development and help others with theirs. \nDisadvantages \nThere are no real disadvantages to successfully motivating employees, but there are many barriers to overcome. \nBarriers may include unaware or absent managers, inadequate buildings, outdated equipment, and entrenched attitudes. Such views will take persuasion, perseverance, and the proof of experience to break down. \n \nCOMMISSIONER'S MESSAGE \nDuring my first year as your Commissioner my top priority has been to spend time with you, in the field, where our real mission is accomplished. The one constant I have seen is the high level of professionalism and dedication to the mission. I've seen professionalism exemplified by the men and women in blue, as they keep our facilities safe and secure, and in those men and women dedicated to keeping us safe from offenders serving their sentences at home. I've witnessed professionalism from the tactical squads who perform their tasks flawlessly in unannounced shakedowns, and fugitive squads who quietly, yet professionally re-capture those who have strayed from our custody. \nI have witnessed numerous examples of selfless service, personified best, perhaps, when Roger Vining, David Lastinger, Nancy White, Debbie Thomas and Lonnie Clemmons from the Milledgeville Training Academy took down a purse-snatcher in Macon and delivered him to the custody of the local police. Simply put, I am extremely proud of what each and every one of you do each day in performing our mission. \nAs I reflect on our first year together, one of the highlights has to be our 1st Annual Excellence in Corrections Conference. One of our core organizational principles is that as a professional organization we need to be a learning organization and one of the goals of the conference was to enhance our level of knowledge and inter-agency collaboration. Thank you to all who helped to prepare the conference and to all who attended. \nWe are entering that time of year when once again the budgeting process moves to the forefront. Early indications leave me cautiously optimistic that we will weather the process. As you know we opened three alternative facilities, the Bleckley, Bacon and Emanuel Probation Detention centers earlier this year and we will open four new day report centers early next year. Sentencing alternatives like these are the key to our future as we work to flatten the growth of the prison population. \nFinally it is also that precious time of year when we pause and give thanks for the special blessings that have been bestowed to all of us. I ask that you join me this year in remembering the sacrifices that 256 of our teammates are making on our behalf as they serve our nation around the globe in the Guard and Reserve. I know you already are, but please make an extra effort to show your support to the families that are left behind. \nOne Team! \nCommissioner \n \nPage 14 \n \n Retired U.S. District Judge Anthony A. Alaimo receives a Lifetime Achievement Award (Pictured with Field Operations \nManager Johnny Sikes.) \nSee the GDC home page at www.dcor.state.ga.us \nfor details of the November 19th press release. \n \nMacon Day Reporting Center Opens its Doors \n \nCommissioner James E. Donald Beth Oxford -Board of Pardons and Paroles \nMayor James Ellis - Macon Georgia \n \nThe new Day Reporting Center was opened in Macon on Monday November 29th. The Macon DRC is expected to receive probationers in February. Probation violators will not spend the night at the facility but will receive intensive training at the center during the day. The DRC will give judges an alternative to sentencing non-violent offenders. \n \nThose who attended the ceremony included Commissioner Donald who called Macon DRC the \"Centerpiece of the transformation\" of the agency. Addressing earlier community concerns Beth Oxford of the board of Pardons and Paroles said \"Programs like this are not soft, programs like this are safe.\" \n \nSpecial Operations unit recaptures escapees from Montgomery State Prison. \nSee the December 7th GDC Early Bird News for more details of the escape and capture. \n \nAccess additional information about the opening of the Macon DRC and the facility mission via the GDC Early Bird News at www.dcor.state.ga.us \nChaplain's Prayer \n-By Woodrow Hudson \nThis is your day created for us to honor you, O God. Remind us, O God that this day is like money; we can spend it anyway we wish, but we can only spend it once. Therefore, O God help us to cherish every moment today. Remind us that each moment, each encounter, each conversation is special and that moment will never visit us again in the same way. Help us to see every problem as an opportunity to honor you and encourage someone else in their journey through life. Enable us to have a warm and welcome smile that will bless another even when no words are spoken. Teach us not to expect more of others than we expect of self. Then, O God enable and empower us to accomplish the tasks set before us. Bless our families--Thank you for a faithful partner and good children. These O God are our greatest riches. Guide our children today. Remind them of the values such as honesty, trustworthiness, kindness, and especially enable them to have godly character. Keep them safe and in your love. Thank you O God for choosing us to serve you as Commissioner and Chaplain of DOC. Bless the people who do the work for the department and guide those who make the final decisions that the lives of men and women will be changed for good. Bless our Governor, President and protect our military and their families today. We pray. Amen. \n \nIf you have a story that you would like to see in the GDC Eagle please contact us at: \n \nGDC Central Personnel Administration \n \n#2 MLK Jr. Drive, Suite 770, East Tower \n \nAtlanta, Georgia 30334-4900 \n \nPhone: 404-656-4730 or fax 404-656-6496 \n \nEmail: GDCEagle@dcor.state.ga.us \n \nHappy Holidays! \nThis newsletter is available on the web at www.dcor.state.ga.us \n \nPage 15 \n \n Georgia Department of Corrections Central Personnel Administration #2 MLK Jr. Drive, Suite 770, East Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334-4900 \n \nThe GDC Eagle \n \nAddressee \n \nPostage \n \n "},{"id":"dlg_ggpd_i-ga-br300-b-pp1-be15-b3-s1-belec-p-btext","title":"The DOC Eagle, Jan. 2004","collection_id":"dlg_ggpd","collection_title":"Georgia Government Publications","dcterms_contributor":["Georgia. Department of Corrections."],"dcterms_spatial":["United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018"],"dcterms_creator":["Georgia. 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Map and Government Information Library"],"edm_is_shown_by":["https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-br300-b-pp1-be15-b3-s1-belec-p-btext"],"edm_is_shown_at":["https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-br300-b-pp1-be15-b3-s1-belec-p-btext"],"dcterms_temporal":null,"dcterms_rights_holder":null,"dcterms_bibliographic_citation":null,"dlg_local_right":null,"dcterms_medium":["state government records"],"dcterms_extent":null,"dlg_subject_personal":null,"iiif_manifest_url_ss":null,"dcterms_subject_fast":null,"fulltext":"THE DOC EAGLE \n\"Soaring to Greater Heights of Excellence\" \n \nVolume 3, Issue 1 Winter, 2004 \n \nMeet Our New Commissioner... \n \nJames E. Donald, our Commissioner, recently retired as Major General of the United States Army Forces Command after serving our nation for 33 years. As Deputy Chief of Staff he was responsible for the development, execution and supervision of programs, plans, and policies that ensured individual/unit readiness and \"well-being\" for more than 770,000 active and reserve soldiers and more than 26,000 civilians. Prior to that assignment, he served as Deputy Commanding General of United States Army Pacific, Assistant Division Commander to the 25th Infantry Division, \n \nJames E. Donald Commissioner \n \nand Director of Operations/J3, U.S. Pacific Command in Hawaii. Commissioner Donald is a native of Jackson, Mississippi and graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1970 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and History. He earned his Master's Degree in Public Administration from the University of Missouri in 1983. The Commissioner's family includes his wife, August, and two adult children, Jeffery and Cheryl, daughter-inlaw Keisha and grandson, Cameron. \n \nComments from Commissioner Donald: \"I am honored to serve along side of you as we continue \nto perform our mission of protecting the citizens of this state. After 33 years in the military service, I am at once humbled, and yet excited by the opportunity to serve with you, the men and women of this department who, in spite of having one of the State's toughest missions, serve daily in a quiet, civil, and professional manner. Similar to the military, you embody selfless service by placing the public's safety and welfare above your own. \n \nI believe my varied background in leadership positions in the military, and my experience and training in managing large organizations with critical missions have prepared me well for this new role. I know that we face many challenges both in the near-term and in the ensuing years. In the immediate future we face a growing inmate population at a time when budget constraints have limited our capacity to house them. We also face a growing probation population with resources stretched to the limits. Given the alignment of these challenges, change, and indeed, transformation is inevitable. \n \nI look forward to addressing these challenges through transformation. However the Department of Corrections cannot solve these challenges alone. We must embrace, invite and lead our local communities in solving these challenges. The offenders under our charge are either under probation supervision in these communities or will return to them after their release from prison. It will take all our collective efforts to overcome the challenges and I will be calling on many of you for your thoughts, suggestions and leadership as we develop our transformation campaign plan. (Cont. on Page 8) \n \nHighlights Inside this Issue: \n \nDOC Remembers Fallen Officer 2003 Governor's Awards Training Section Georgia Correctional Industries Retirements \n \nPage 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 \n \n DOC REMEMBERS FALLEN OFFICER \n \nCorrectional Officer Bobby Franklin of Colwell Probation Detention Center died on August 20, 2003 while deployed in Iraq. Bobby was a staff sergeant with the 210th National Guard Military Police Unit in Franklin, North Carolina and had voluntarily lengthened his tour of duty in Iraq so that he could remain with his troops. He was killed while filling in on patrol for another soldier. Sgt. Franklin was recently featured in People Magazine, along with other soldiers killed while on active duty in Iraq. \n \nBobby lived in Mineral Bluff, Georgia and had been employed by the department since December 1987. He had worked as a correctional officer at Al Burruss and Walker State Prison prior to transferring to the center. \nHe is survived by his wife Brenda and his two children, Jacob, age 15 and Holly, age 11. His colleagues at Colwell PDC held a memorial service for Bobby on October 21, at which time they planted a tree and placed a marker in his honor. Please remember to keep Bobby's family, friends and colleagues in your thoughts and prayers. \n \nBobby Franklin, Colwell PDC Killed in Iraq in the line of duty \n \nGratitude for Our Deployed Coworkers \nThe Department of Corrections currently has 200 employees serving our country through the military in locations around the world. This is a reduction from the 244 deployed when we published the summer newsletter and the 278 that was the maximum number deployed at one time. A hearty welcome back to those of you who have returned and we eagerly await the return of those who are still serving. \n \nPage 2 \n \nThe Georgia Department of Corrections is proud to honor the hundreds of employees who are members of the Guard or Reserve. These employees are valued members of our team and are indispensable in the protection of our country. We are proud to be displayed as a supporting employer on the web site of the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. Check us out at http://www.esgr.org/employers2/showAllSOS.asp. \nTHE DOC EAGLE \n \n 2003 Governor's Public Safety Awards \n \nEvery year since 1997, the Governor has given awards to the dedicated men and women of the public safety community in our state in recognition of their acts of heroism, outstanding deeds and exemplary performance. Governor Perdue presented his awards for this year at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center on October 22, 2003. \nFor the second year in a row, an employee of the Department of Corrections was one of the statewide winners in the Heroism category. This year it is Captain Stacey Stone, chief of security at Dooly State Prison. Captain Stone was returning home from work on August 20, 2002, when he came upon a wrecked SUV in a ditch. \n \nAfter several unsuccessful efforts, Stone and another person managed to right the SUV, cut the seatbelt, extricate the driver, and carry her to safety before the vehicle went up in flames. Although he says he only did what others would do, Captain Stone was recognized for his courage and presence of mind. \nA nominee from our department in the category of Acts of Heroism was Sergeant Tony Morris of Autry State Prison. He was called to a cell last spring where he found an inmate with a sheet tied around his neck attempting to hang himself. Sgt. Morris calmly took charge of the situation, working with his staff to cut the sheet from around the inmate's neck, and summoned medical help. The inmate was unconscious with no pulse or respiration, so Morris began rescue breathing until the emergency medical technicians arrived. Morris' actions demonstrated professionalism as well as compassion and respect for human life. \n \nRandy Yarber was nominated by our department in the category of Outstanding Contributions to the Profession. Mr. Yarber has served as fire chief at the Walker State Prison for the last ten years, leading one of the busiest and most highly respected departments of its kind in the state. During his tenure, Yarber acquired several old fire apparatus and restored them to working condition, saving the state thousands of dollars. In addition, the department and its inmate crew responded to nearly 400 calls last year under Yarber's leadership, ranging from structure fires to bomb threats. The department has received numerous awards and citations because of Chief Yarber's work, and is one of the few haz-mat certified departments in the state. \nChief Yarber's outstanding job performance has made the Walker State Prison Fire Department a viable and necessary part of the local community. \n \nCaptain Stacey Stone, Governor's Public Safety Awards Winner for Acts of Heroism \n \nThe driver was unconscious and the hysterical passenger was declaring that she wouldn't leave her mother. Stone removed the girl from the car and placed her in the care of another person who had stopped to assist, then focused his attention on rescuing the driver. \n \nAbove: Sgt. Tony Morris, (Center) Governor's Public Safety Awards Nominee for Acts of Heroism \nRight: Fire Chief Randy Yarber, Governor's Public Safety Awards Nominee for Outstanding Contribution to Profession \n \nLet's congratulate all three men for their outstanding service to our department and to the state of Georgia. We are proud to call them colleagues. \n \nVolume 2, Issue 2 \n \nPage 3 \n \n TRAINING SECTION HELPING EMPLOYEES TO PERFORM \nOur Training Section, a part of the Human Resources Division, is responsible for training all employees of the department as well as employees of other organizations who work within our facilities. From the beginning of employment, the Training staff insures that employees are provided the training necessary to competently perform their jobs. The Training Section has over 100 full time employees working all across the state to meet this mission but the work would not get done without the numerous adjunct instructors who take time out of their regular jobs to help train. \nThe Training Section at Work \n \nThere are five operational units that provide the training for the great diversity of jobs and functions within our department: \nGeorgia Corrections Academy: \nThe Georgia Corrections Academy at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth oversees all Basic Correctional Officer Training (BCOT), whether conducted at GPSTC or in one of our four regional academies. In 2003, we graduated 1684 officers. (Continued on Page 7) \n \nP R O M O T I O N S \n \nBrenda Kimbrell, Business Manger, Albany T.C. Mark D. Abusaft, Chief Counselor, Hays S.P. Jon M. Bolton, Chief Counselor, Autry S.P. James F. Hardie, Chief Counselor, Men's S.P. John Smith, Chief Counselor, Dooly S.P. Rayman E. Stanelle, Chief Counselor, Bostick S.P. Edmund J. Bazar, Jr., Director of Professional Standards Mark E. Guzzi, Assistant General Counsel Michael W. Nail, Director of Probation Division Clinton Perry, Jr., DW Security/C\u0026T, Macon S.P. Cheryl Ann Frazier, FROC, Southwest Regional Office Anthony L. Cantrell, POIII, Northeast Circuit Clarence Henry Carwise, POIII, Cobb Circuit \n \nWilliam Parker Elder, III, POIII, Griffin Circuit Stacy Irwin Westberry , POIII, Southern Circuit Margaret B. Carroll, Chief PO, South Georgia Circuit Melodie L. Wood, Chief PO, Enotah Circuit Karen Denetta Douglas, Security Chief, Calhoun S.P. William Donald Durham, Security Chief, Hays S.P. Lawanna Lafaye Grimes, Security Chief, Metro S.P. Kevin Lamar Kinnel, Security Chief, Valdosta S.P. Michael Jerome Kyles, Security Chief, Larmore P.D.C. Joni G. Music, Security Chief, Bacon D.C. Bruce Darrin Scott, Security Chief, G.D.\u0026 C.P. Nancy E. Dillard, DW Administration, Pulaski S.P. Brenda W. Garnto, DW Administration, Johnson S.P. Martin Pinsky, DW Administration, Phillips S.P. \n \nPage 4 \n \nTHE DOC EAGLE \n \n Georgia Correctional Industries \n \nGeorgia Correctional Industries (GCI) is an entirely self-supporting authority attached to the Georgia Department of Corrections. It manufactures a wide variety of products for sale to tax-supported entities. More importantly, it provides job training for approximately 1400 inmates in the state's prison system. The partnership with GDC allows GCI to offer the resulting products to government agencies at a very competitive price. GCI is completely self-sustaining through the sale of its products, and receives no appropriations from the state. \n \nGCI has many different kinds of operations. They include metal fabrication, optics, printing, license plates, footwear, screen printing, garment and chemical production. Of course, many employees know that much of the furniture used throughout the department is made by inmates working in conjunction with GCI. \n \nGCI is an important part of GDC's efforts to reduce offender recidivism. In- \n \nmates learn valuable skills for use upon release. Having a legitimate means for \n \nearning an income is one of the prime preventors of someone returning to \n \nprison. \n \nShown above is an inmate \n \nworking in the Optical Plant \n \nGCI and GDC work together for the greatest efficiency. One example is the cooperation in the production and shipping of inmate garments for Care and Custody, the warehousing and distribution arm of GDC. GCI and the Care and Custody warehouse are across the breezeway from each other at the Colony Farm \nComplex. In the spirit of cooperation, these two facilities were placed on the same property, offering the ultimate in speed and convenience of delivery. \n \nThe staff of GCI offers a big \"Thank You\" to the Department of Corrections and its staff members who help to develop the products they need, provide the inmates to manufacture those products, and then purchase and use the products in their facilities and offices. \n \nInmates hard at work in the Upholstery Division \nJoey and Traveler rest after receiving their diplomas! \n \nPUPPY GRADUATION \nJoey and Traveler (Left), exhausted from their strenuous training, are two of the dogs that graduated from guide dog training at Metro State Prison on August 26th. It was an exciting day as six dogs completed the first leg of their training toward the goal of being an invaluable assistant to a disabled person. Inmates assigned to the training program, as well as the dogs' weekend families, were responsible for socializing the dogs and teaching them basic commands. The dogs, provided by the non-profit organization Southeastern Guide Dog, Inc., not only helped inmates obtain valuable job skills but also provided a boost to employee morale. \nFive new puppies are now at Metro State Prison in the second guide dog class. The department is looking to expand the program in the next year to another prison. This is a winning program for everyone involved! \n \nVolume 2, Issue 2 \n \nPage 5 \n \n RECENT RETIREMENTS: Thanks for Your Years of Service! \n \nThe following list includes the employees who retired June, 2003 through September, 2003. We wish these employees the very best in their new endeavors. \n \nJames Edward Anderson, Georgia State Prison Dorothy Berry, Southeast Detention Center Patricia A. Berry, Arrendale State Prison Rex Allison Blevins, Lookout Mountain Circuit Larry J. Bowden, Ga. Diagnostic \u0026 Classification Prison Sandra Jean Brand, Georgia State Prison Jimmy L. Bray, Jr., Treutlen Detention Center Frank N. Brinson, Augusta State Medical Prison Jimmie Lee Brown, Savannah Men's Transitional Center Mary Catherine Carter, Alapaha Circuit Ralph E. Chaffin, Pulaski State Prison Faye D. Clark, Coastal State Prison Larry D. Clover, Central State Prison John Leroy Cockrell, Ware State Prison Earnest B. Cowart, Rogers State Prison Marga P. Cowart, Rogers State Prison Norris A. Cown, Jr., Alcovy Circuit Marcia L. Cunningham, Arrendale State Prison Traci Edenfield, Georgia State Prison Veronice Ford, Dougherty Circuit Stephen D. Gooch, Enotah Circuit Larry Dexter Green, Atlanta Transitional Center Johnnie Benjamin Gresham, Atlanta Transitional Center Bobbie Wayne Harcrow, Inmate Construction Services Gail C. Harris, Gwinnett Circuit Robert L. Harrison, South Georgia Circuit John William Johnson, Sr., Food Distribution Unit James E. Knowles, Baldwin State Prison Wayne Mathis, Central State Prison Floyd D. McCreary, Atlanta Transitional Center Bette B. McKemie, Albany Transitional Center James McKenzie, Jr., Autry State Prison \n \nTimothy Robert McLeod, Valdosta State Prison Shelva J. Meguiar, Georgia State Prison Edward M. Mierzejewski, Valdosta State Prison William Moore, Atlanta Transitional Center Charles Wesley Mullins, Georgia State Prison Jerry Donald Nichols, Ga. Diagnostic \u0026 Classification Prison Troy L. Pelt, Jr. Georgia Diagnostic \u0026 Classification Prison John O. Perkins, Rivers State Prison Larry Kenneth Reed, Piedmont Circuit Gerald Clinton Robinson, Paulding Circuit James E. Robinson, Rutledge State Prison Frances D. Rogers, Smith State Prison Sharon Elaine Rogers, Ga. Diagnostic \u0026 Classification Prison Thomas Charlton Rogers, Georgia State Prison Alvin E. Scott, Coastal State Prison Betty J. Scott, Wayne State Prison Dwayne M. Scott, Coastal State Prison Ralph Thomas Shaw, Putnam State Prison John Tom Sidwell, Rivers State Prison Paul Randall Skelton, Arrendale State Prison James Hugh Sloan, Alcovy Circuit James Spyies, Central State Prison William W. Underwood, Jr., Middle Circuit James G. Watson, Houston Circuit Harry Franklyn Watts, Ware State Prison Ann T. Welch, Washington State Prison Theawander Williams, Rogers State Prison Nancy C. Williamson, Wester Circuit Albert Williford, Ware State Prison Charles W. Willis, Metro State Prison Ova Belle Wray, West Georgia Boot Camp \n \nIris O'Berry, Central Region Clinical Coordinator, and her husband, a Lieutenant with the Bleckley County Sheriff's Office, became proud \"grandparents\" of a large litter of bloodhounds in July. They wanted to make sure each pup was placed in a good home where it would receive the attention and care that they could not give to ten puppies. Because of their professional involvement with law enforcement, they decided to donate the puppies to established K-9 units where they would get the best of care. \n \nK-9 Adoption \nBrian Morgan, canine handler at Scott SP, and Iris O'Berry, Central Region Clinical Coordinator, with Beauregard the bloodhound. \n \nPage 6 \n \nScott SP, Dodge SP, Central SP, Ware SP and Valdosta SP all received dogs from the O'Berrys. Other members of the litter found homes with the Madison County Sheriff's Office, Hawkinsville Police Department, Crisp County Sheriff's Office and the Alabama Department of Corrections. We salute the generous contribution to our department and to the citizens of Georgia who will benefit from the work of our K-9 units. \nTHE DOC EAGLE \n \n Training Section (Cont. from Page 4) \n \nThe Georgia Corrections Academy is also responsible for specialized functions such as Special Operations training and POST Certification processing of cadets. As the official POST academy for our department, it also serves as the umbrella for the four regional academies located at Alto, Milledgeville, Leesburg and Reidsville. \n \nIf you work anywhere within the department, chances are you have been served by this unit. \nInstructional Systems Unit: \nThis unit provides the training necessary for employees to effectively use computer technology on the job. The majority of their instruction is carried out in our five computer training labs located across the state (Gainesville, Atlanta, Leesburg, Reidsville, Milledgeville). Whether you wish to learn how to use Groupwise or Excel, a member of this staff will be your instructor. \n \nManagement Development Unit: \n \nAcademy Operations: \nThis unit provides legally mandated and specialized training to employees assigned to our facilities. The regional academies conduct off site BCOT's when the number of cadets exceed the space availability at Forsyth as well as provide orientation training, in-service and specialized training for facilities' employees in their region. These academies oversee the training conducted by resident trainers in our larger facilities. Last year our regional academies conducted over 2,500 classes to some 35,000 students. \nProbation Training Unit: \nThe members of the PTU unit are responsible for providing the legally required training for sworn staff of the Probation Division, as well as the orientation program for all division employees. One of the unit's biggest assignments is the delivery of Basic Probation Officer Training (BPOT). The unit coordinates the program and delivers it in a cooperative effort with adjunct instructors. In 2003 we graduated 75 officers from the program. In-service training and annual firearms re-certification is also a major responsibility of this staff. These trainers travel many miles every year to insure that all Diversion Center and Probation Office staff obtain their necessary training. \nEmployee Development Unit: \nEDU coordinates specialized training for field and central office staff that assists the department in meeting various legal and administrative requirements. The staff obtains training for employees in many functional areas such as Risk Reduction, Health Services, Food and Farm, and Fire Services. If you have ever attended a departmental conference, you have observed the facilitative handiwork of the EDU. \n \nOne of the greatest challenges of our department is preparing sufficient numbers of employees to step into management positions. The number of employees who supervise or manage continues to increase as the organization enlarges and a significant number of these positions are being vacated by retiring employees. This unit is charged with delivering and coordinating a variety of management training programs to challenges. The department has developed a continuum of management training from Basic Management Training to Corrections Leadership Institute. In coordination with Columbus State University, this unit provides several management programs, including the executive level Command College. \nSupport Operations: \nThe administrative staff of the Training Section who handle all the business functions cannot be forgotten. Were it not for their efforts, our training would never materialize. Any of you who have obtained a travel reimbursement through Training, know the value of the work of this unit. \nThe Training Section continues to do a remarkable job training thousands of employees every year in the routine development efforts of our organization. It cannot be overlooked that they rise to the occasion when monumental training initiatives are required. These include such efforts as the 1996 Olympic training, 2004 G8 Summit training and PeopleSoft implementation and upgrade training. \nThe Training Section never forgets that training within our department would not be so successful were it not for the support of all the supervisors and managers who insure their employees make it to training. Equally valuable is the commitment of the adjunct instructors both in the classroom and on the firing range. \n \nVolume 2, Issue 2 \n \nPage 7 \n \n WORK AWAY \nWork Away is a new initiative of Governor Sonny Perdue that will bring more ways of doing business with the goals of giving employees greater balance in their lives and reducing the commuting traffic on our highways. Work Away consists of two programs, telework and alternative work schedules. Telework is where employees work at a location other than their normal worksite, such as a home office or another facility or office closer to their home. Alternative work schedules let employees compress their work hours into smaller time frames, allowing for more days off. Governor Perdue's goal is to eventually have 25% of all state employees participating in Work Away. Sections of the department, including facilities and probation offices, are currently involved in a pilot study. When this study is complete in mid 2004, we expect to roll out Work Away across the department to those jobs and employees who are eligible. \n \nCommissioner Donald's Comments (Cont. from front page) \nFinally, the Department of Corrections is not bricks, mortar and razor wire or offices, body armor and weapons. The Department of Corrections is the 15,000 Georgians who perform our mission 24 hours a day, seven days a week in the corridors of Dooley State Prison or on the streets of Augusta. I pledge my support to you and your families as together we work to continue to set the standards of excellence in corrections. \nI want to also publicly thank Joe Ferrero for his leadership of the department in the interim as Acting Commissioner. He has done a superb job. I have asked him to stay on as the Assistant Commissioner.\" \n \nCLEAN AIR CAMPAIGN \nIn the Central Office, summer means \"smog season.\" As a part of the Clean Air Campaign, the Department of Corrections does its part to reduce harmful smog in metropolitan Atlanta. For its efforts to reduce smog, the department was again recognized as a Platinum Partner by the Clean Air Campaign. This is the highest recognition given by the Clean Air Campaign. The department participated in the Clean Air Challenge to encourage employees to switch to alternative transportation. This three-month program allowed the department to reduce commuter mileage by 14,465 miles, the equivalent of driving from Atlanta to Seattle six times. As an incentive, the Clean Air Campaign awarded a $25 gift card to one participant every month. The winners were: June: Andrea Spates (Probation), July: Jerry Buttelwerth (Health Services) and August: Tyneshia Farmer (Central Personnel). The department is recognized as a leader in smog reduction efforts in Atlanta and we appreciate all the efforts of Central Office employees. \n \nClean Air Challenge Winners: (l-r): Tyneshia Farmer, Central Personnel Administration, Jerry Buttelwerth, Health Services, and Andrea Spates, Probation Director's Office \n \nThose with stories of interest should contact: \nPhone: 404-656-4603 Fax: 404-463-3324 E-Mail: \nryanp00@dcor.state.ga.us \nPeggy Ryan, Director \nThis newsletter is available on the web at www.dcor.state.ga.us \n \n "},{"id":"dlg_ggpd_i-ga-br300-b-pp1-be15-b2-s1-belec-p-btext","title":"The DOC Eagle, Summer 2003","collection_id":"dlg_ggpd","collection_title":"Georgia Government Publications","dcterms_contributor":["Georgia. 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Map and Government Information Library"],"edm_is_shown_by":["https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-br300-b-pp1-be15-b2-s1-belec-p-btext"],"edm_is_shown_at":["https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-br300-b-pp1-be15-b2-s1-belec-p-btext"],"dcterms_temporal":null,"dcterms_rights_holder":null,"dcterms_bibliographic_citation":null,"dlg_local_right":null,"dcterms_medium":["state government records"],"dcterms_extent":null,"dlg_subject_personal":null,"iiif_manifest_url_ss":null,"dcterms_subject_fast":null,"fulltext":"THE DOC EAGLE \n\"Soaring to Greater Heights of Excellence\" \n \nVolume 2, Issue 1 Summer, 2003 \n \nMessage From the Acting Commissioner... \nGeorgia, its taxpayers, and its state agencies are facing a difficult time due to the economy. Our department, in particular, faces the challenges of providing public safety by ensuring that we do not let even one of the 47,000 prisoners in our custody escape and that we provide effective supervision to the 125,000 probationers on our caseloads. We are doing this in Fiscal Year 2004 with $41 million less than we had last year. We can only perform our important mission, even in the best of times, with good leadership. Leadership is even more important during difficult times. And the kind of leadership we need must exist all the way from the commissioner's office to the folks doing the front line work in our facilities and on the street. \n \nDuring my military duty in Washington, D.C., this summer, I have had the opportunity to visit some \n \nhistoric sites and many of the memorials in this city, from Mt. Vernon to the Lincoln Memorial. They \n \nJoe Ferrero \n \nhave all reminded me of the leadership that our Founders and those who followed brought to our \n \nActing Commissioner \n \ncountry during its difficult times. I have also had the opportunity to study while stationed here. Dur- \n \ning my studies, I came across a quote from Colonel John Boyd, USAF (retired), who said that leader- \n \nship is \"the art of inspiring people to cooperate and enthusiastically take action toward the achieve- \n \nment of uncommon goals.\" (Cont. on Page 8) \n \nDOC FIRE SERVICES IS `SMOKIN' \n \nThe Fire Services office is charged with assisting all GDC facilities with compliance with the state minimum fire code requirements. They are an extension of the State Fire Marshal's office and are responsible for the fire safety and prevention in all GDC facilities. The field staff is composed of Rick Huggins, Alfonso Stephens, Larry Brown, Tommy Ingram and Don Shugart who are all deputized by State Fire Commissioner John Oxendine as state inspectors. Their scope of responsibility covers construction inspections for the issuance of certificates of occupancy as well as semi-annual inspections of all GDC and private facilities that house inmates. Fire Services staff are also deputized to review construction drawings and issue construction permits and certificates of occupancy as well as conducting fire investigations. The five inspectors have a combined total of 125 years in the fire service field. Fire Services also direct the operation of 18 state fire stations and three county fire stations all manned by trained inmate firefighters. \n \nThe inspectors assigned to Fire Services are very active in their local communities. Alfonso Stephens has been Dodge County's coroner for the past 30 years and serviced the City of Eastman as fire chief for 19 years. (Cont. on page 4) \n \nLeading an inmate fire crew from Arrendale State Prison is Fire Chief David Emery \n \nHighlights Inside this Issue: \n \nHeroism Award Winners \n \n2 \n \nGDC Budget Update \n \n3 \n \nFire Services \u0026 Promotions \n \n4 \n \nCommunication's Center \n \n5 \n \nDeployed Employees \n \n5 \n \nRetirements \n \n6, 7 \n \n Probation Officers Honored by Governor For Heroism \nTwo Corrections employees were presented the award for heroism by Governor Sonny Perdue at a ceremony honoring state employees who had made outstanding contributions the previous year. Our two heroes were Probation Officers Lori Clayton and Bill Hellerstedt of the Appalachian Judicial Circuit. They were recognized for their quick and effective actions in administering CPR to Gilmer County District Attorney, Roger Queen, who fell down a courthouse stairway on March 18, 2002. Our officers heard the fall and immediately left the courtroom where they discovered Mr. Queen at the bottom of the stairs, face down. He had already turned blue and a decision was made to turn him over and administer CPR. Assisted by others at the \ncourthouse, they administered CPR until the ambulance arrived. Mr. Queen was taken to the trauma center at Erlanger Hospital where the doctors attributed the quick actions to saving his life. His injuries were severe but he is alive today because of our officers' quick response. \nL to R: Michael Nail, Acting Director of Probation Division; Marjorie Young, Commissioner, Georgia Merit System; Bill Hellerstedt, Probation Officer II/Appalacian Judicial Circuit; Sonny Perdue, Governor; Lori Clayton, Probation Officer II/ Appalacian Judicial Circuit; Mrs. Sonny Perdue; Linda Chapman, Chief Probation Officer/Appalacian Judicial Circuit; and Bobby Greer, North Regional Director, Probation Division \nIn addition to our heroism award winners, the department submitted the following nominations for statewide consideration. \nCommunity Service  Stan Ayer, Counselor, West Central PDC, for his work in the establishment of a soup kitchen for the homeless in Spalding County. \nLeadership  Derrick Schofield, Warden, ASMP, for his efforts in the establishment of the Medical College of Georgia medical unit for Corrections in addition to other accomplishments for the facility. \nTeam Work  Probation Training Unit (Marcia Chapman, Angelyn Smith, Rick Forbes, Jerry Canter, Kevin Parker, Bill Blackburn, Adam Baswell), Training Section, for the expansion of firearms and officer safety training at the request of our Probation Division. \nCustomer Service  Kimberly Jones, Probation Officer, Marietta Probation Office, for her exceptional efforts in assisting all staff. \nOther departmental nominees include: \nHeroism  David Couey, Public Safety Training Officer, Dodge SP. \nCommunity Service  Don Adams, CO, Wayne State Prison; George Swain, CO, Wayne State Prison. \nLeadership  Karen Jett, Employee Development Unit, Training Section; Jamie Tanner, CO, Wayne State Prison; Richard \nJames, Manager, Southwest Georgia Regional Corrections Academy, Training Section; Yewanda Kendricks, Senior \nCommunications Officer, Communications Center. \nTeam Work - Instructional Systems Unit (computer training), (Pat Forbes, Diane Ivester, Roger Vining, Denise Gunnels, Lorra Olsen, Grace Shadix), Training Section; Vickie Lee, Probation Officer, Macon Probation Office; Charles Sikes, CO, Wayne State Prison. \nCustomer Service  Angelyn Smith, Administrative Assistant, Training Section; Susan Parham, Accounting Parapro, Hartwell Probation Office; Roger Vinings, Instructional Systems Trainer, Training Section. \n \nPage 2 \n \nTHE DOC EAGLE \n \n GDC BUDGET UPDATE FY2004 \nThe state of the economy has affected all state agencies and the Georgia Department of Corrections is no exception. Throughout both 2002 and 2003, the State experienced a significant decline in revenues, and overall faced a $600 million deficit. The General Assembly was faced with very difficult decisions balancing needs and priorities with shrinking resources, and experienced a much longer legislative session than normal. \nThe Department of Corrections was appropriated just over $916 million in state funds for Fiscal Year 2004. This is a $41 million net decrease over the Fiscal Year 2003 funding level, or a 4% decrease in state fund appropriations. Essentially, the Department will be operating at the same level of funding as in Fiscal Year 2000. \nHow will these reductions affect us? The Department was able to meet budget reductions initially through such actions as a hiring freeze and travel restrictions. In determining additional cost savings measures that were necessary to meet the increased level of reductions, we looked at ways to save state dollars without jeopardizing our operations or public safety mission. The most suitable options included delaying the opening of several new facilities, closing two high-cost, low- capacity facilities, and utilizing revenue sources where feasible, thus allowing us to give up state funds. It was also necessary for us to reduce operating funds at all locations. \nWith 60% of the Department's overall budget funding personal services costs, we had to look at this funding category to generate additional savings. Without question it is difficult to balance the staffing and vacancy levels with the needs and safety concerns of operations. As you know we implemented a hiring freeze from November 2002 until April 2003. This action was taken in order to reach the required number of vacancies to be held in FY2004, and to achieve some of the savings required by the mandated reductions. \nThe last step was to review all programs/functions within our Agency and prioritize them based on the importance each played in achieving our fundamental mission. The result was elimination of a few programs and the loss of some positions. \nWe must continue to perform our functions, support the mission of the Department of Corrections, and do so by using our resources wisely. We have faced resource reductions before and met the challenges. We will continue to do so. \nAROUND THE STATE \nDenny McFarland, Northern Region Assistant Director, is shown here with his wife, Linda Layton, at the 2002 Avon Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk. Linda, a former Corrections employee, has passed her one year breast cancer survivor milestone. Denny and Linda completed the 60 mile walk together along with 2,450 other walkers. Their combined efforts raised over 2 million dollars. To quote Denny: \"As an employee of the Department of Corrections that supports community involvement, I challenge all employees to find and support a cause that positively enhances the lives of others.\" \n \nThe Savannah Probation Office sponsored a team in this year's American Cancer Society \"Relay for Life\". Over the past two years, three employees in their office battled cancer  and won, so this fight has become very personal for them. Chief PO, Joe Cafiero, promised to shave his head if they collected $4,000. Joe was sweating it as they came mighty close with a collection of \n$3,629.36. The top money collectors won many valuable prizes. For their exceptional efforts, Wanda Hines received a home cooked breakfast of bacon and eggs with Belgian waffles; Stephanie Ritzert will get her car detailed; and Lorraine Walker will have Chief Cafiero as her personal assistant for a day. It is commendable that they could combine the support of a worthwhile cause with morale building fun. \n \nBack Row: Dexter Williams, Patrick Cole, Tarry Kirkland, Joe Cafiero Middle Row: Elaine Philson, Pam Donneley (Intern), Beverly Martin, Chad Thaxton (Intern), \nKimberly Boucher, Diane Robinson, Rebecca Hunter Front Row: Wanda Hines, Tanisha Mallory, Jacci Alexander, Stephanie Ritzert, Stephanie \nNorris, Sheri Newton \n \nVolume 2, Issue 1 \n \nPage 3 \n \n GDC Fire Services (Cont. from Front Page) \nTommy Ingram is the Deputy Coroner of Butts County and is a certified paramedic and a volunteer member of the Butts County Fire Department. Larry Brown is Fire Chief for the City of Abbeville and also serves as the Director of Emergency Management for Wilcox County. Don Shugart is the former Fire Chief for the City of Unadilla and serves on his local school board and the Dooly County Hospital Board. Rick Huggins is the former Fire Marshal and Assistant Fire Chief for the City of Fort Oglethorpe. Mr. Huggins currently represents Catoosa County on the Region 1 Emergency Medical Council. The Fire Services Division support staff include Caroline Dalton, Administrative Services Coordinator, and Ester Sund, Secretary I. After working at Phillips State Prison, Mrs. Sund returned to Fire Services at the very young age of 82 . Mrs. Sund is both an asset and inspiration to the Fire Services staff. Mrs. Dalton takes care of the Fire Services budget and purchasing documentation for the 18 fire stations, and personnel and property inventory are a small portion of her duties. Mrs. Sund manages the firefighter training files and fire inspection files. \nRick Huggins, the GDC Fire Marshal and Fire Services manager, has been employed with the GDC for seventeen years beginning his career as a correctional officer at Walker State Prison. He is an alumnus of the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland and holds several state and national certifications in the area of fire safety. \nFire Services field staff are on call to respond to emergencies statewide to assist the Georgia Emergency Management Agency and other agencies both state and local, during emergencies as well as emergencies at DOC facilities. The Fire Services office also assists DOC fire stations and the local communities with Insurance Services audits and mutual and automatic aid agreements. All fire stations are linked to the Fire Services office by the FireHouse Software Program which tracks all emergency responses, inspections, fire equipment inventory, fire hydrant tests, apparatus maintenance, training and fire reports for fires that occur on state property. The Fire Services Division responded to 3,440 calls in 2002 and have responded to some 3,178 calls thus far this year. Over the past eight years calls for assistance by communities across the state have increased the DOC fire and emergency responses over 600%. \n \nP R O M O T I O N S \n \nThomas A. Ammons, Jr., Warden, Wayne SP Frank O. Teasley, Warden, Whitworth PC Gerald V. Koon, Superintendent, LaGrange TC Donna P. Pitman, Superintendent, Rome Diversion Center Samuel Arnold, Asst. Supt., Northwest Detention Center Tony Henderson, Deputy Warden/C\u0026T, GD\u0026CP John L. Huggins, Deputy Warden/C\u0026T, Arrendale SP Timothy B. Jones, Deputy Warden/C\u0026T, Men's SP Samuel L. Lacy, Sr., Deputy Warden/C\u0026T, Macon SP Mark L. Martin, Deputy Warden/C\u0026T, Whitworth PC Michael A. Nervo, Deputy Warden/C\u0026T, Valdosta SP Timothy M. Spires, Deputy Warden/C\u0026T, Milan SP William D. Durham, Chief of Security, Hays SP Charles M. Fleming, Chief of Security, LaGrange TC \n \nDerrick D. Hall, Sr., Chief of Security, Rutledge SP Ricky L. Perry, Chief of Security, Phillips SP Bruce D. Scott, Chief of Security, GD\u0026CP Johnny L. Smith, Chief of Security, Georgia SP Larry Tankersly, Jr., Chief of Security, Colwell PDC Kenneth W. Kemp, PO 3, Gwinnett Judicial Circuit Revonn Miller, PO 3, South Georgia Judicial Circuit Ronnie Thompson, PO 3, Atlanta Judicial Circuit Stacy I. Westberry, PO 3, Southern Judicial Circuit Pamela Rittweger, Chief Probation Officer, Cobb Judicial Circuit Nancy T. Carlton, Deputy Warden /Administration, Whitworth PC Katrina Hagan, Deputy Warden/Administration, Coastal SP James Sanders, Deputy Warden /Administration, Lee SP \n \nPage 4 \n \nTHE DOC EAGLE \n \n Communications Center \n \nThe Communications Center was opened in 1991 in order to serve as a centralized location for all of GDC's contacts, GCIC inquiries, warrant entries, incident report taking, inmate transfer movements, and countless other communications related functions. \n \nhelped coordinate efforts to protect the crime scene and secure the surrounding areas. The center also supports GEMA by sending employees to disaster areas when called upon and by helping coordinate the use of inmates to aid in disaster relief. \n \nThe communications center tirelessly serves the Depart- \n \nRegularly, the Communications Center deals with \n \nment of Corrections as a liaison between the field and the ex- \n \nincidents that range from inmate fights to medical emer- \n \necutive staff, as well as between the Department of Correc- \n \ngencies. Regardless of the severity or volume of the calls \n \ntions and other State agencies. Anytime \n \nthat are received nothing prevents the \n \nthat there is an emergency of any kind the \n \ncommunications center from seamlessly \n \ncommunications center is responsible for \n \nperforming its functions day in and day \n \nconnecting the involved parties with one \n \nout. \n \nanother and keeping record of all the \n \nphone and radio traffic. This important \n \nFortunately, everyone in the Depart- \n \nfunction is carried out 24 hours a day, 7 \n \nment of Corrections can depend on the \n \ndays a week, 365 days a year. Consider \n \ncommunications center to be available \n \nfor a moment that each time an incident \n \nand willing to assist. Regardless of \n \noccurs at any of the facilities across the \n \nwhether it is 4:00 p.m. or 4:00 a.m., we \n \nstate it must be reported to the communi- \n \ncan all rest assured that there will al- \n \ncations center immediately after the inci- \n \nways be someone in the communica- \n \ndent occurs. With over 100 facilities, it is \n \ntions center in our time of need. \n \neasy to see how the Communications \n \nPictured above are several of the Commu- Whether you have an urgent incident to \n \nCenter stays busy every hour of the day. nications Center Staff (L to R): Christo- report, or you simply need a telephone \n \npher Reynolds, Yewanda Kendricks, number, the communications center is \n \nSince its inception the Communica- Tracy Wesley and Brian Allen \n \nthere to help, 24 hours a day, 7 days a \n \ntions Center has been called upon to serve \n \nweek, 365 days a year. \n \nin a variety of functions. During the 1996 \n \nOlympic games the Communications Center served as the \n \ncenter for tactical operations. During the now infamous \n \nOlympic Park bombing, the Communications Center \n \nGRATITUDE FOR OUR DEPLOYED COWORKERS \n \nCurrently, the Department of Corrections has 244 employees deployed in Iraq and other areas throughout the world. At one point the department had as many as 278 deployed. The Department of Corrections would like to take this opportunity to thank all of these brave men and women who have volunteered to serve our country during this time of need. Without the service of these citizen soldiers the mission of the United States military could not be fulfilled. \nWith six Lee State Prison employees deployed as a result of the war with Iraq, the staff decided to make support for our troops visible by flying the star flag (pictured above) . This flag was popular during WWI and WWII with families who had loved ones in those conflicts. That tradition is being continued at Lee State Prison for members of their GDC family who are serving their country. \n \nIn recognition of our National Guard and Military Reservists for their dedication to the nation, Washington State Prison employees planned and conducted a program to honor them. A moving prayer and salutes were given and the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag was recited by all in attendance. Each honoree received a framed Certificate of Appreciation. \nOfficers at Washington State Prison show their support. Pictured on the Back Row (L to R): Officer Bernestine Knight, Officer Leon Wilcher, Officer Masha White, Officer Steffani Daniels, Officer Ronny Harris, Sergeant Calvin Fortune. Front Row (L to R): Lieutenant Sandra Abrams and Officer Kizzy Oliver \n \nVolume 2, Issue 1 \n \nPage 5 \n \n RECENT RETIREMENTS: Thanks for Your Years of Service! \n \nThe following list includes the employees who retired in July, 2002 through May, 2003. We wish these employees the very best in their new endeavors. \n \nEffective July, 2002: Gwendolyn D. Allen, Cobb Probation Office Anne Crosby Bennett, Ware State Prison Michael Lee Bowman, Walker State Prison William Quincy Boyce, West Ga. PBC Eugene Brooks, Augusta State Medical Prison Quinton Colwell, Rogers State Prison Myron E. Crooms, Mens State Prison Frances H. Cross, Autry State Prison Donna Derolf, Opgeechee Probation Office Nan D. Duffey, Houston Probation Office Ellis Andrew Fort, Scott State Prison Eugene Coe Foster, Atlanta Probation Office Margaret A. Hall, Northern Probation Office Salliann P. Hughes, Atlanta Probation Office Charles E. Kennedy, Rogers State Prison Harold D. Lavette, Cobb Probation Office Richard Mack, Western Probation Det. Ctr. Sally R. Martin, Johnson State Prison Alan L. McCrary, Inmate Construction Ansley I. Melvin, Wilcox State Prison Lavonne Moody, Southeast PDC Albert W. Mullis, Baldwin State Prison Artis B. Owenby, Arrendale State Prison Gilbert W. Rogers, Walker State Prison Edward J. Rowell, Ware State Prison James E. Sellars, Souther Probation Office Linda Silva, Probation Div. NW Reg. Office Linda Springer, FD Central Regional Office Frederick P. Turner, Arrendale State Prison Barbara A. Williams, Autry State Prison Thomas Williams, Augusta State Medical Prison Phyllis J. Wolfe, Atlanta Probation Office \nEffective August, 2002: Ernest Banks, Rivers State Prison Bennie C. Barron, Georgia State Prison Kay A. Brown, Georgia State Prison Kenneth Claxton, Rogers State Prison Daniel B. Grimes, Central Ga. Corrections Acad. William R. Gunn, Food Distribution Unit Ira W. Hart, Jr., Coweta Probation Office Annette L. Hendrix, Coastal State Prison Phyllis Humphrey, Scott State Prison Jimmie R. James, Valdosta State Prison Kristen V. Johnson, Baldwin State Prison James D. Jones, Lee State Prison M. Lois Knight, Georgia State Prison Cynthia L. Marroquin, Rutledge State Prison Davis Masdon, Georgia Diag. \u0026 Class. Prison Robert L. McCauley, Western Probation Office Ricky A. Mincey, Georgia State Prison Gordon S. Raulerson, Ware State Prison Joyce L. Ray, Rogers State Prison Suzanne W. Reeves, Care \u0026 Custody Rosalind D. Roy, Atlanta Transitional Center Wilbur G. Tripp, Albany Transitional Center \n \nEffective September, 2002: Melvin E. Abbott, III, Coastal State Prison Barbara A. Beecher, Georgia State Prison Lewis Balnkenship, Ogeechee Probation Office Warren R. Bryant, Dodge State Prison Richard W. Burns, West Central PDC John David Cofield, Burruss CTC Albert Crumbley, Lee State Prison William H. Curry, Rogers State Prison Kenneth K. Dunn, Bostick State Prison Durward Fowler, Georgia State Prison Robert Gandy, Chattahoochee Probation Office Ray Haney, W. Georgia Probation Boot Camp Russell Johnson, Georgia State Prison James Kirkland, Sr., Rogers State Prison William C. Lewis, Phillips State Prison Vendya L. Little, Bostick State Prison Wanda D. McKnight, Rivers State Prison Ross E. Nesmith, Autry State Prison Vera N. Osborne, Hancock State Prison James R. Puckett, Milan State Prison \nEffective October, 2002: Kathleen T. Berryhill, Dodge State Prison Charles E. Bolen, Macon State Prison Bobby R. Cole, Valdosta State Prison Maurine L. Fincher, Calhoun State Prison Walter H. Fountain, Jr., Rivers State Prison Wirt Garmany, Lookout Mtn. Probation Offfice Brenda Gay-Fennell, Middle Probation Office Richard J. Gleckler, Georgia State Prison Charles E. Hadwin, Coastal State Prison John J. Harrison, Arrendale State Prison Evelyn P. Jeanes, Baldwin State Prison Mary Jane Madden, Hays State Prison William John McGowan, Georgia State Prison Gene A. Scroggy, Scott State Prison Johnny E. Sellers, Central Probation Det. Ctr. Roy E. Sikes, Georgia State Prison Jimmie E. Stephens, West Central PDC Ann M. Taylor, Alcovy Probation Office Barbara D. Tucker, Joe Kennedy Farms James W. White, Atlanta Probation Office David E. Young, Southeast Probation Det. Ctr. \nEffective November, 2002: Virgie B. Barber, Bainbridge PSATC Barbara M. Blackmon, Hays State Prison Fleming D. Carr, Bostick State Prison Charles Coker, Gwinnett Probation Office Edna S. Dixon, Emanuel PDC James Fitzgerald, Ga. Diag. \u0026 Class. Prison Phyllis M. Ford, Rockdale/Dekalb PDC Delores Hankerson, Augusta State Med. Prison Kenneth J. Harvey, Southeast PDC Linda D. Hightower, Scott State Prison Leamon D. Jackson, Valdosta State Prison \n \nHattie Jones, Chatahoochee Probation Office Eva M. Moore, Rogers State Prison Pearlstine Roberts, Coastal State Prison Willard Sikes, Rogers State Prison Gene Thomas, Augusta State Med. Prison Wiley F. Thompson, Mens State Prison Albert Van Oostrom, Savannah TC Jacquelyn W. Vinson, Coastal State Prison Charles Waddell, Rockdale Probation Office Larry M. Wright, Autry State Prison \nEffective December, 2002: Robert H. Brooks, Putnam State Prison Tommy H. Dubberly, Rogers State Prison Barbara A. Glover, Hancock State Prison Ernest Lee Hartley, Rivers State Prison Ann S. Heard, Augusta State Medical Prison Jeffrey A. Holland, Georgia State Prison James Joiner, Southwest Probation Det. Ctr. William D. Lowes, Walker State Prison Sarita Manuel, Georgia State Prison Betty G. Martin, Georgia State Prison Rodger W. Milling, Sr., Rutledge State Prison Frank Ortiz, Rutledge State Prison Preston Osborne, Treutlen Probation Det. Ctr. Jeffery Parrish, Coastal State Prison Tom W. Poole, Jr., Arrendale State Prison Gerald Prewett, Engineering Division Johnny A. Valentine, Rutledge State Prison Mary Lou Verdree, Savannah Div. Center Marinda Wiley, Hancock State Prison \nEffective January, 2003: Janet C. Adams, Flint Probation Office George Barlow, Inmate Affairs \u0026 Appeals Bessie Mae Browning, Dodge State Prison Mark Crews, Macon Transitional Center Eve B. Freeman, Macon Transitional Center Mary S. Hart, Georgia State Prison Romey Hitson, Burruss Corr. Training Center James Holloway, G.D.\u0026C.P. Linda J. Jones, Phillips State Prison Thomas R. Lindsey, Dodge State Prison Jerry F. Nicholson, Western Probation Office Diane E. Prestage, Georgia State Prison Gloria D. Pruitt, Metro State Prison Martha Pulliam, G.D.\u0026C.P. Vernon Royal, Georgia State Prison Harry Scott, Georgia State Prison Luther Van Smith, Wayne State Prison Joeann Farrar Towns, Central State Prison Terrell Wendell Tuten, Ware State Prison David Washington, Burruss Corr. Training Ctr. \n \nPage 6 \n \nTHE DOC EAGLE \n \n RETIREMENTS (cont.) \n \nEffective February, 2003: Bobby Ray Baker, Rome Probation Office Leroy Butts, Hancock State Prison Tommy L. Coleman, Smith State Prison Debra L. Collins, Southeast Probation Detention Center Marjorie Cox, Southeast Probation Detention Center Richard A. Cox, Ware State Prison Rabun Louis Eason, Georgia State Prison Daniel A. Farnsworth, Wilcox State Prison Mary Sue Goff, Georgia Diagnostic \u0026 Classification Prison John Matthew Griner, Valdosta State Prison Margaret Ann Hasty, Ga. Diagnostic \u0026 Classification Prison Roy William Johnson, Georgia State Prison Glenda S. Lawrence, Arrendale State Prison Helen L. Lightle, Savannah Women's Transitional Center Betty G. McCord, Cobb Diversion Center Frances J. Meeks, Scott State Prison Larry G. Milner, Scott State Prison Mary S. Riffle, Georgia State Prison Gail F. Robinson, Metro Transitional Center John L. Smith, Dodge State Prison James E. Spikes, Georgia State Prison Thomas Dexter Summers, Wayne State Prison Thomas W. Thompson, Washington State Prison William B. Wood, Inmate Construction \nEffective March, 2003: Johnny H. Callaway, Southeast Probation Detention Center Gary Mural Coleman, Montgomery State Prison Nora Marie Danforth, Milan Stat e Prison Bryant P. Devereaux, Ga. Diagnostic \u0026 Classification Prison Marcelle Doyle, Larmore Probation Detention Center Victoria F. Evans, Mental Health Services/Central Office Gary Lee Fortune, Walker State Prison Clarence D. Freeney, Macon Probation Office Charles Jarriel, Inmate Construction Lester Lindsey, Jr., Valdosta State Prison William H. Long, Jr., Burruss Correctional Training Center Roger Franklin Martin, Jr., Washington State Prison Joseph F. Meeks, Phillips State Prison Andrew Lane Miles, Jr., Atlantic Probation Office Johnie Mincey, Georgia State Prison Donnie R. Moore, Ga. Diagnostic \u0026 Classification Prison Patricia W. Morris, Douglas Probation Office Jimmy Ray Mosley, Georgia State Prison Wesley Dean Pearson, Georgia State Prison Janice N. Pope, Putnam State Prison Teddy L. Rewis, Burruss Corr. Training Center David L. Saylors, Walker State Prison Charles W. Stringfellow, Western Probation Detention Center William L. Stroud, Savannah Women's Transitional Center Martha P. Thomas, Men's State Prison Raphael Turner, Hancock State Prison \n \nEffective April, 2003: Jose Asdrubal Anaya, Coastal State Prison Robert L. Bennett, Engineering Division Timothy G. Binns, Chattahoochee Probation Office Wallace L. Butler, Jr. Eastern Probation Office Wade Thomas Collins, Georgia State Prison Willie Aubryn Crawford, Valdosta State Prison Gary Curl, Georgia State Prison Donald Ray Dingler, Georgia Diagnostic \u0026 Classification Prison Manuel Gaitan, Atlanta Probation Office Charles M. Jones, Putnam State Prison Thomas Joel Neumans, Central State Prison Karl John Nickelsen, Georgia State Prison James Hayward Orr, Johnson State Prison Hugh Powell, Rogers State Prison Anthony C. Rouse, Baldwin State Prison Ricky H. Sammons, Engineering Division Robert B. Spires, Telfair State Prison Alton Helton Swint, Johnson State Prison Robert L. Thomas, Emanuel Probation Detention Center Roy D. Wareham, Savannah Impact Center Sheila C. Ruff, Macon State Prison \nEffective May, 2003: George Bowen, Jr., Metro State Prison Charles E. Brooks, Sr., Ware State Prison Donald H. Cape, Men's State Prison Lindsay D. Griffin, Georgia State Prison Vonnie Harris, Jr. Georgia State Prison Albert C. Harris, Coastal State Prison Billy Harris, Georgia State Prison Randy E. Higginbotham, Emanuel Probation Detention Center Marvis Walter Johnson, Montgomery State Prison John A. McDaniel, Wayne State Prison Joseph E. McDaniel, Jr., Georgia State Prison Buddy Ray Millsaps, Valdosta State Prison Arnie Oliver, Jr., Georgia State Prison Carolyn K. Peloquin, Coastal State Prison Carroll L. Rector, Central State Prison Arnold Dean Rich, Albany Transitional Center Edwin A. Smith, Office of Information \u0026 Technology Earl Keith, Vasser, Baldwin State Prison Stanley G. Vick, Coastal State Prison Robert Kenneth Ware, Burruss Correctional Training Center Kerry Michael West, Privatization \u0026 Business Enhancement \n \nVolume 2, Issue 1 \n \nPage 7 \n \n LOOKING FOR A SAFE INVESTMENT??? \nLooking for an investment so safe that not even inflation can touch it, one that guarantees you returns over and above the rate of inflation for up to 30 years, and is tax advantaged? If so, you need to invest in the new I Bond from the U.S. Treasury. It is an ideal way to build up savings you simply don't want to risk. \nI Bonds are:  Sold at face value and grow with inflation-protected earnings for up to 30 years.  Affordable. You can invest as little as $50.00 or as much as $30,000 per year.  Tax advantaged. You can defer Federal taxes on earnings for up to 30 years and they are exempt from state and local income taxes.  Usually increase in value every month and interest is compounded semiannually.  Liquid. They can be turned into cash anytime after six months.  Payroll deductible.  If you qualify, you can exclude all or part of the interest from income as long as the proceeds are used to pay for tuition and fees at eligible, post-secondary educational institutions. \nPrepare for the future. Visit your personnel office and invest in Savings Bonds today!!! \n \nMessage From the Acting Commissioner... \n(Cont. from front page) Think for a minute about \nthe uncommon goal that our Founders had--to establish a new republic that allowed its citizens to work out answers to our problems rather than having those answers dictated to us by a king. It took other leaders, who came along later, to work out the great unresolved issues. The Lincoln Memorial not only has the words of Lincoln engraved on its walls; as of this week, it also has Martin Luther King's name engraved on its steps--in the exact spot he gave his great \"I Have a Dream\" speech. Did Lincoln and King also have uncommon goals? Thankfully, they did. And they, as well as our Founders, certainly inspired \"people to cooperate and enthusiastically take action toward the achievement of [those] uncommon goals.\" Without their inspiration and their focus on uncommon goals, our country would not have been founded, sustained, or made fair. \nOur uncommon goals may not be quite as lofty as some of the ones that I have had the opportunity to be reminded of during my duty in Washington, but they are important to the safety and welfare of our state and its citizens. You provide the leadership that we need to meet our goals when you take care of your people and your colleagues. You provide that leadership when you stay focused on our goals. You provide that leadership when 250 of your colleagues are activated for military duty and called away, but you stand fast, take up the slack, and ensure that our goals are achieved. I can certainly tell you that serving with you inspires me to work enthusiastically to achieve our uncommon goals. Thank you for providing that inspiration. \n \n6th Annual Governor's Public Safety Awards All Nominations Must be Submitted by August 11th \n \nThis time of year signals an opportunity to consider which of your co-workers should be nominated for the Governor's Public Safety Awards. The 6th Annual Governor's Public Safety Awards offers an excellent opportunity to honor those POST certified employees who have contributed to their profession, and their community, through heroism, outstanding job performance, or exceptional deeds. In order to qualify for nomination the deed or performance must have occurred between July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003. \nNominations on appropriate form and with required photo must be approved through your chain of command, including the division office, and must reach BJ Blair in the Commissioner's Office by the end of the business day on Monday, August 11th. \n \nThis newsletter is available on the web at www.dcor.state.ga.us \n \nThose with stories of interest should contact: \nPeggy Ryan, Director Human Resources Division \nPhone: 404-656-4603 Fax: 404-463-3324 E-Mail: \nryanp00@dcor.state.ga.us \n \n "},{"id":"dlg_ggpd_i-ga-br300-b-pp1-be15-b1-s3-belec-p-btext","title":"The DOC Eagle, Sept. 2002","collection_id":"dlg_ggpd","collection_title":"Georgia Government Publications","dcterms_contributor":["Georgia. Department of Corrections."],"dcterms_spatial":["United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018"],"dcterms_creator":["Georgia. 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Map and Government Information Library"],"edm_is_shown_by":["https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-br300-b-pp1-be15-b1-s3-belec-p-btext"],"edm_is_shown_at":["https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-br300-b-pp1-be15-b1-s3-belec-p-btext"],"dcterms_temporal":null,"dcterms_rights_holder":null,"dcterms_bibliographic_citation":null,"dlg_local_right":null,"dcterms_medium":["state government records"],"dcterms_extent":null,"dlg_subject_personal":null,"iiif_manifest_url_ss":null,"dcterms_subject_fast":null,"fulltext":"THE DOC EAGLE \"Soaring to Greater Heights of Excellence\" \n \nVolume 1, Issue 3 September, 2002 \n \nPUPPIES TO PRISON \nSix adorable Labrador Retriever puppies arrived at Metro State Prison in Atlanta on Tuesday, August 20th to begin their transition from nine week old puppies to guide dogs for the visually impaired. These carefully selected puppies will wear a jacket or scarf to identify the very special role in life for which they are training. The puppies will be paired with a specially trained, volunteer inmate to begin the 16-month program. Under the direction of an obedience instructor, the inmates will teach the dogs manners and basic obedience and will provide the daily care and love they need for healthy development. Upon completion of the program, the inmate trainers will receive certificates from the Middle Georgia Technical College and assistance upon release in finding employment in the field. \n \nJim Wetherington Commissioner \n \nCommissioner Wetherington presents several \"Puppy Trainers\" with their dogs during recent Guide Dog Arrival Ceremony at Metro State Prison \n \nHighlights Inside this Issue: \n \nThe I.M.P.A.C.T. (Inmates Providing Animal Care and Training) program is an alliance between the Georgia Department of Corrections and the non-profit Southeastern Guide Dog Inc., of Palmetto, Florida. In addition to donating the puppies, SEGDI will provide an obedience instructor, food supplies, veterinary services and the vocational program for volunteer inmates. In return, the Department of Corrections will provide SEDGI well-trained guide dogs ready for advanced training, and ultimately, guide dogs for individuals who are visually impaired. (Continued on Page 3) \n \nIn Memory of 2 Officer James \nHenderson \n \nA Time to Sa- 3 lute Corrections Employees \n \nGeorgia: Now 4 6th Largest Prison System \n \nProbation's New 5 Electronic Connectivity \n \nBoard of \n \n7 \n \nCorrections \n \nAbove: \"Chief's Kennel\" where the puppies \n \nGDC Perform- 8 ance Management \n \nare housed. Left: Gage, Rex, and Winston \n \nanxiously await the arrival of their puppy train- \n \ners. \n \n In Memory of Officer James Henderson \nCorrectional Officer James Henderson of Georgia State Prison died on June 3, 2002 of injuries sustained in the line of duty. He had been a valued officer at GSP since 1994. He was also an Army veteran who had served in Korea, Germany and the US. \n \nA very touching memorial service was held for Officer Henderson on June 6th in \n \nVidalia. One of the speakers was a long time coworker, Correctional Officer Lucy \n \nKingery. The following excerpt from her comments will give you an idea of the Officer James Henderson \n \nrespect Officer Henderson had earned at GSP. \n \nGeorgia State Prison \n \n\"James was the epitome of the type person and officer every Officer-in-Charge wants. He rarely ever missed work. He was conscientious. He knew policy and went by it. He took his duties very seriously. He was loyal and faithful to his job and fellow officers. Many officers worked with James over the years. They knew him to be polite, friendly and courteous, a kind and caring friend. James knew and believed in God. He talked with co-workers about religious issues. Like all of us, James had hard and difficult times, but it's to his credit, he persevered and made it through them. His delight, as everyone knew, was his daughter, Jennifer. He loved her and their time together. \n \nJames' courage and perseverance during the years with us will give us the strength to move on. The pride he had in his uniform and job will help many. Officer James Henderson is a credit to Georgia State Prison, the State of Georgia and the United States of America. We, his GSP family, will never forget him or the price he paid, to do so would be a disgrace.\" \n \nPlease remember to keep James' daughter, family and friends in your thoughts and prayers. Also remember Arnie Oliver, the officer who came to Henderson's assistance and was attacked by the same inmate. Mr. Oliver is still at home recuperating from his injuries. \n \nNEW RISK REDUCTION INITIATIVE \nWith financial support from the National Institute of Corrections, the department is initiating a new program to reduce recidivism by providing programming throughout our various functions. Models of this new program will be established in Probation Offices, Day Reporting Centers, Diversion and Detention Centers, as well as Prisons and Transitional Centers. \n \nThe model will contain an Assessment component, the four (4) basic program tracks (CognitiveBehavioral, Substance Abuse, Education, and Employment), a Family/Community (Aftercare) component, and an Evaluation component to demonstrate the model's effectiveness in reducing recidivism. The model concept has been introduced to management in the Facilities Division and the Probation Division and sites representative of every secure and non-secure option available to our system have been selected to serve as \"model sites\". The first model program is scheduled for implementation in January, 2003. \n \nRisk Reduction Services will continue to support the programming that is currently in place throughout \n \nthe system, working with staff to ensure that these programs are operating as effectively and efficiently \n \nas possible. The model sites will be used to improve on what we already do and to test the effectiveness \n \nof our program components so that, eventually, all other sites will have access to a model that can suc- \n \ncessfully impact their respective populations. \n \n(Continued on Page 5) \n \nPage 2 \n \nTHE DOC EAGLE \n \n Puppies to Prison (cont.) \nIntegral to the success of the program are \"volunteer weekend puppy raiser families.\" These families include staff from the Georgia Department of Corrections, as well as members of the community. These volunteers will take the puppies home every weekend to expose them to all types of social situations. The only expectation of the weekend family is that they must provide additional love and bonding, a safe home environment, and frequent familiarization with the everyday world. If you live in the Atlanta area and are interested in being a regular volunteer or a back up volunteer, call Michelle W. Turpeau, IMPACT Coordinator for the department at 404-624-2736. \nThe puppies will reside in a kennel specially built by inmate labor, which includes a classroom for the required coursework. The inmates in the program will wear a badge to identify themselves to everyone at the facility as one of the trainers. It also will be a learning experience for the staff at Metro who will receive training on how to interact with the puppies so as not to interfere with their training and on how to handle new security issues such as control of medical equipment brought into the prison by the volunteer veterinarians. \n\"This is a win-win proposition,\" said Commissioner Wetherington. \"The inmates will be providing a valuable service to the public and at the same time receiving vocational training to enhance their employment prospects upon release.\" \nA TIME TO SALUTE CORRECTIONS EMPLOYEES \nMay 6-12, 2002 was a special time for all of us as we paused to acknowledge our contributions to our agency and the citizens of Georgia by celebrating National Correctional Officer Week, National Nurses Week and Georgia Employee Recognition Week. Commissioner Wetherington videotaped his personal message of appreciation so that it could be shared with employees at all our sites. The Board of Corrections and the Governor expressed their recognition through official resolutions. \nCorrections employees at facilities and offices all across the state celebrated the week with banners, posters, certificates of appreciation, goody bags, softball games, volleyball games and lots of good eating. It is evident that we love to eat and cookouts are our favorites. Facilities such as Columbus DC, Atlanta TC, GD\u0026CP, Central SP, Augusta SMP, Pulaski SP and Truetlen Boot Camp got out the grills and fed the staff. We would also like to acknowledge the efforts by our facilities, such as GSP, to make sure everyone was fed well, including those who could not be relieved from their posts. Employees in the central offices in Twin Towers got together for some cake and punch and to look at old Corrections memorabilia. \nFestivities during this week also included the presentation of the State Government Employee Recognition Awards at a ceremony in Atlanta on May 8th. Awards were given in the categories of innovations, safety, heroism, teamwork, leadership, customer service, community service and faithful service (40 years of service in state government). Nominations from Corrections were as follows: \nHeroism  Terry Calhoun, Sergeant at Georgia State Prison, for single handedly stopping the escape of an inmate from a public hospital while taking special efforts to keep civilians from being harmed. \n(Continued on Page 6) \n \nVolume 1, Issue 3 \n \nPage 3 \n \n Georgia Surpasses Ohio and Illinois: Now Sixth Largest Prison System in Nation \n \nRecently released data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics reported that during the last six months of 2001, Georgia moved ahead of Ohio and Illinois and now has the sixth largest prison population in the nation. Only Texas, California, Florida, New York and Michigan have more inmates. Highlights of the report include: \n \n During 2001, the nation's prison population rose at the lowest rate since 1972, rising just 0.3%, Georgia's prison population grew by 3.9% \n During the last six months of 2001, the states' prison population fell by 3,705 inmates, a decrease of 0.3%, Georgia's prison population grew by 1.3%. \n \n During 2001, the Federal system (up 11,577), experienced the largest growth, followed by Georgia (up 1,705), and Tennessee (up 1,505). In 2000, the pattern was the same with the federal system leading the nation in prison growth followed by Georgia. \n \n At the end of 2001 Georgia had 45,937 inmates. Georgia currently has 46,591 inmates. \n \nThe amount of time served in prison, not the number of admissions to prison, drives Georgia's prison growth. Once sentenced to prison, inmates serve increasingly longer prison terms. Georgia's 1995 \"Two Strikes\" law and 1998's \"Parole 90% Policy\" are the primary reasons for the growth. \n \nThere are over 6,000 inmates serving \"One or Two Strike\" sentences in Georgia prisons. An additional 8,000 inmates are serving under the \"90% Policy.\" Projections show the prison system has absorbed the full growth of the additional \"90% Policy\" inmates but estimate that approximately 800 \"One and Two Strike\" inmates per year will \"stack\" in the prison system for several more years. \n \nSTATE Texas California Florida New York Michigan Georgia Ohio Illinois Pennsylvania Louisiana \n \n# OF INMATES 167,070 159,444 72,406 67,534 48,849 45,937 45,281 44,348 38,062 35,710 \n \nWINNER OF THE `NAME THE NEWSLETTER' \n \nPage 4 \n \nCommissioner Wetherington congratulates Kathy Seabolt, winner of the Name the Newsletter Contest, with lunch and a visit to the North Georgia Regional Corrections Academy \nTHE DOC EAGLE \n \n Probation's New Electronic Connectivity \nYears of heavy field books bulging with handwritten case notes and scrawled sticky notes are coming to an end for probation officers. As of July 1, 2002, all probation offices are now connected to SCRIBE, the automated case management system. \nThe system was initially piloted at five sites, including Rome. Patti Foster, Chief Probation Office in Rome says, \"There were some staff here who had never so much as turned a computer on and there was a \"fear\" of the unknown. Officers were so used to writing things in the field, they were a little resistant to relying on a computer. Now, we are all reliant on SCRIBE. The program is simple enough for even a novice computer operator to use and yet gets the job done.\" \nIn the Albany Probation Office, one of the last sites to receive the system, Probation Officer III Rusty Russell agrees about the reliance on SCRIBE. \"When a probationer or one of his advocates calls in, it is great to be able to access the information on the case without having to find the officer or the field book. It makes us more responsive to the public.\" \nOverall, SCRIBE has been received very favorably. Freddy Pulliam, Chief of the Northern Circuit, described getting the system as \"We have advanced 200 years in the past 24 hours.\" However, the system is under constant revision and updating. The Columbus Probation Office was added only in June, but Chief Tony McCrary notes that the officers \"are already finding areas where with programming changes SCRIBE would be even more helpful in the dayto-day supervision of their caseload.\" \nRick Abbott, Systems Administrator for the division, continues his work with the OIT staff to ensure the system is the best it can be. At the same time, he is also working with a national committee to develop standards for totally integrated information systems to follow the offender from arrest to completion of criminal justice. The committee is funded by the Bureau of Justice, administered by the American Probation and Parole Association and partnered with the National Center for State Courts. Its guidelines will soon be critical in all grant awards from the Bureau of Justice. \nEvery probation office across the state received training in both SCRIBE and the GROUPWISE email system. The training, offered in both group and individual settings was thorough: \"We don't leave until everyone has entered a case and has had an opportunity to ask questions,\" said Sheron Padgett, Senior Operations Analyst. She and Rick Abbott were the primary trainers but they were assisted in the effort by staff from around the state, including Wanda Posey and Stan Cooper from Cartersville, Drew Chestnutt from Cordele, Terry Allegood from Moultrie, Patti Foster and Glenda Jones from Rome, Angie Elliott from Lawrenceville, Allen Kirby from Milledgeville, Teddy Burgess from Dublin, Walt Seymour from Athens, Joe Cafiero from Savannah, Frances Blacknall from Waycross, Donna Long from Conyers, Ken Carroll from the SE Regional Office, and Joy Goolsby from the Division Office. \n \nNEW RISK REDUCTION INITIATIVE (continued from page 2) \nThe model demonstration sites are: State Prisons: Pulaski, Lee Arrendale Transitional Centers: Metro, Augusta Probation Detention Centers: West Central, Terrell, Larmore, Whitworth Probation Offices: Albany, Savannah, Gainesville, DeKalb Diversion Centers: Gainesville, Griffin, Macon Community Alternatives: Specialized Supervision Unit (SSU)  Fulton Co. Griffin Recovery Intervention Probation Program (GRIPP) Atlanta Day Reporting Center Savannah Impact Project Bainbridge Substance Abuse Treatment Center \n \nVolume 1, Issue 3 \n \nPage 5 \n \n A Time to Salute Corrections Employees (Cont.) \nTeamwork  Brian Nabors, Phyllis Lawson, Kimberly Waller and Barbara Dixon, Employment Services Section of Central Personnel Administration, for their innovative and aggressive techniques to expand Correctional Officer recruitment sources and to simplify and expedite the Correctional Officer application and testing process. \nLeadership  Derrick Schofield, Warden of Augusta State Medical Prison, for his exceptional efforts and successes in the motivation of his staff. \nCustomer Service  The 37 Northwest Probation Region employees who made exceptional contributions to the other law enforcement agencies of Georgia and the citizens of the state through their work on the search and recovery operation at the Tri-State Crematory. The employees are: Linda Silva, William Faucett, Roddy Turner, William Hellerstedt, Kristi Payne, Eric Barber, Dan Fox, Holly Davis, Judy Hawley, Richard McAfee, Buddy Wilson, Mike Fowler, Billy Bearden, Todd Burgess, Stan Cooper, Rebecca Burse, Cindy McClure, Allen Coody, Laura Stanford, Eric Gay, Scott Roberts, Frank Wood, Scottie Hedden, Brent Martin, Bo Payton, Robert Gross, Bobby Viers, Sheila Logan, Patti Foster, Phil Smith, Tiffany Taylor, Joan Kirkpatrick, Jimmy Tipton, Scott Sean, Jamie Harris, Charlotte Harkins, Tony Mitchell. \n \nTony Turpin, Warden at Arrendale State Prison shares a moment with Deputy Warden Tom Poole during Employee Recognition Week \n \nEmployees take time out to celebrate Employees Recognition Week. Pictured from left are Vanessa Roy from Programs, Cynthia Pearson from Human Resources, and Demecia Choudhary from Probation. \n \nCommunity Service  Carol Norman, Probation Officer at the Southwest Probation Detention Center, for her dedication to the safety of her community. Carol, voted Firefighter of the Year in 1992, was the first female volunteer firefighter in Colquitt County and helped organize the first fire department for her hometown of Hamilton. She is also a volunteer EMT and one of the few non-paid, certified EMT's in the state. \n \nAt the statewide awards ceremony, Robert Bird Kennedy of Farm Services, was recognized for his employee suggestion concerning the removal of husks from grits produced by Farm Services. Mr. Kennedy developed an air cleaner that removes the husk from the grits and increases production. Robert received a monetary award of $220.00 for his suggestion through the state's employee suggestion program. \n \nPage 6 \n \nTHE DOC EAGLE \n \n RECENT RETIREMENTS: Thanks for Your Years of Service! \n \nThe following list includes the employees who retired in April, 2002 through June, 2002. We wish these employees the very best in their new endeavors. \n \nEffective April, 2002: Billy Joe Anderson, Ware SP Phyllis M. Bailey, Northern Circuit Billy Bennett, Phillips SP Shelby E. Collins, Augusta SMP Kelvin D. Dent, Montgomery SP Eddie L. Folds, Georgia State Prison Steven E. Gilreath, Hays SP Reba R. Hill, Ocmulgee Circuit Ila Holton, Rogers SP Patricia L. Johnson, Smith SP Robert A. Jordan, Rogers SP Patrick L. Kennedy, Inmate Construction Thomas M. Kerr, Thomasville Diversion Ctr. Roy H. Knight, Ware SP Wallace L. Lemons, Washington SP Bryan D. Murray, Smith SP Dennis V. Pace, Macon Circuit Paul D. Pittman, GD\u0026CP Joan W. Swain, Wayne SP Robert A. Swiatko, Georgia State Prison Sondra J. Williams, Rome Circuit \n \nEffective May, 2002 June A. Adams, Wayne SP Gregory L. Blalock, Hays SP Robert E. Cass, Burruss Corr./Training Ctr. Bessie M. Cullens, Washington SP Robert A. Deloach, Valdosta SP Julian J. Dixon, Jr., Dodge SP James H. Durden, Walker Emma C. Funderburke, Mens SP Mary A. Harris, Rivers SP Lavinia E. Harrison, Rivers SP Charles W. Jordan, Northern Circuit Benny C. Kirkland, Coastal SP Joseph A. Masters, Coastal SP William L. McMichael, GD\u0026CP Bobby C. Ray, Georgia State Prison Vera Mae Rogers, Rogers SP Linda M. Thomason, Columbus Diversion Ctr. John Israel Williams, Rivers SP \nEffective June, 2002: Troy T. Barnes, Arrendale SP Willie Joe Wilson Black, Valdosta SP James R. Boles, Walker SP Julius R. Brigman, Coastal SP Joseph Francis Byrne, Ware SP \n \nDonald S. Cooper, Georgia State Prison Joanne Cope, Patten Detention Center Elaine Bryant Gay, Central Detention Ctr. Louie E. Griffith, Putnam SP Donald Harrell Hanks, Valdosta SP Joyce A. Hartley, Phillips SP Robert Loy Ivester, Arrendale SP Willie L. Jones, Rogers SP Billy Gene Kennedy, Rogers SP Cynthia F. Matthews, FD Southwest \nRegional Office Ellen Odessa McCoy, Rutledge SP James Hilbert Mullis, Central Detention Ctr. Betty J. Patrick, Treutlen Detention Center Sidney Eugene Rodgers, ASMP Curtis K. Scott, State Director's Office Thomas F. Spillman, GD\u0026CP Carol A. Stafford, Houston Circuit Ronald L. Strickland, Ware SP Louise S. Threatt, Rogers SP Janice Irene Webb, Arrendale SP Morgan L. Webb, Patten Detention Center Nelma C. Webb, Rivers SP Carolyn Ruth Whitlock, Arrendale SP Morris R. Williams, Jr., Cordele Circuit \n \nDO YOU KNOW ABOUT OUR BOARD? \nThe Board of Corrections is the policy-making board for our department. There are sixteen seats on the Board with eleven seats for the various congressional districts and five for the state at large. With the implementation of the redistricting, two seats will be added. \n \nThe Governor, with the consent of the state Senate, appoints members of the Board for 5-year staggered terms. Two new board members were sworn in April 4th. They are Lee F. New and James Cecil Nobles. \n \nThe Board develops rules governing the conduct and welfare of department employees and all aspects of the treatment of inmates under the department's custody. The members serve on the following committees: Education, Operations, Probation, Facilities, and Nominating. Our Commissioner is responsible for the day-to-day management of the entire department. \n \nFront Row: Patricia Miller, Charles Webster, Jim Wetherington, Carlton Powell \n \nThird Row: Asa Boynton, Lee New, Kenneth Kennedy, and James Nobles \n \n2nd Row: Robert L. Brown, Bennie Butler-Newroth, William Whaley, and Robert Vass \n \nBack Row: Bruce Hudson, Tyson Stephens, Charles Hudson, and \nNot Pictured: John Irby \n \nVolume 1, Issue 3 \n \nPage 7 \n \n WINDOWS TIPS \n \n1) To start a program, you just click the Start \n \nbutton, point to the folder your program is \n \nIT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN! Supervisors are \npreparing performance evaluations on the GDCPlus PMF 2) \n \nin, and then click the program. To open a document quickly, you can dou- \n \nShort Form. Salary Increases will be awarded in October \n2002 to all employees who \"Met\" or \"Exceeded\" in per- 3) \nformance during the performance period ending June 30, 2002. \n4) \n \nble-click its icon. Deleted files and folders are saved in the Recycle Bin until you empty it. The Shut Down command on the Start \n \nSalary increases will be awarded as follows: \n \nmenu enables you to safely shut down your computer. \n \n 2.25% performance-based increases will be awarded 5) \n \nto full-time employees receiving \"Met\" or \n \n\"Exceeded\" and hourly employees receiving overall \n \n\"Met\", even if the increases result in amounts over established paygrade maximums, where applicable. \n \n6) \n \nTo select more than one file or folder, hold down the CTRL key while you click each item. The underlined letters in menus are shortcuts. Press ALT plus the underlined letter to \n \n 2% will be awarded as a one-time lump sum increase \n \nchoose the item. \n \nin addition to the 2.25% increases to full-time em- 7) \nployees who received \"Exceeds\" performance rat- \n \nings. \n \n8) \n \nYou can use long filenames when you save documents. You can even use spaces! If you don't know how to do something, you \n \n A 3% adjustment will be made to the structure of the Salary Plans by increasing minimum and maximum \n \ncan look it up in Help. Just click the Start button, and then click Help. \n \nsalary amounts. (Note: Employees whose base sala- 9) To learn what any toolbar button is for, you \n \nries are below the newly adjusted paygrade minimums will be moved to their new paygrade minimum salaries after these particular employees receive their 2.25% increases, if applicable). \n \ncan rest your mouse pointer on the button for a few seconds. Windows displays the button name. \n \n10) You can get Help on each item in a dialog \n \nAnother event this year is that supervisors will be answer- \n \nbox by clicking the question-mark button in \n \ning a short GDCPlus survey. We want to know what su- \n \nthe title bar and then clicking the item. \n \npervisors think about using the GDCPlus PMF Short Form for both Performance Plans and Performance \n \n11) \n \nWhen a folder is open, you can press \n \nEvaluations. \n \nBACKSPACE to open the folder one level \n \nhigher. \n \n12) To free disk space, try emptying the Recy- \n \ncle Bin. \n \nThis newsletter is available on the web at www.dcor.state.ga.us \n \nThose with stories of interest should contact: \nPeggy Ryan, Director Human Resources Division \nPhone: 404-656-4603 Fax: 404-463-3324 E-Mail: \nryanp00@dcor.state.ga.us \n \n "},{"id":"dlg_ggpd_i-ga-br300-b-pp1-be15-b1-s2-belec-p-btext","title":"The DOC Eagle, Apr. 2002","collection_id":"dlg_ggpd","collection_title":"Georgia Government Publications","dcterms_contributor":["Georgia. Department of Corrections."],"dcterms_spatial":["United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018"],"dcterms_creator":["Georgia. 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Map and Government Information Library"],"edm_is_shown_by":["https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-br300-b-pp1-be15-b1-s2-belec-p-btext"],"edm_is_shown_at":["https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-br300-b-pp1-be15-b1-s2-belec-p-btext"],"dcterms_temporal":null,"dcterms_rights_holder":null,"dcterms_bibliographic_citation":null,"dlg_local_right":null,"dcterms_medium":["state government records"],"dcterms_extent":null,"dlg_subject_personal":null,"iiif_manifest_url_ss":null,"dcterms_subject_fast":null,"fulltext":"THE DOC EAGLE \"Soaring to Greater Heights of Excellence\" \n \nVolume 1, Issue 2 April, 2002 \n \nA Message from the Commissioner... \n \nWelcome to the second issue of our employee newsletter. As you can see, we now have \n \nan official title as a result of our contest. We chose DOC Eagle: Soaring to Greater \n \nHeights of Excellence because it represents in a powerful image the ultimate goal of the \n \nDepartment and you, our employees. Congratulations to our winner, Kathy Seabolt, and thanks to all of you who submitted an entry. It was clear from each entry that \n \nthought and care were put into the message that you wanted this communication to \n \ndeliver. \n \nEstablishing an employee newsletter was very important to me because I believe it provides a special venue for recognizing employees in a very public forum. Also, it's invaluable as a \n \nJim Wetherington Commissioner \n \nvehicle for providing relevant information that keeps you an informed part of the entire Corrections family. I've \n \nbeen very pleased with the positive feedback from our first newsletter, yet I still want to hear from you if you see \n \na way it can serve you even better. \n \nI hope that you'll have an opportunity to see and hear another message from me in a video that expresses my ap- \npreciation and recognition of all that you do for the Department. In it, I'm extending my thanks as we recognize Correctional Officers Week, Nurses Week and Georgia Employee Recognition Week during the period May 6th through 12th. You are the heart and soul of Corrections and the reason we're an exceptional organization. I'm \nproud to be a part of your team. \n \nKathy Seabolt, Training Manager for Facilities Northern Region, is the winner of the \"Name the Newsletter\" contest. Kathy started her career with Corrections in 1985 at Arrendale State Prison and worked at several facilities before joining the Training Section. Bravo to Kathy for her originality. Commissioner Wetherington will be visiting the North Georgia Regional Training Academy in the near future to take Kathy for her victory lunch. \n \nA Little About our Winner... \nKathy Seabolt is the winner of the \"Name the Newsletter\" contest \n \nPrograHmi'gs hlights 2 DIinvissiiodne this Issue: \n \nPrograms \n \n2 \n \nDivision \n \nProfessional \n \n3 \n \nManagement \n \nOperation \n \n4 \n \n\"Noble Cause\" \n \nAround the \n \n5 \n \nState \n \nRecent \n \n7 \n \nRetirements \n \nE-Mail Etiquette 8 \n \n PROGRAMS DIVISION: Helping Those Who Want to Help Themselves \nCommissioner Wetherington created the Programs Division in the Spring of 2001, putting medical services and offender programming into a new division. One mandate is to provide effective, research-based programming to inmates and probationers who want to help themselves. A goal is to reduce recidivism by targeting educational and work opportunities, coupled with cognitive-based programming specifically designed to change criminal thinking and behavior. \nAccording to Program Director Beth Oxford, \"the goal of the division is to deliver health services and to create a seamless system to afford offenders the opportunity to become productive, law-abiding citizens.\" \nThe implementation of two programs has been the first major \"What Works\" initiative for the division and early indications point to success. The Reasoning and Rehabilitation (R\u0026R) program was the first to be introduced, with 60 staff from 30 different sites around the state being selected as R\u0026R \"coaches.\" These coaches, comprised of facility counselors and probation officers, spent several months preparing for the April 1st start date, including an intensive week of training earlier in the year. \nThe Prime for Life program, introduced this month as a possible replacement for Substance Abuse 101, will be piloted at 11 sites around the state. Twenty staff from these sites completed the training at GPSTC on April 11, 2002 and will conduct the first groups in July. This program utilizes the same curriculum that the DUI schools have used with proven success in our \ncommunities. \nDOC employees receive training as R\u0026R coaches \n\"The success of any program depends, first and foremost, on the commitment of staff\" said Commissioner Wetherington, who added, \"Their work ultimately decides the level of effect they have on the offender population. We are very fortunate to have selected enthusiastic and committed staff to implement these new programs. We expect nothing less than overwhelming success as a result of their efforts.\" \nRhonda Tillman (left) a Program Development Consultant, assists in training \n5th ANNUAL GOVERNOR'S PUBLIC SAFETY AWARDS Submit Your Nominations by July 12 \nIt's time to start thinking about employees of our department who you would like to nominate for the Governor's Public Safety Awards. The program, started in 1998, recognizes those POST certified employees who contribute to the profession through their heroism, outstanding deeds or exceptional job performance. The deeds or performance must have occurred during the time period 7/1/2001 through 6/30/02. \nNominations must be approved by your chain of command, including the division office, and reach the Human Resources Division Office by the end of the business day on Friday, July 12, 2002. See your manager for details. \n \nPage 2 \n \nTHE DOC EAGLE \n \n Professional Management Program (PMP)  Preparing Us for the Future \n \nThe Professional Management Program (PMP), started in October 2000, is another one our training programs designed to train future leaders of the Department. The training is primarily for those employees who have completed the Basic Management Training Program and are interested in additional coursework in criminal justice and corrections. The PMP is a product of our partnering with Columbus State University. \n \nSeveral aspects of the program make it different from traditional departmental training. The program is a five module, 25-day, 200-hour course of study covering numerous topics in the corrections field. Those selected for the program and who have not already completed significant amounts of college course work in criminal justice are entered into the School of Criminal Justice at Columbus State University. These students will receive three hours of semester credit for every module completed. HOPE Scholarship pays for tuition and books of qualified employees. The Department considers class and travel time as work time as well as allowing use of state vehicles, if available. \n \nSeveral departmental managers spend time away from their jobs to be trainers for this program. They include Rick Jacobs, Michael Nail and Curtis Scott. The Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner attend as many of the classes as possible to give their perspective on management responsibilities with our Department. \n \nThose who have graduated from the program are very positive about the benefits. Curtis Morning, Unit Manager at Metro State Prison, states: \"Module Three taught me to expect success and remain optimistic about the outcome of my goals, despite any and all temporary setbacks or disappointments. It's truly a great program.\" Alexis Chase, Warden at Washington State Prison, explains: \"The Professional Management Program has given me a requisite for a core management reference. My career goals were enhanced because of the program and implemented in my daily management style.\" \n \nPMP currently has 71 students enrolled. Sixty-eight employees are enrolled for classes that begin fall semester. If you are interested in the program, talk to your manager or call Training at 404-244-5182. \n \nThe graduates from the inaugural program are: \n \nTony Henderson, Unit Manager \n \nSandra Moore, Deputy Warden \n \nGeorgia Diagnostic \u0026 Classification Prison Georgia State Prison \n \nLawana Grimes, Lieutenant Baldwin State Prison \n \nCurtis Morning, Unit Manager Metro State Prison \n \nHilton Brandful, Lieutenant Lee State Prison \n \nCharles Rogers, Lieutenant Dodge State Prison \n \nElaine Smith, Deputy Warden Burruss Correctional Training Center \n \nMoses Daniel, Lieutenant Southwest Probation Detention Center \n \nThomas Ammons, Deputy Warden Montgomery State Prison \n \nCarl Evans, Captain Scott State Prison \n \nStacey Stone, Lieutenant Wilcox State Prison \n \nDane Dasher, Captain Rogers State Prison \n \nBertice Ivey, Lieutenant Metro State Prison \n \nJohn Huggins, Deputy Warden Arrendale State Prison \n \nRandall Holden, Deputy Warden Ware State Prison \n \nJohn Sellers, Assistant Superintendent Treutlen Probation Boot Camp \n \nJames Payne, Manager Communications Center \n \nRodney Cotton, Deputy Warden Dooly State Prison \n \nAlexis Chase, Warden Washington State Prison \n \nRichard Smith, Assistant Superintendent Samuel Dotson, Captain Rockdale Probation Detention Center Rutledge State Prison \n \nVolume 1, Issue 2 \n \nPage 3 \n \n OPERATION \"NOBLE CAUSE\" \nVery few people living in Georgia, or anywhere in this country, could have missed the reports of the gruesome discovery this year at the Tri-State Crematory in Noble, Georgia located in Walker County. Detailed descriptions of the search for and recovery of human remains became part of the daily local and national news. You may have seen pictures of some of the very heroic state employees working together to complete the unspeakable task of uncovering human remains. A number of these exceptional state employees came from the Georgia Department of Corrections. \nIn mid February, the Department received a request for assistance in Noble from the Georgia Bureau of Investigations and the Georgia Emergency Management Agency. Employees from the Probation Division and the Facilities Division worked at the crematory site for approximately two weeks. Probation personnel from the Northwest Probation Region and Facilities personnel from the fugitive squad and canine teams greatly assisted in every phase of the operation. These officers assisted by searching for, excavating and transporting human remains, clearing debris from possible burial sites, and providing security for the Joint Operations Center. \nA truckload of grim-faced Georgia Department of Corrections Canine Handlers pass by Roy Marsh Road as they head into the Tri-State Crematory for another day of work at the site. \n(Pictured on front row L-R is: Ronald Parson and Jerry Clark of LASP. Back row L-R is: Franklin Dodd of LASP, Brad Johnson and Scott Abercrombie of PSP. Photograph published in the Atlanta Journal Constitution \nThe collaboration of our DOC emloyees contributed immeasurably to the recovery of 339 human corpses that had been improperly disposed of. Their work not only assisted the GBI with the gathering of evidence, but also brought much relief to many families directly affected by this tragic and inconceivable event. \nIn order to help employees deal with this very disturbing work, Jim Durden, Chief Counselor at Walker State Prison, conducted a critical incident debriefing for the Probation staff. He was assisted by Michele Yarber, a CO from Walker. Woodrow Hudson, head of chaplaincy services, attended the debriefing and visited the site at Noble, where he provided counseling assistance and led group prayers. Look to page six for a listing of all DOC staff members who participated in \"Operation Noble Cause.\" \nSAFE DRIVING: It's Everyone's Responsibility \nRemember that safe driving is an important part of our public safety responsibilities. Whether you are driving a departmental vehicle or your personal car, you should concentrate on being careful, courteous and responsible. One of the lives you save may be your own. \n \nPage 4 \n \nTHE DOC EAGLE \n \n AROUND THE STATE... \n \nA trainer at Johnson State Prison, Shawn Wombles (right) was featured with his wife and son in the December 28-- 30, 2001 edition of the USA Weekend Magazine. Shawn's son, Rhett, was featured as one of 6 babies born on September 11, 2001. Shawn has another connection to the day's events as he serves as the Johnson County Emergency Management Director, as well as a volunteer firefighter. \n \nErnestine Moore (above), CO at Metro State Prison, also obtained celebrity status in the press. A full-page picture of Ernestine was included in the annual \"What People Earn\" article in the June, 2001 issue of Atlanta Magazine. As a result of this article, she was included in the March, 2002 Parade Magazine article showing salaries across the nation. \nVaughn Andrews, a Community Service Probation Officer in the Special Supervision Unit in Atlanta, is leading a community effort to clean, revitalize and maintain an old cemetery in northwest Atlanta. The cemetery was owned by the James L. Mason Methodist Church, the only Atlanta church where blacks and whites openly worshipped together immediately after the Civil War. Vaughn obtained assistance with the project from the Georgia Department of Transportation, the District Office of the United Methodist Church, and Mr. Robert Lumus, owner of Lumus Wood Company. \nAl Spears, is a Personnel Analyst 3 in Central Personnel Administration. Also the Georgia Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) State Inspector, he recently participated in a ceremony with State VFW Adjutant Richard Branson (center) during which they donated 12,000 Operation Uplift calling cards for use by the ground forces in Afghanistan. The Georgia VFW made the donation as a morale booster, and Lieutenant Colonel Will Garner (left) of the Third US Army, Ft. McPherson accepted the cards for the deployed personnel. Al (right), who is also a former probation officer, served in Vietnam, Africa, and the Persian Gulf during a 25-year military career. \nGeorge D. King, CO at Burruss, was promoted February 6th to First Sergeant, 94th Aeromedical Staging Squadron at Dobbins Air Reserve Base. George has over 14 years in the Air Force, with eight years in the reserves. At the age of 33, George is one of the youngest senior non-commissioned officers and the youngest First Sergeant at Dobbins. King's squadron is a 210 member unit responsible for the wounded. Congratulations, Sergeant King! \nTim Williams, Training Manager for all DOC training academies, including the Georgia Public Safety Training Center, is also deserving of congratulations for his military promotion. Tim, one of our deployed employees, was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Reserves in February. Congratulations Colonel Williams! \nRutledge State Prison is working to improve correctional officer job satisfaction through increased knowledge and skill. The officers pictured (right) have been selected to serve at the facility as field training officers (FTO). The newly implemented program will allow new graduates from BCOT to apply their newly learned skills while under the supervision of an FTO. The six-week program involves working two, six-day cycles on each shift while being mentored, coached, and evaluated by an FTO. \n \nPictured left are Front Row (L to R): Michael Fortson, Robert Williams, Cynthia Collins, Rhonda Davanport, and Cynthia Jones. Back Row (L to R): Ed Rollins, James Inman, James Johnson, and Terry Brooks. \nVolume 1, Issue 2 \n \nPage 5 \n \n Operation \"Noble Cause\" (cont. from page 4) \n \nThe Commissioner and the Department deeply appreciate the work of the following staff who aided in the cleanup operation in Noble, Georgia. They are as follows: \n \nProbation Division \nNorthwest Region Office Linda Silva, Regional Training Comp. Coord. \nAppalacian Judicial Circuit: William Faucett, Surveillance Officer Roddy Turner, Surveillance Officer William Hellerstedt, Probation Officer II Kristi Payne, Probation Officer I \nCherokee Judicial Circuit: Eric Barber, Probation Officer II Dan Fox, Probation Officer II Holly Davis, Probation Officer I Judy Hawley, Probation Officer II Richard McAfee, Intensive Probation Officer Buddy Wilson, Surveillance Officer Mike Fowler, Probation Officer II Billy Bearden, Probation Officer III Todd Burgess, Probation Officer I Stan Cooper, Chief Probation Officer \nConasauga Judicial Circuit: Rebecca Burse, Probation Officer II Cindy McClure, Chief Probation Officer \nCoweta Judicial Circuit: Allen Coody, Probation Officer II Laura Stanford, Probation Officer II \nDouglas Judicial Circuit: Eric Gay, Probation Officer III Scott Roberts, Surveillance Officer \nLookout Mountain Judicial Circuit: Frank Wood, Probation Officer II Scottie Hedden, Surveillance Officer Brent Martin, Probation Officer II Bo Payton, Probation Officer II Robert Gross, Probation Officer II Bobby Viers, Probation Officer II Sheila Logan, Probation Officer II \nRome Judicial Circuit: Patti Foster, Probation Officer II Phil Smith, Surveillance Officer Tiffany Taylor, Probation Officer Joan Kirkpatrick, Probation Officer \nTallapoosa Judicial Circuit: Jimmy Tipton, Surveillance Officer Scott Dean, Probation Officer III Jamie Harris, Probation Officer I Charlotte Harkins, Probation Officer I Tony Mitchell, Probation Officer II \n \nFacilities Division \nRicky Myrick, Manager, Special Operations Jeff May, Fugitive Agent, Fugitive Squad Keith Lank, Fugitive Agent, Fugitive Squad Tom Caldwell, Fugitive Agent, Fugitive Squad Bob McKim, Canine Handler, Arrendale SP Scott Abercrombie, Canine Handler, Phillips SP Brad Johnson, Canine Handler, Scott SP Heath Whited, Canine Handler, Hays SP Tom Parker, Canine Handler, Hays SP Terry Rodgers, Canine Handler, Hays SP Stan Wicks, Canine Handler, Metro SP Adam Doss, Canine Handler, Dodge SP Ronald Parson, Canine Handler, Arrendale SP Franklin Dodd, Canine Handler, Arrendale SP Jerry Clark, Canine Handler, Arrendale SP Dwayne McIntyre, Canine Handler, GD\u0026CP Greg Faircloth, Canine Handler, GD\u0026CP David Turner, Canine Handler, Central SP \nHERE'S TO YOU! \nMay 6th through 12th has been specially designated to give statewide honor to each of you who work for the State of Georgia. Separate proclamations have been issued by Governor Barnes declaring it \"Correctional Officers Week,\" as well as \"Nurses Week\" and \"Georgia Employee Recognition Week.\" The Board of Corrections has also issued resolutions honoring the work that you do for this Department. \n\"There are more than 14,000 employees working for the Department of Corrections, and each of you performs a critical task that enables us to meet our mission,\" said Commissioner Wetherington. \"Whether you're a CO in one of our facilities, a nurse in our medical operations, or in any job throughout our Corrections family, each of you is a very important part of our agency. I am very grateful for each of you and the work you do.\" \nLet's all join with the Commissioner and take the time to thank each of our fellow employees who do so much for Corrections and the people of Georgia. \n \nPage 6 \n \nTHE DOC EAGLE \n \n RECENT RETIREMENTS: Thanks for Your Years of Service! \n \nThe following list includes the employees who retired in December, 2001 through March, 2002. We wish these employees the very best in their new endeavors. \n \nEffective December, 2001: Carolyn Austin, Mens SP Ronald L. Bowman, Special Ops./DEA Ali A. Buchanan, Jr., Central SP Hiram Max Conner, Montgomery SP Talmadge Dopson, Jr., Joe Kennedy Farms Janet L. Foster, Smith SP Franklin Carlo Garbett, Southwest DC Herschel E. Grier, GD\u0026CP Katherine V. Hawkins, Baldwin SP Colen Lee Horne, Montgomery SP William Legrant, Jr., Montgomery SP James R. Lynn, Rutledge SP Joyce W. Parrish, Augusta SMP Edwina Pfluger, GSP Bertice R. Reaves, Telfair SP James Rufus Tidwell, Rutledge SP Joyce R. Warren, Rivers SP Joe Perman Waters, GSP Edwin W. Westbrook, Lee SP Claudia B. Wyatt, Hays SP \nEffective January, 2002: Cecil Armour, Arrendale SP Ray L. Bohannon, Arrendale Janette W. Clarkson, Cobb Circuit Larry G. Collins, Rogers SP Nadine H. Colvin, Ware SP Lawrence Candler Cross, GD\u0026CP \n \nWilliam Louis Danforth, Telfair SP Jane P. Dopson, Macon SP Ann L. Fuss, Inmate Administration Richard W. Hagen, Sr., Homerville SP Elaine T. Kennedy, GSP Sophia Pearl Kitchens, Macon Diversion Ctr. Beverly A. Koon, Scott SP Ernest L. Kuhns, Houston Circuit Barry P. Ladd, Northeast Circuit Carlon A. Lewis, Rogers SP Donald Wayne Morrow, Lee SP Richard H. Nelson, Flint Circuit Willard Owens, Mens SP Linda W. Sharpe, Middle Circuit James C. Williams, Lee SP William H. Wilson, Augusts SMP \nEffective February, 2002: David Davis, GSP Henry P. Friend, Rogers SP Gail D. Hammock, Cordele Circuit Freddie L. Hartry, Jr., Mens SP Larry Eugene Hill, GSP Cheryl M. Holcomb, Enotah Circuit Alvin Mitchell, Augusta Diversion Ctr. Wallace R. Moore, Ocmulgee Circuit Freddie Parks, Scott SP Jesse E. Sieck, Arrendale SP Leondraus Simmons, Central Detention Ctr. Talmadge L. Todd, Jr., Rogers SP \n \nKathleen W. Todd, Waycross Circuit Ricky D. Trull, Rogers SP Robert J. Wieczorek, Stone Mountain Circuit \nEffective March, 2002: Jimmie R. Baker, Rome Circuit Marvin D. Besson, Western Detention Ctr. Harriette Sheryl Brewer, Alcovy Div. Ctr. John H. Clarke, Rutledge SP Johnny R. Collins, GSP James Henry Flowers, Columbus Div. Ctrs. Maxine B. Frazier, Scott SP Gilchrist N. Garrett, GD\u0026CP William Warren Grimsley, Macon SP Martha Light, Phillips SP Claude McCann, Sr., GD\u0026CP Garvis E. McElroy, Arrendale SP Jack E. Neumann, Rivers SP Thomas Joey Perdue, Rivers SP Larry T. Powell, GSP Doris W. Purcell, Hays SP Charlotte P. Swaney, Personnel Bobby Gene Tanner, GSP Craig A. Tatro, Inmate Construction Augustus Tiller, Metro SP William L. Usic, Valdosta SP Bland D. Wagers, Rogers SP Bradley Eugene Watson, Hays SP Joseph Thomas, Williams, West Ga. Det. Ctr. Toney E. Williams, Ga. Corrections Academy \n \nIT'S THAT TIME AGAIN: BENEFITS OPEN ENROLLMENT \nIt is Open Enrollment Time - the time of year we can make changes to our benefits. There have been a number of improvements to our benefits resulting in changes to our options, so please read the information you received with your form and attend the benefits fair in your area. \nEnter your forms electronically. Go to www.gabenefits.org. The system takes you through the enrollment process and tells you what additional forms are necessary. Instructions are provided in the I Choose booklet that you all received. \nDon't miss out. Those wishing to pick up life, short term or long term insurance must have an evidence of insurability form completed. Get the required UNUM form from your personnel office or representative. Last year hundreds of employees wishing to get the insurance could not because they did not submit the form. \nOur Health Maintenance Organization options are expanding. Now, 118 counties in Georgia are covered by our HMO's. Aetna is no longer a part of our benefits program but the state has added United Health Care and Cigna. \n \nVolume 1, Issue 2 \n \nPage 7 \n \n SAVINGS BOND DRIVE \nThe Savings Bond Drive for 2002 takes place this spring. Your personnel office can provide you information on offerings and how to buy them through the payroll savings plan. To complement the Series EE Savings Bond, the state is now offering the inflation-indexed I Bond that earns an adjustable interest rate that keeps your savings growing over and above inflation for up to 30 years. This means a rising cost of living won't erode your purchasing power. Do something good for yourself and the country  buy a bond. \nE-MAIL ETIQUETTE \n1) Keep messages short and to the point. 2) Provide accurate descriptive subject lines. 3) Proofread your message before sending and be aware of the emotion you might evoke. 4) Check for misspelled words. 5) Adhere to the traditionally accepted rules of upper and lower case letters. All uppercase letters \nreflect anger and shouting. 6) Keep punctuation marks at a minimum. 7) Use abbreviations sparingly. Regular Internet users use abbreviations to express emotion but \nthese will not be understood by the average user. 8) Use paragraphs and leave a blank line between them. 9) Be prompt in returning messages. 10) Delete unwanted messages immediately because of storage space and empty your email trash to \nremove them from the system. 11) Reply to a message sent to you. Do not begin a new message because the complete thought may \nbe lost. 12) Do not send large or numerous attachments that might crash the system. 13) There is no such thing as e-mail privacy. E-mail may be misdirected, hacked, or monitored and \ncould lead to disciplinary actions. 14) Never open an email from outside the Department unless you are sure of its origin. 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