Fetzerism – August 12, 2010 - “Middle Child's Day”

 The 4^th C in Corrections is:  Cost.  With dwindling tax revenue and reduced fee collections almost every level of corrections is experiencing...(Continue)

Fetzerism - July 28, 2010 – “National Milk Chocolate Day”

 Video visitation is becoming more and more prevalent in corrections and with budget shortfalls is it always a budget saver?  Any time you don’t have to move inmates I believe you save money. (Continue Article)

Fetzerism - July 18, 2010 – “National Ice Cream Day”

 Local politics play into the corrections arena on a regular basis, whether a jail is run by a sheriff or the correctional facility is controlled by a warden who reports to a county board.  The key factor in both is that... (Read More)

Fetzerism – June 12, 2010 – “Red Rose Day”

  "I think that since this President George H.W. Bush's birthday that I would mention that I think he exemplifies professionalism.  He spent most of his life in the service of his country, as a Naval aviator during WWII, as a Congressman, Ambassador to the United Nations, Envoy to China,......read more

Wednesday’s Hotlinks – June 9, 2010

In this week's Hotlinks, we see why inmates and stray dogs go well together, a county picks a site for its new jail, and inmate who smuggled way too much stuff...(Read More)

Daily Fetzerism – June 6, 2010 – “National Yo-Yo Day”

There have been several news articles in the last two days reporting about the first decline county jail populations for the first time since the government started tracking this information...(Read More)

Daily Fetzerism – June 4, 2010 – “National Doughnut Day”

Police and doughnuts go together like dogs and bones.  Corrections personnel are guilty too for having a love affair with doughnuts and inmates have an addiction to cinnamon buns...(Read More)

Daily Fetzerism - May 2, 2010 – “National Corrections Employee Week”

The level of training for corrections staff is very close to the same for law enforcement personnel...(Read More)

Daily Fetzerism – May 1, 2010 – “National Corrections Employee Month” and “May Day”

I salute all the men and women who work in the field of corrections. These dedicated personnel help keep our communities safe from crime...(Read More)

Leadership Tips for Corrections Professionals

In this month's guest blogger spot, Greg Whitaker discusses a few leadership tips for corrections professionals after listening to a speech given by Dr. Evan Offstein...(Read More)