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Full Schedule

  • Saturday, May 20, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
    Attendee Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM – 9:45 AM
    UNO--Restrictive Housing and Costly Litigation vs. the Humane Management of Complex Correctional Clients In this session, participants will learn that solitary confinement by any other name is still solitary confinement. We will explore today’s jail population, why solitary confinement and restrictive housing language is important, and discuss the role of operational practices and purposeful facility design to better support the management of complex clients. Changes made in Yukon, Canada will be used as an example of how one jurisdiction amended solitary confinement legislation, regulations, policies, and operational practices to improve staff safety and client outcomes. Andrea Monteiro, Director of Corrections (Ret.), Yukon, Canada
  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    CMIT Morning Session: Developing Leadership Programs That Make a Difference
  • 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
    JDI--“I’m Gonna PREA You!” - How to Identify, Address, and Neutralize the Weaponization of PREA
  • 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
    National Commission on Correctional Healthcare --Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Leadership: Reducing Medical Events in Your Jail
  • 10:00 AM – 11:45 AM
    UNO--Ignorance is Not Bliss: Steps to Stop Traumatizing Your Correctional Staff
  • 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    NCCHC-Setting the Standard: The Operational Benefits of NCCHC Accreditation in Your Jail
  • 1:00 PM – 2:45 PM
    UNO--Use of Force in Adult Local Detention Facilities: Leadership, Policy, Culture, and Practice
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Exhibitor Registration Open/Exhibitor Move-In
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Jail Tours Sign Up
  • 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM
    CMIT-Afternoon Session: Conducting Your Own Training Program Evaluation
  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
    NCCHC-Jail Leadership Roundtable on HealthCare and Wellness
  • 3:00 PM – 4:45 PM
    UNO--Crisis Intervention for Jails
  • 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
    Welcome Reception BBQ Sponsored by Wexford Health Sources, Inc.
  • Sunday, May 21, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
    Attendee & Exhibitor Registration Open
  • 7:30 AM – 8:00 AM
    First-Time Attendees: Welcome to AJA
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
    Nondenominational Worship Service
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
    "False" or Unfounded Investigative Findings: How Do You Know?
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
    Common Conundrums: Exploring Trends and Traps Surrounding Inmate Mental Health Care (A Q&A with a Therapist and a Lawyer)
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
    How to Recruit Staff in Today's Environment: Our Journey
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
    Making Cell Construction Work: A Case Study in Optimizing Corrections Construction
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
    NIC/BJA Co-Sponsored -Fundamentals of Substance Use, Addiction, and Withdrawal Management: Understanding the Legal and Clinical Obligations of Addressing Substance Withdrawal in Jails
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
    Reentry Best Practices for Individuals with Substance Use Disorders
  • 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
    Exhibitor Move-In
  • 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
    Jail Tours Sign-Up
  • 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
    Prayer Room
  • 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM
    Expanding Access to Medications to Treat Opioid Use Disorder in Criminal Justice Settings
  • 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM
    Generations: Working Better Together
  • 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM
    Know When to Hold 'em, Know When to Fold 'em: Strategies for Putting the Right Team in Place to Lead Your Agency in the 21st Century
  • 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM
    NIC/BJA Co-Sponsored - Recognizing and Responding to the Risk of Substance Withdrawal: A Panel Discussion and Listening Session with Legal, Correctional, and Clinical Experts
  • 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM
    The Correctional Trainer Series: Performance Objectives -The Core Target of Staff Training
  • 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM
    The WE Gear: How to Facilitate Good Teammates
  • 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM
    Troubled Tribal Times
  • 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
    AJA Opening Luncheon & Business Meeting
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM
    Addressing the Stigma Around Substance Use Disorders
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM
    ASPIRE: Access to Programs and Services to Inspire Reentry and Empowerment
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM
    Five Reasons Your Staff Wellness Program is Going to Fail and What You Can Do About It
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM
    Jail and Justice Support Center (JJSC) Roundtable
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM
    Survey of Jails in Indian Country: Latest Results and Survey Enhancement Initiative
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM
    The Importance of In-Custody Intelligence and Information Sharing
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM
    Therapeutic Inmate Management (TIM) Unit
  • 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM
    Jail Tours --Douglas County Correctional Center
  • 2:45 PM – 3:05 PM
    iConnect Live -- Pell Grant Reinstatement: What Jails Need to Know
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
    Case Management Assessment and Considerations in Jails
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
    One Small Jail’s Journey to Provide Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Services: How St. Louis County’s Innovative Approach Improved Cross Section Collaboration and Improved Practice
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
    Playing Offense with Medical/Legal Defense
  • 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    The Crossroads of Criminal Justice, Academia and Medicine: How three professions intersect to reduce recidivism of detention
  • 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    What You Need to Know About Jail Health Services for 2023-24 from Our Federal Partners
  • 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
    Exhibitor Orientation/Reception
  • 5:15 PM – 7:00 PM
    Jail Expo Ribbon Cutting & Grand Opening Reception
  • 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    Hospitality Events
  • Monday, May 22, 2023
  • 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
    Attendee Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
    Exhibitor Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
    Prayer Room
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
    Plenary Session Sponsored by Axon
  • 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
    Jail Expo 2023 Open
  • 10:15 AM – 10:35 AM
    iConnect Live -- It's Here! The New Correctional Certification Program (CCT)
  • 10:45 AM – 11:05 PM
    iConnect Live Sessions
  • 11:15 AM – 11:35 AM
    iConnect Live --Becoming an AJA Instructor
  • 11:45 AM – 12:05 PM
    iConnect Live -- NIC Wants to Hear from YOU!
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
    ACA Co-Sponsored - Healthy People, Healthy Business: Staff Wellness Matters!
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
    BJA-funded Contraband Cell Phone TTA Project
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
    Credible Investigations of Sentinel Events: Improving Staff and Inmate Safety -- Gaining Public Trust
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
    Shifting Culture by Overcoming Obstacles and Creating Opportunities
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
    Transformational Leadership
  • 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM
    Jail Tours --Douglas County Correctional Center
  • 3:45 PM – 5:15 PM
    COVID-19 in Confinement Facilities: Successes, Lessons Learned, and Future Direction
  • 3:45 PM – 5:15 PM
    Never Argue with People, They Will Beat You with Experience: The Art of Verbal Judo in Corrections
  • 3:45 PM – 5:15 PM
    NIC Co-Sponsored: Staff Wellness; How It May Look Different for Female Staff
  • 3:45 PM – 5:15 PM
    PREA Audit Madness: Bring the Chaos of PREA Audit Prep Down to Size
  • 3:45 PM – 5:15 PM
    The Correctional Trainer Series: The Anatomy of a Lesson Pan
  • 3:45 PM – 5:30 PM
    Glass Half Full: Understanding Trauma, Triggers, and Resiliency
  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
    NJLCA Alumni Reception
  • 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    Hospitality Events
  • Tuesday, May 23, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 7:45 AM
    Breakfast Sponsored by Indivior --Medication for Opioid Use Disorder in the Correctional Environment
  • 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
    Attendee Registration Open
  • 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
    Exhibitor Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
    Prayer Room
  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
    President's Initiative
  • 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
    Criminal Justice Student Q&A
  • 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
    Jail Expo 2023 Open
  • 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
    Challenge Coin & Patch Exchange
  • 10:45 AM – 11:05 AM
    iConnect Live -- The Journey to Opioid Funding
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
    A Sheriff's Guide to the Jail Design Process
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
    Creating and Enhancing Community Trust: Improving Accountability and Transparency
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
    Discovery Cafe: How Non Clinical Peer Recovery Groups Benefit Both Inmates and Staff
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
    Drugs, Drones and Phones: Contraband Interdiction Security Technologies
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
    Five Concurrent Themes for Success by Gordon Graham
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
    Indian Country Jails Town Hall - Be Heard!
  • 12:30 PM – 5:00 PM
    Jail Tours --Douglas County Correctional Center
  • 2:00 PM – 2:20 PM
    iConnect Live -- Should You Be Using Nurses to Do Sick Calls?
  • 2:15 PM – 3:45 PM
    “Knock It Off” Resolving Conflict- The Coach in Corrections
  • 2:15 PM – 3:45 PM
    Build Staff Wellness through Volunteer Chaplains Roving the Agency, Dedicated Solely to Corrections Staff
  • 2:15 PM – 3:45 PM
    Injectable Buprenorphine (Sublocade®) - A Game-Changer for Jails
  • 2:15 PM – 3:45 PM
    NIC Co-Sponsored: At the Intersection of Strategic Inmate Management (SIM) and Jail Design
  • 2:15 PM – 3:45 PM
    Solving the Reentry Puzzle: Setting the Pieces for Success
  • 2:15 PM – 5:15 PM
    NIC Co-Sponsored: Legal Issues Part 1
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
    “I’m Gonna PREA You!” - How to Identify, Address, and Neutralize the Weaponization of PREA
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
    Changing the Culture in Corrections
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
    Development and Application of a Comprehensive Medication Assisted Treatment Model Within a Correctional Framework
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
    Empowering Corrections Professionals to Be Part of the Well-Being Solution
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
    Hope is Not a Strategy - CYA with a CGA
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
    NIC Co-Sponsored: Small and Rural Jails and Indian Country Jails: How to Access Federal Resources
  • 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Sheriff and Jail Director's Reception Sponsored by Aramark
  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Awards Reception
  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    AJA Awards Banquet
  • 9:00 PM –12:00 AM
    Club AJA After Party
  • Wednesday, May 24, 2023
  • 7:30 AM – 12:00 PM
    Attendee Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
    Empower Corrections Professionals to be Part of the Mental Wellbeing Solution
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
    In-Custody Suicides: Beyond Case Closed
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
    NIC Co-Sponsored: Serving the Jail Community
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
    What’s Happening in Your Jail: Latest Trends in Jail Populations and Special Topics on COVID-19, Maternal health, and Opioid Use Disorder Screening and Treatment in Local Jails
  • 8:00 AM – 11:15 AM
    How to Be a Terrible Boss: Failing at Leadership
  • 8:00 AM – 11:15 AM
    NIC Co-Sponsored: Legal Issues Part 2
  • 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM
    Controlling You Keeps YOU “Out of Jail”
  • 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM
    The Correctional Trainer Series: Learner Centered Instruction
  • 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM
    The Elephant in the Room, Wellness: How to Celebrate and Take Care of People
  • 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM
    Transgender People in Custody: Current Issues, Strategies & Approaches (a.k.a. “How Not to Get Sued”)
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
    Closing Session