American Correctional Chaplains Association
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President    Anthony J. Bruno (CT) | First Vice-President    Dale Hale (ND) | Second Vice-President    A J Sabree (GA) |
| Secretary    Steven Thomas (WI) | Treasurer    Vance Drum (TX) | Past President    Paul Rogers (WI) |
| Communications    Gary Friedman (WA) | Certification    Larry Coleman (PA) | Research, Planning & Development    Al Worthley (MO) |
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ACA/ACCA 140TH CONGRESS OF CORRECTION, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, JULY 30 - AUGUST 4,
2010 For the latest schedule of chaplaincy related events, Click Here.
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Jails Brochure Created for AJA Expo Exhibit
ACCA has created a brochure for jails
personnel that was handed out during our exhibit at the American Jail
Association's 29th Annual Training Conference & Jail Expo in Portland,
Oregon. That brochure can be downloaded and printed by clicking on the
'Jail Brochure' item under the 'About ACCA' dropdown menu on the left
side of this page. As you will see, the brochure is dedicated to ACCA
member extraordinaire and jail chaplain Sister Margaret Graziano who
made several appearances during the three exhibit days.
Pictured at the ACCA exhibit booth are ACCA's
Northwest Region Manager Greg Garringer (left) and Communications
Chairman Gary Friedman (right). Gary also served as a presenter at
a training workshop entitled 'Chaplains, Volunteers and Security: How
Can You Balance Them'.
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New Article on Faith-Based Prison Units
To read an excellent article by Stephen Hall about Indiana's PLUS program, Click Here
Reprinted with permission of the American Correctional Association, Alexandria, VA | |
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The Role of a Correctional Chaplain in a Litigious Era
To read this article by ACCA member Stephen Hall, Click Here
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UK CHAPLAIN GENERAL PRESENTED HONORARY ACCA LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP
The Venerable William Noblett, Chaplain General for Her Majesty's Prison Service in England and Wales was
honored during his recent visit to the U.S. with a lifetime ACCA membership. The presentation was made by ACCA
Communications Chairman Gary Friedman and ACCA Northwest Region Manager Greg Garringer at an event hosted in Portland,
Oregon by DOC chaplaincy Administrator Tom O'Connor. To view letter from ACCA President Tony Bruno
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ACCA PRESIDENT RECEIVES CORRECTIONS INDUSTRY'S HIGHEST AWARD
Rev. Anthony Bruno, ACCA President, was presented the E.R. Cass Award at the
American Correctional Association's 138th Congress of Correction in New
Orleans, Louisiana. Only two persons are chosen annually out of nominations
submitted from throughout the U.S. and Canada to receive this prestigious
award. To read Father Bruno's acceptance remarks at the gala award banquet
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| To view the new Protestant Correctional Chaplains Association brochure, click here | |
| For a selection of excellent articles and studies on faith-based re-entry courtesy of the Oregon DOC,
click here, or go to:
http://www.oregon.gov/DOC/TRANS/religious_services/rs_article_index.shtml
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| RLUIPA | Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act |
| On May 31, 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously upheld the constitutionality of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. ACCA had participated in an amicus brief in favor of RLUIPA and we are pleased that it will continue as an effective tool in protecting the religious rights of prison and jail inmates. To read a pfd file of the court's decision, go to http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/31may20051130/www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/04pdf/03-9877.pdf. Further information will be posted to this site as it becomes available. For more information on this specific case, go to http://www.rluipa.com/cases/CutterSC.html or for other related cases, go to http://www.rluipa.org | |
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