CORRECTIONS
Intelligence and networking are
the links to our safety and future
How do you stop contraband from entering a fa-
cility? How can we decrease assaults?
How do you prevent a potential violent uprising?
How do you deal with drones?
How do you find out about gang activity in your
facility? How do you deal with fentanyl?
How do you learn about strong-arming, loan
sharking or intimidation in the facility?
How do we know which inmates are on medica-
tion or have mental health issues?
BRIAN
DAWE
How do we learn about enemy situations? How
do we stop inmate cellphone communication?
What is the one thing we need most to maintain a safe correc-
tional environment?
Intel
How do we find out about other officers’ salaries, benefits
and pensions?
How do we compare superior contract language or legislation
with our own?
How do we get information on communicable diseases, as-
sault statistics, the impact of consolidation, privatization, PTSD,
officer suicide, riots, escapes, etc.?
Where can we find certified correctional experts to testify on
our behalf?
Where can we find the research we need to address the myri-
ad issues we face every day?
How do we share intel and develop a united voice to address
our universal concerns?
Networking
Who can we turn to? Do we have to call every county? Do we
have to call every state, DOC or COs union? What about states
without unions representing COs? There are more than 3,200
county jails and 1,800 state and federal correctional facilities.
We would have to make 5,000 calls to reach them all. When we
need information on corrections, we don’t go to the media, or
academia, or the government. Getting statistics on corrections
has become very difficult since the Patriot Act