The post September 2010

              A R I Z O N A D E PA R T ME N T O F C O R R E C T I O N S
Volume Director Charles L. Ryan 10, Issue 04
Pg. 2 ....... Governor’s address continued 	 Pg. 3 - 5 .......................... CCO Week
Pg. 6 - 8 .... ADC In the spotlight 	 	 	 	 Pg. 9 ............................ In Memoriam
	
	 				 Pg. 10 - 11 ........... COTA Corner
Inside this issue:
Governor’s address continued pg. 2
Governor addresses ADC staff at COTA
Governor Janice K. Brewer spoke to the Arizona Department of Corrections staff at
COTA about streamlining state agencies.
Governor Janice
K. Brewer came to Tuc-son
on July 28 to address
the Arizona Department
of Corrections (ADC)
July Strategic Planning
Session at the Arizona
Department of Correc-tions
Training Academy
(COTA).
During her speech,
the governor praised the
ADC staff for their hard
work and dedication in
maintaining public safety,
while keeping thousands
of inmates in custody.
 
Here is the transcript of
the Governor’s speech:
Good afternoon
ladies and gentlemen and
thank you for inviting me
here today to join you as
you bring to life to my
call to state agencies to
streamline state govern-ment
operations.
Today, I stand with
the leadership of the Ari-zona
Department of Cor-rections,
one of the largest
Arizona State agencies,
with a budget of $992
million dollars and over
10,000 dedicated employ-ees
who contribute every
day to safer communities
through responsible, pro-fessional
and effective
corrections.
Ten-thousand ded-icated
employees who
serve and protect the peo-ple
of Arizona by securely
incarcerating over 40,000
convicted felons, by pro-viding
structured pro-gramming
designed to
support inmate account-ability
and successful
community reintegration,
and by providing effective
supervision for over 6,300
offenders conditionally
released from prison.
Employees com-mitted
not only to public
safety but also to “Effi-ciency,
Affordability, and
Transparency” in the ser-vice
of the people of Ari-zona.
This planning ses-sion
honors these employ-ees
and is a testament to
the principles set forth by
my Commission on Priva-tization
and Efficiency,
which I established by
Executive Order in Janu-ary
of this year.
This planning ses-sion
is the gathering of
agency leadership, 135
wardens, deputy wardens,
administrators, manag-ers,
and subject matter
experts, who have come
together to celebrate the
good work the agency
has already done and to
explore ways to achieve
even greater operational
efficiency in meeting the
needs of Arizona citizens.
For three days,
ADC leadership will be
exploring current prac-tices
and making fiscally
sound, data-driven deci-sions
about corrections
that protect public safety,
hold offenders account-able,
and control correc-tions
costs.
ADC leadership
will be building upon the
great foundation you have
already laid and envision-ing
a future where you can
proudly say that you have
given the citizens of Ari-zona
the most effective
Department of Correc-tions
that their tax dollars
can provide.
And the foundation
you have laid is remark-able.
With over 500
active contracts, you have
already privatized many
processes and functions.
 
Inmate Food Services
has been privatized for
25 years.  You have been
contracting with private
prisons for 16 years.
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The Post is
an official
publication of
the Arizona
Department of
Corrections.
Director
Charles L. Ryan
Media Relations
Director
Barrett Marson
Public
Information
Officer
Bill Lamoreaux
Media Web
Assistant
Jill Berger
Internal
Communications
Coordinator
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Strankman
Editor
Rusty Heaps
This publication
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work of ADC and
the achievements
of its staff. Your
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welcome.
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Arizona  Correctional
Industries has been
involved in public/private
partnerships for 40 years.
 
You have been working
with Arizona Community
Colleges to provide inmates
with vocational training for
35 years.
You have contracted
for inmate phone service for
11 years and for commissary
services for five years
You have also sought
out statewide efficiencies
designed to not only help
ADC, but to also allow other
state agencies and political
subdivisions to realize
operational efficiencies and
cost savings.
Most notably, the
work you are doing to
expand the use of ADC’s
inmate labor pool, through
expansion of Inmate
Labor Inter-Governmental
Agreements with City,
County, and State agencies
which in FY 2010 provided
over two million labor hours
and saved Arizona taxpayers
over $13.7 million dollars.
And we can’t forget
COTA itself, which is not
only a premier training
academy for Arizona’s
Correctional Officers, but
is also a vital resource at
the local, state and national
level for the law enforcement
and private community,
providing classroom and
meeting space, as well
as lodging. In FY 2010,
COTA provided over 4,800
nights lodging for estimated
in-state travel savings of
$571,690.
And the efficiencies
Governor’s address continued from pg. 1
don’t stop there, since
February of 2009, there
have been great cost-cutting
strides made by
ADC, including work done
right here at COTA to
restructure training from
nine to seven weeks, while
maintaining all Arizona
Peace Officer Standards
and Training Board
certification requirements,
and to implement an online
training component for an
estimated annualized cost
savings of over $1.2 million.
Private Prison per
diem rate reductions for an
estimated annualized cost
savings of $5.3 million.
The transfer of Criminal
Aliens to Immigration and
Customs Enforcement for
an estimated annualized
cost savings of over $15.2
million.
The renegotiation
of five percent reductions
in current contracts for an
estimated annualized cost
savings of $800,000.
The 10% reduction
in inmate wages and the
increase in inmate utility
charges and health care
co-pays for an estimated
annualized cost savings of
over $1 million.
The downsizing of
the ADC Central Office,
eliminating 87 full time
employees for an estimated
annualized cost savings of
over $1.4 million.
The reduction of
food service delivery costs
with a new inmate meal
menu effective April 1, 2010,
for an estimated annualized
cost savings of over $1.4
million.
And the innovative
and thoughtful things done
everyday by employees at the
prisons and Central Office
to reduce costs, increase
productivity and reduce the
reporting and data collection
burden on ADC staff.
 
Things like automating
and streamlining agency
processes, conserving energy,
reducing water usage, cutting
printing and copying costs
and recycling.
But I know your
work doesn’t stop there, as
you move forward you will
continue with the systematic
review of your services,
programs, and functions
as you press on to purge
unnecessary expenditures
and seek solutions that will
maintain public safety while
reducing the size and cost of
state government.
We stand together,
dedicated to public safety and
to responsible government,
setting forth on the same
journey to serve and protect
the people of the great State
of Arizona.  And let us never
forget that what we do, we
do for the people of Arizona
today and for the people of
Arizona tomorrow.
COTA cadets salute Governor Brewer as ADC Director Ryan escorts
her to the auditorium.
Governor Brewer spoke to an overflow crowd at the COTA auditorium
where she praised the department’s programs.
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CCO Week continued pg. 4
Governor Jan Brewer signed the proclamation announcing National Probation, Parole and
Community Supervision Week at COTA on July 28.
July 18-24, 2010 is Na-tional
Probation, Parole and
Community Supervision Week,
a time for everyone to honor the
men and women of the Arizona
Department of Corrections who
work each and every day to
supervise offenders in our com-munities
and to assist the people
they supervise get housing, jobs
and substance abuse treatment.
 
Community corrections profes-sionals
face real dangers in their
jobs and at times risk their own
safety to make sure that others
are kept safe from crime, so dur-ing
this week, it is a privilege
to acknowledge the work these
committed professionals do each
and every day of the year.
Since Arizona first af-forded
inmates the opportunity
for parole in 1901, officers have
been supervising offenders to
make our communities a safer
place to live. These men and
women serve crime victims and
hold offenders accountable for
their crimes against our families,
friends and communities. Parole
Officers ensure that offenders
receive services and guidance
to help them make the transition
from incarceration to a more
stable, productive life in the com-munities
they reside.  It is through
their commitment to public safety
that our communities are a safer
National Probation, Parole and Community Supervision Week
place for everyone.
Under Arizona’s Truth in
Sentencing Law, inmates may be
released after serving 85 percent
of their time behind bars and fin-ish
the remaining 15-percent of
their sentence under Community
Supervision.  A smaller number
of inmates are released on Parole
by the Arizona Board of Execu-tive
Clemency.  On average each
year, there are nearly 6,500 Com-munity
Supervision Offenders
 
in Arizona and supervising them
are 105 Community Corrections
Officers.   ADC CCOs manage,
on average, a caseload of between
85 to 102 offendors   a day, the
majority of whom will be under
supervision between six to nine
months.
Governor Janice K.
Brewer issued a proclamation
announcing National Probation,
Parole and Community Super-vision
Week, stating, “Arizona
is pleased to pay tribute to this
group of men and women who
maintain the highest standards
and idealism of professional-ism
while continuing to make a
positive difference.   These men
and women face tremendous
challenges working in a danger-ous
profession that rarely yields
any thanks for the risks that are
taken.”
On July 28, Governor
Brewer addressed ADC staff at
the Correctional Officers Train-ing
Academy and recognized Se-nior
CCO Steve Shapiro - Pima
North Parole Office, CCO Mi-chael
Rangus - ElectronicMoni-toring
Unit, Senior CCO Everett
Hull - Flagstaff Parole Office,
CCO Sean Connolly –Warrants,
Services and Hearings, CCO
Daniel Vega - Western Regional
Parole, CCO Angela Wilson
- Pima South Parole Office, Se-nior
CCO Robin Kozakiewics
- Pima South Parole Office and
CCO Don Verrett - Electronic
Monitoring Unit, for their hard
work and dedication to service.
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CCO Week continued from pg. 3
4
Director Ryan and Senior CCO Steve Shapiro
with Pima North Parole Office
Director Ryan and CCO Sean Connolly with
Warrants, Services and Hearings
CCO Week Photos continued pg. 5
Director Ryan and Senior CCO Robin Kozakiewics
with Pima South Parole Office
Director Ryan and CCO Angela Wilson with Pima
South Parole Office
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Director Ryan and CCO Daniel Vega with Western
Regional Parole
Director Ryan and Senior CCO Everett Hull with
Flagstaff Parole Office
Director Ryan and CCO Don Verrett with
Electronic Monitoring Unit
Director Ryan and CCO Michael Rangus with
Electronic Monitoring Unit
CCO Week Photos continued from pg. 4
www.6 azcorrections.gov The  Post spIont ltihgeh t Patriot Award
From left to right:  AZ-1 DMAT Logistics Chief Dina Shields, Warehouse Supervisor/ASPC- Douglas; Clinical Nurse
Judi Parker, RN Occupational Health Nurse, ASPC- Phoenix; Logistics Specialist Donna Janssen, Sergeant, ASPC-Douglas;
ADC Director Charles Ryan; Deputy Commander Bob Kappler, RN Occupational Health Nurse, ASPC-Douglas
and Logistics Specialist Susie McCain, Storekeeper (Ret.) ASPC-Douglas.
On June 23, at the Correc-tional
Officers Training Academy
in Tucson, the Arizona Commit-tee
of the Employer Support of
the Guard and Reserve present-ed
the Patriot Award to Arizona
Department of Corrections Di-rector
Charles Ryan. OHN Bob
Kappler nominated Mr. Ryan for
the award in recognition of his
support of the Arizona One Di-saster
Medical Assistance Team
(AZ-1 DMAT). DMAT teams
are a group of medical profes-sionals
and support staff that
are trained and ready to deploy
in order to provide medical care
during natural or man made di-sasters
both in the United States
and abroad.
Members of the DMAT
team, an element of the National
Disaster Medical System, De-partment
of Health and Human
Services, are considered mem-bers
of the uniformed services
when activated for training or
national service. Team members
from the ADC have trained in
Texas, Nevada, Tennessee, Cali-fornia
and New Mexico and per-formed
actual mission support in
Alaska, Florida, and Louisiana.
Director Ryan was rec-ognized
for his commitment to
the uniformed services through
his application of department
policies that protect service
members and his support of pro-grams
that benefit members of
the uniformed services and their
families during deployments. In
his acceptance remarks Direc-tor
Ryan stated that he takes no
personal credit for the award,
but rather he was accepting the
award on behalf of the entire De-partment.
www.7 azcorrections.gov The  Post spIont ltihgeh t Community Betterment Program
Clockwise from top left:  Inmates count and arrange
completed bags.  Over 700 bags were put together by
inmates in preparation for the “Making Strikes Against
Breast Cancer” kick off meeting.  Inmates placed flyers,
posters, registration materials, details about the event
along with other items.  CO III Rose Cook supervised the
inmates as the prepared the bags, freeing up money and
time  the American Breast Cancer Society can use in the
search for a cure.
 
Inmates from the ASPC –
Tucson/Catalina Unit participat-ed
in a Community Betterment
project to help make a differ-ence
in the fight against Breast
Cancer. Thanks to CO III Rose
Cook, supervisor of the project,
the inmates put together over
700 liaison bags for the “Making
Strides Against Breast Cancer”
kick off meeting held on August
12.
The inmates spent about
three hours making up the bags
and assisted in loading them
back up for delivery to the event
location. The bags included reg-istration
materials, details about
the event, flyers, posters, shirt
order sheets and a sample of the
event pin and shirt. This Com-munity
Betterment project saves
the American Cancer Society
hours of work and monies that
can be better spent in the search
for a cure.
www.8 azcorrections.gov The  Post spIont ltihgeh t ADC helps House of Hope
Front row, from left:  CO III April Batey,  House of Hope Domestic Violence Programs Coordinator Elsa Varela, Sister
Betty Adams, Programs Director with Catholic Health Services and Chaplain Lundering.   Back Row:  CO II Vasquez,
Sgt. Tolliver, CO II Acost and some of the inmates of Mohave Unit at a check presentation where House of Hope
received over $10,000 from inmate fundraising efforts.
 
The old House of Hope,
a domestic violence shelter in
Douglas, Arizona, has moved
into a new home, thanks in part
to inmate fundraising events at
ASPC-Douglas. The original
House of Hope opened in Doug-las
in December 1987. On Au-gust
9, the shelter held a grand
opening for its new location for
abused women and children with
24 beds and can house up to 10
families at a time.
ASPC-Douglas has been
a strong supporter of Inmate
Fundraising events. During FY
2010, Eggers, Gila, and Mohave
Units (respectively) contributed
well over $6,200 to this charity.
Mohave Unit alone has contrib-uted
in excess of $15,000 to the
House of Hope over the last three
to four years.
Elsa Varela, House of Hope
Domestic Violence Programs Co-ordinator
has been working with
organization since 1996. “We are
here to provide services to abused
women and children,” she said.
Representatives from the House
of Hope shared many experiences
and heartwarming stories with
offenders and staff during Check
Presentation Ceremonies held at
the various units. It is a reward-ing
experience for all involved
in these fundraising activities to
know they are reaching out to the
community and making positive
contributions to those in need.
Ms. Varela accepts a check from CO III De La Torre and some
of the Gila Unit inmates who participated in the fundraiser
for the shelter.
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It is with great sympathy and respect the
Arizona Department of Corrections
acknowledge the loss of our staff
In Memor iam
RIP January 22, 2010
AS III Dawn Berry ASPC-Winslow/Medical
RIP January 23, 2010
Sgt. Elizabeth Bell ASPC-Safford/Graham Unit
RIP February 09, 2010
Sgt. Randy Allison ASPC-Safford/Ft. Grant Unit
RIP April 19, 2010
Senior Substance Abuse Counselor Ronald Washington ASPC-Tucson/Santa Rita Unit
RIP May 8, 2010
CO II Michael Moncavage ASPC-Lewis/Barchey
RIP May 24, 2010
CO II Jerry Van Wye ASPC-Tucson/Cimarron Unit
RIP May 25, 2010
CO II Robert Ortiz ASPC-Tucson/Winchester Unit
RIP June 26, 2010
AA III Norma Malloque ASPC-Safford/Tonto Health Unit
RIP July 18, 2010
DW Thomas William Korff (Retired ASPC-Tucson)
RIP July 31, 2010
Warden Roger Crist, (Retired ASPC-Florence 90-94)
COTA CORNER
The Arizona Department of Corrections congratulates the recent graduates of the Correctional Officer Training Academy. COTA
is located on 40 acres in the foothills west of Tucson, with additional classes held at ASPC-Perryville and other locations as
necessary and twice a year COTA also hosts a K-9 Academy. COTA provides training for ADC cadets and tenured staff and for
county jails and other detention centers around the state. The curriculum encompasses 360 contact hours and the graduating
cadets receive 21 Community College credits, which they can then use towards higher-level education degrees. Cadets are
trained and assessed in six different areas including academics, physical fitness, firearm qualification, self defense, professional
behavior and ethical standards. Following nine weeks of training, graduates are sworn in as Correctional Officers.
COTA Class 861
C L A S S ROS T E R
C L A S S AWA R D S
Chad A. Banuelos, Thomas B. Barnett
Jr., Stephen A. Bearden, Valencia K.
Campbell, Jacob N. Conard, Lavon
Ersery, Christopher Esparza, Martin
Ferrel, Delia A. Garcia, Trevor A.
Garton, Angie M. Gutierrez, Heather
D. Hilbun, Filomeno Lopez, Michael
S. Moore, Ricky L. Rencher, Rodolfo
A. Soto, Gustavo G. Vargas.
Professionalism:
Jacob N. Conard,
Thomas B. Barnett, Jr..
Academic Achievers:
Jacob N. Conard - 97.60%,
Thomas B. Barnett, Jr. - 97.05%,
Heather D. Hilbun - 95.39%.
Class Lt.: Lisa Oberle Advisor: CO II Travis A. Core
Class Sgt.: Patrick Meehan 	 Advisor: CO II Jacole J. Wall
COTA Class 862
Class Lt.: Lisa Oberle 	 	 	 CO II Enrique J. Rodriguez
Class Sgt.: Alfred Martinez 	 	 CO II Richard T. McCluskey
C L A S S ROS T E R
C L A S S AWA R D S
Abraham Aguilar Jr., Albert E. Aros Jr.,
Randy P. Atkinson, Jason O. Berndt,
John R. Boyd, David Z. Gilbreth, Herlinda
Gonzalez, Mario Herrera Jr., Leonard
Livorsi, Roque Lopez-Gutierrez, Jamal D.
Mccown, Sarah A. Mccutcheon, Isidore
B. Mensah, Aaron L. Mleynek, Carl F.
Moles Jr., Julie A. Nelson, German E.
Palma, Marcia Rodriguez, Jenny Rubio,
Elizabeth H. Ruiz, David J. Saldana,
Jack F. Schultz Jr., Gregory S. Smith,
Reed I. Spiegelman, Dennis W. Steward,
Kenneth B. Uchytil, Nicole L. Walker,
Alonzo J. Watford Jr., Toni M. Zoll.
Professionalism:
Roque Lopez-Gutierrez,
Alonzo J. Watford, Jr..
Academic Achievers:
Sarah A. McCutcheon - 97.00%,
Aaron L. Mleynek - 96.15%,
Kenneth B. Uchytil - 94.43%.
Firearms Expert:
Kenneth B. Uchytil – 247,
David Z. Gilbreth - 244.
COTA CORNER
COTA Class 863
C L A S S ROS T E R
C L A S S AWA R D S
Jonathan T. Abbott, Edward A. Bresette,
Robert R. Casillas, Holly L. Cicci, Donald
A. Galford, Angel L. Hernandez Jr., Jeffrey
R. Johnson, Armando I. Lopez, Tommy L.
Miller, Jorge A. Mora, Victor M. Nina, Diana
D. Paez-Arthurholtz, Jimmie L. Perryman,
Diego L. Plancarte, Kevin H. Rogers,
Lisa A. Rosselli, Austin E. Simmons,
Christopher A. Skabelund, Shannon
N. Storm-Holloman, Thomas P. Territo,
Christina M. Villarruel, Dominick J. Ybarra.
Professionalism:
Jonathan T. Abbott,
Edward A. Bresette.
Academic Achievers:
Donald A. Galford - 94.09%;
Shannon N. Storm-Holloman - 93.46%;
Christopher A. Skabelund - 93.25%.
Firearms:
Jonathan T. Abbott – 247;
Edward A. Bresette – 247;
Christopher A. Skabelund – 240.
Class Lt.: Lisa Oberle Advisor: CO II Margaret C. Castorena
Class Sgt.: Shawn Sanders Advisor: CO II Joyce E. Kanlan
COTA Class 864
Class Lt.: Fernando Dicochea Advisor: CO II Candice Morales
Class Sgt.: Omar Covarrubias 	 Advisor: CO II Kurt Stevens
C L A S S ROS T E R
C L A S S AWA R D S
Lauren M. Beck, Regina J. Bowman,
Nathan H. Brown, Cristobal Castillo-
Urquidez, Philip E. Cromer, John B.
Cruz, David C.L. Dennis, Elaine R.
Diaz, Marc T. Eagle, Jesus R. Encinas,
Alonso Escalante, Lamont Gibson,
Emilio Gonzalez, Miguel A. Herrera, Joel
W. Jay, Jose Jimenez, Edilia Martinez,
Nolberto R. Medina, Manuel Merancio,
Yevonne M. Morris, Roberto Nieves, John
C. Peters Jr., Jeffrey P. Sobol, Sandor
C. Tracey, Modesto A. Valdez, Robert R.
Welch Jr., David L. Witherspoon Jr..
Professionalism:
Joel W. Jay.
Academic Achievers:
Lauren M. Beck - 95.51%,
Nathan H. Brown - 93.59%,
Joel W. Jay - 93.16%.
Firearms:
Philip E. Cromer – 242,
Robert R. Welch, Jr. – 242,
Alonso Escalante – 241,
Emilio Gonzalez – 241.