Event: ACA 2013 Winter Conference – Jan 28

American Correctional Association (ACA) 2013 Winter Conference
George R. Brown Convention Center
Houston, Texas
January 25-30, 2013

Monday, January 28, 2013
2:00 – 4:15 PM
Plenary Session: Re-Evaluating Administrative Segregation: The Human, Public Safety, and Economic Impact
Room 320 A, B, D, E

This plenary session will examine the following questions:

• Is corrections over-using or under-using segregation?
• Are there other ways to ensure safety within facilities beyond segregation?
• What should the conditions of confinement be while in administrative segregation, and who has the authority to place a person on administrative segregation?
• What is the effect on people who are segregated long-term?
• Do we control the use of segregation accurately?
• Are we constantly reviewing and evaluating segregated persons?

Moderator: Commissioner Charles Epps, Mississippi Department of Corrections and President Elect, American Correctional Association

Panelists:

• Tom Clements, Executive Director, Colorado Department of Corrections
• Dean Aufderheidi, Director of Mental Health, Florida Department of Corrections
• Kenneth McGinnis, Director, Corrections Programs, CNA Institute for Public Research and Director, Michigan Department of Corrections, RET
• Ron S. Honberg, JD, Director of Policy and Legal Affairs, National Alliance on Mental Illness