ACA takes time to recognize exceptional individuals and agencies during each Congress of Correction. Congratulations to the following awardees who were honored during this summer's congress in Salt Lake City.
American Correctional Association
Blanche la Du Membership Award: Maryland Criminal Justice Association
E.R. Cass Correctional Achievement Award: Harold W. Clarke, director, Virginia Department of Corrections; and Denise M. Robinson, CEO and president, Alvis House
American Correctional Chaplains Association
Judith Coleman Chaplaincy Offender Program Award: Ouachita River Correctional Unit, Malvern, Ark.
Commission on Accreditation for Corrections
Accreditation Manager of the Year Award: Andrew Albright, chief, Bureau of Agency Policy and Operational Compliance, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
Golden Eagle Award: Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Walter E. Dunbar Accreditation Achievement Award: Christopher Epps, commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections
North American Association of Wardens and Superintendents
Medal of Valor: Darren Dill, sergeant, Arkansas...