Proud to Be Part of CCA

The National Correctional Officers and Employees Week celebration continues as CCA's Barbara Blair and Naomi Dice share some of the reasons why they're proud to be part of the CCA team. Read More

A Chance to Change Lives

CCA's Wesley Davis and and Brenda Reyes are finding opportunities every day to help offenders better their lives. Here, they share some of their most moving experiences, just in time for National Correctional Officers and Employees Week. Read More

My Second Career at CCA

by Carol F. Stroberg, instructor supervisor, Wheeler Correctional Facility

In a continuation of our National Correctional Officers and Employees Week series, CCA's Carol Stroberg shares how joining CCA after retiring has made all the difference in her life. Read More

Discovering a Career in Corrections

by Cathy Camp, library aide, North Fork Correctional Facility

In honor of National Correctional Officers and Employees Week, CCA's Cathy Camp and Irene Commins share how joining corrections has impacted their lives. Read More

Reflections on the 2013 Presidential Inauguration

by Clarence Cryer, Jr., MPH, CCHP, health services administrator, Moore Haven Correctional Facility

I am not particularly fond of politics, nor am I a history buff. However, I cannot deny that today my life has been significantly impacted by both politics and history. Read More

How Strong Women Have Changed My Life

by Tina Hodge, chief of unit management, Torrance County Detention Facility

In honor of Women's History Month, Tina Hodge shares how strong women colleagues at CCA have made a difference in life - personally and professionally. Read More

Celebrating Special Ladies

Sometimes the women who make the greatest impact on us are the ones in our very own families. In a continuation of our Women's History Month Voices series, several CCA employees share stories about the special ladies in their lives. Read More

My Mom: My Friend, My Hero

by Marcia Fugate, secretary, Lee Adjustment Center

During Women's History Month, we not only honor widely-known women for their contributions to our society, but we also celebrate the women who have brightened our everyday lives. Here, Marcia Fugate honors the memory of her mother, who impacted her life - and others' lives - in extraordinary ways. Read More

My Experience as a Female Corrections Professional

Valerie Landquist, administrative clerk, South Central Correctional Center

In honor of Women's History Month in March, Valerie Landquist shares her thoughts on being a female working in corrections and how her female colleagues inspire her to be her best. Read More

Black History: A Celebration of Diversity

Our nation has made progress in accepting cultural diversity and we still have a long way to go. Here, two CCA employees share why black history teaches lessons we all can benefit from. Read More

Honoring Black History Every Day

Black history goes far beyond a month-long celebration of African-Americans' contributions to society. Here, two CCA employees pay tribute to their rich heritage and explain why they embrace the spirit of Black History Month every day. Read More

African-American Leaders Who Made a Difference

Many African-Americans have made a monumental difference the lives of all Americans. Advancing civil rights and human rights, and advocating sound values and self-esteem, two CCA employees remember two icons who changed their lives. Read More

Remembering Rosa Parks: A History Lesson Worth Living

by Valerie Landquist, administrative clerk, South Central Correctional Center

I remember taking a class field trip to Memphis in middle school. We visited the Brooks Museum of Art, the Memphis Zoo and explored historic Beale Street (during the daytime of course). All of the landmarks we saw were interesting and educational but my most memorable experience was visiting the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated and where a replica of the bus Rosa Parks was arrested on still sits today. Read More

"Uh, Uh…You Have Cancer"

by Joseph W. Shields, chaplain, Stewart Detention Center

"The big C" - that's what they call it. And I had it. And the title above is what my doctor said when he let me know. In my case, it was prostate cancer. In the past, our culture spoke euphemistically of "women's problems" and "women's diseases." Well, this is a "men's disease," and it can be a killer. Read More

The Story of Dustin: A Child with Asperger's Syndrome

by Darla McAllister, executive assistant, Facility Support Center

Dustin started out as a typical toddler; he began babbling, saying, "momma", "daddy" and "bye-bye." He loved to look at books, watch movies and play with his toys. Dustin would always put his toys in a straight line – everything had to be just right. Read More

My Son's Journey with Autism

by Melanie Puckett, human resources recruiting coordinator, Facility Support Center

Imagine a world of your own where only you understand what you're trying to communicate – a world where you are locked inside and no one understands. Imagine a world through an autistic child's view. Read More

The Quote that Changed my Life

by David Gray, director, Internal Investigations, Transcor

When my father was on a train headed to boot camp in 1940, he read a quote by Teddy Roosevelt in a local newspaper. The quote impacted him so much that he tore it out of the newspaper, folded it and placed it in his wallet. Read More