Showing posts with label correctional institution. Show all posts
Showing posts with label correctional institution. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Tri-County RVTHS Students’ Planning for the Future

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Correction (DOC) worked in collaboration with Tri-County RVTHS Legal and Protective Services Career Major to introduce interested juniors and seniors to the variety of employment options available after to them after graduation. Students in Automotive Technology, Culinary Arts, Electrical Wiring Technology, Plumbing & Hydronic Heating, Engineering, HVAC&R, and Metal Fabrication were welcome to sit for a brief conversation with Director of Recruitment Jennithan Cortez and Recruitment Specialist Jevon Brown-Simpson.

Cortez and Brown-Simpson spoke to the students about the opportunities available in the fifteen different facilities throughout the state as an excellent way to get their foot in the door after graduation. The students learned what a typical day would consist of, benefits available including pension and tuition reimbursement, union membership, salary and work culture. The students and instructors were able to ask questions and were encouraged to reach out for assistance with the application process if necessary. Brown-Simpson commented, “This was by far the best experience I have had recruiting. Your students were great, and the entire format was very conducive to our objective of meeting all the programs. I want to highlight how impressed Director Cortes and I were with the entire experience.”

Culinary Arts
Culinary Arts


The DOC stayed to host an Open House “Job Fair” for interested Tri-County alumni. “This program showcased the variety of employment opportunities available for our students they may have not considered otherwise. Whether they are looking for employment directly after high school graduation or want to attend college, the DOC offers a range of careers that fit well with the Career Majors Tri-County offers,” said Brenna Ferrick, Legal & Protective Services Instructor and organizer of this event.

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

CommonWealth Magazine: transparency needed in evaluating correctional expenses and with Globe sponsored content

"MASSACHUSETTS SPENDS MORE than $1 billion a year to incarcerate roughly 13,000 people in its state prisons and county houses of correction, but a lot of the details of that spending are shrouded in mystery and uncertainty. 

As part of the recent wave of attention to criminal justice reform, the Legislature recently formed a special commission to try to make sense of correctional spending in the state. The call for a commission was driven by a steep drop in the state’s inmate population – the total is now roughly half the peak of recent decades – that has occurred with no corresponding reduction in corrections spending. Meanwhile, per inmate spending varies widely among the state’s 14 sheriffs who oversee houses of correction, and there is widespread concern among those outside the system that inmates are not receiving adequate rehabilitative services while behind bars. 

A big takeaway from the commission’s recently issued report, said its two co-chairs, Sen. Will Brownsberger and Rep. Michael Day, on this week’s Codcast, is the need for much clearer information on spending and inmate programming in order to assess what changes are needed.  "

Correctional Funding Report -> https://correctionalfunding.com/commission-report/ 

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"THE BOSTON GLOBE is facing a growing chorus of criticism from public health advocates and media critics for working with Philip Morris to create and publish stories featuring interviews with prominent scientists, many of whom say they were never told the true purpose of the interviews – for inclusion in Philip Morris ads.

A coalition of six leading public health organizations sent a letter last month to Globe owner and publisher John Henry in an effort to persuade him to get rid of the tobacco ads. He did not respond.

To be sure, the Philip Morris ads in the Globe today are nothing like the tobacco ads of the past. Gone are the Marlboro man and his ilk. Instead, the tobacco ads in the Globe nowadays take the form of what’s known as “sponsored content” articles, a type of advertising that looks similar to Globe news stories with headlines, bylines, and even the same font the paper uses. The ads run under the heading “From our Partners” on the Globe’s website."
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CommonWealth Magazine: transparency needed in evaluating correctional expenses and with Globe sponsored content
CommonWealth Magazine: transparency needed in evaluating correctional expenses and with Globe sponsored content