BJA 2023 Spotlight, Michigan Cherry Taylor serves as a Training Officer at the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC.) She has been with the department for three years and “could not be happier” with her job. With an Arts and Science degree and...
BJA 2023 Spotlight, Michigan Tanisha Black serves as a Leadership and Professional Development Training Specialist at the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC.) She is a twenty-two-year veteran of the agency. Tanisha received her bachelor’s degree in...
BJA 2023 Spotlight, Ohio Annette Chambers-Smith was appointed Director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections (ODRC) in January 2019. She has a degree in organizational management and brings thirty years of corrections experience. She has received...
BJA 2023 Spotlight, Michigan Today’s challenges in corrections often revolve around retention and recruitment. Motivational interviewing (MI) is a recent agency-wide addition to the training at the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC). This training aids...
BJA Correctional Training Academy. The Moss Group will be presenting a workshop at ACA 2023, January 27-31, in Orlando! In 2019, TMG was awarded a multi-year initiative from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to examine the state of correctional academy training....
