Pay It Forward

I feel very fortunate to have been selected to participate in the Foundations Program held in Nashville earlier this month and am very grateful to my facility administration for allowing me to be absent during this week long training. With that, I was quite impressed with those CCA employees who took the time out of their busy schedules to educate me on a number of very important topics such as our operations, our finance and our people. Read More

CCA: America’s Leader in Partnership Corrections

by Tony Grande, CCA executive vice president and chief development officer

CCA has a great story to tell, from the groundbreaking founding of our industry to the many highlights that happen each day at facilities and within the communities you call home. As the company continues to grow and focuses on future success, we need to make sure that the work we do gets told in the right way, every day. We need to focus on telling our story well. Read More

A Day in the Life of a Warden

by Chris Sullivan, Metro-Davidson County Detention Armory Officer

Just the other day I had the opportunity to be Warden for a day, I was able to see what really goes on behind closed doors. The day started off with checking e-mail and the breakfast meal. If you think about it we all do the same thing - we get to work and check our e-mail. Then at around 0730 there was a meeting with QA to go over documents that were going to be the topic of the meetings that were to happen during the day. During all this the Warden was getting e-mails from corporate about the day's meetings. Read More

Reflecting and Giving Thanks

by President and CEO, Damon Hininger

Like so many of you, it’s hard to believe the holiday season is now upon us. As I do every year in the days leading up to Thanksgiving, I am reflecting extensively on all that I am most thankful for, as I am sure many of you also do during this time. Read More

Grateful

Giving Thanks for Samberg Leadership

by Lisa Cecil

November's Samberg Leadership Maximizer assignment is on the topic of gratitude. When I first drafted this exercise I wondered what would I include on my list of items to be grateful for. Until recently, some of these items seemed like they were burdens – not blessings. This exercise has shown me the difference. Here's what I am thankful for this year: Read More

A Warm Send-Off

by John Butler, Willicy State Jail Public Information Officer

As we listen to and watch the triumphs and sacrifices of our fellow Americans this continuous war which our country has found itself in have experienced, we can't help but recall of a relative, perhaps a parent or sibling, or maybe even a school mate which has lost his life defending the very nature of our being. Read More

Moved and Honored

by Coffee Correctional Facility Warden Barry Goodrich

I would like to share an experience that occurred recently. Coffee Correctional Facility has an employee, Jarvis Williams, who is currently defending our freedom in Afghanistan. He recently returned to Georgia for a brief leave and visited the facility. Read More

Veterans’ Day: A Chance to Remember and Reach Out

by Prairie Correctional Facility Mental Health Coordinator Shelley Koski

I teach a course called Coping With Deployments: Psychological First Aid for Military Families (taught through the American Red Cross and the Dept of Defense). I offer my psychological services as a “starting point” for military servicepersons and their family members to use as a resource/referral person. Read More

A Pause for Thanks on Veteran's Day

by President and CEO Damon Hininger

On any given work day, most of us encounter veterans – after all, nearly 10 percent of our workforce is comprised of military servicemen and servicewomen. These veterans are our facility teammates, the colleagues we count on, and the coworkers with whom we build camaraderie. On this Veteran’s Day, November 11, I encourage you, too, to take a moment to think of – and thank – the veterans around you. Read More