Corrections Digest - Vol.24 No.3 - Prison reform and HIV-related prison safety

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February 10, 1993 issue of Corrections Digest covering U.S. Bureau of Prisons leadership tensions and potential removal of Director Kathleen M. Hawk, alongside federal legislative efforts to expand pilot prison work and rehabilitation programs. It also reports Michigan corrections concerns after a knife fight involving an HIV-positive inmate, detailing isolation requests, universal precautions, officer testing plans, and the anxiety and policy implications for prison staff. Additional brief news items outline other system updates and job listings.

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CategoryHealthcare

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Pages11

Reading Time28 min

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INTHIS ISSUE

FBOP:Clinton May Oust Chief

CONGRESS:Inmate Training Act Introduced

MICHIGAN:Officers Worried About AIDS

Danbury:Prison Switching Inmates

Ft. Worth:Jail Housing Policy Questioned

ASTM:Develops New Door Standards

Maryland:Wants To Charge For Sick Call

USMS:Thwarts Terre Haute Escape

Ohio:Govenor Releases Corrections Plans

Job Listings

Missouri:Executes Inmate

AIDS/HIV:Free Info Available

Michigan:Wants To Give Inmates Vaccinations

N.Y.:DOC Questions Audit On Work Release

REP.WOLF INTRODUCES PRISONINMATE TRAINING/REHAB ACT

Pilot Work Programs

BLOODY STRUGGLE WITH HIV.POSITIVE INMATE WORRIES MICHIGAN PRISON OFFICERS

Universal Precaution and Officer Testing

February 10,1993 Vol.24 No.3 CAREER CHIEF AT FBOPMAY BE OUSTED BY CLINTON Sen.DeConcini Leading EffortTo Save Dr.Hawk's Job The Clinton Administration is planning tochoose a political appointee to replace the female,career civil servant who heads the Federal Bureau ofPrisons(FBOP),a congressional source said Feb.1. But Sen.Dennis DeConcini(D-Ariz.)firedoff a letter to President Clinton urging him to keepDirector Kathleen M.Hawk on the job. "Dr.Hawk is the first woman to break theglass ceiling in Federal law enforcement,"De-Concini said in a letter sent Feb.1 to the WhiteHouse. The Bureau of Prisons,which has tradi-tionally been headed by a career civil servantfrom its own ranks,is the only Federal law en-forcement agency ever headed by a female careerofficial.One Federal law enforcement agency,theCustoms Service,was headed by a female politicalappointee,Carol Hallett,during the Bush Admini-stration. Hawk,who joined the Bureau in 1976 andserved two years as warden of the Federal Correc-tional Institution in Butner,N.C.,was nameddirector on Dec.4 to replace the ailing MichaelQuinlan. "The White House informed Sen.De-Concini's office that they planned to move her out,"said the congressional source,who spoke only oncondition of anonymity. The reason? (Coninued on page two) ## INTHIS ISSUE FBOP:Clinton May Oust Chief…………… ……1CONGRESS:Inmate Training Act Introduced……1MICHIGAN:Officers Worried About AIDS………2DANBURY:Prison Switching Inmates …………3FT.WORTH:Jail Housing Policy Questioned ……4ASTM:Develops New Door Standards …………………4MARYLAND:Wants To Charge For Sick Call…….5USMS:Thwarts Terre Haute Escape ……………………6OHIO:Govenor Releases Corrections Plans ……….7JOB LISTINGS ….…8MISSOURI:Executes Inmate ………… ……….8AIDS/HIV:Free Info Available…………………………………8MICHIGAN:Wants To Give Inmates Vaccinations.9 N.Y.:DOC Questions Audit On Work Release ……10 Federal System; ## REP.WOLF INTRODUCES PRISONINMATE TRAINING/REHAB ACT Would Set Up Pilot Work Programs Addressing the critical need for prisonreform,U.S.Rep.Frank R.Wolf (R-VA)on Jan.28introduced the "Prison Inmate Training and Reha-bilitation Act of 1993,"legislation that wouldestablish pilot work programs within the FederalPrison System to provide productive work forinmates and,at the same time,revive industries inthe U.S.which have been lost to foreign competi-tion. The Federal Bureau of Prisons,through Fed-eral Prison Industries (FPI),presently employs onlyabout one-quarter of the inmate population toproduce products,at no cost to the taxpayer,for saleto departments and agencies within the Federal (See TRAINING ACT,pagefive) She was appointed by President Bush's At-torney General William Barr only weeks before heleft office. "They saw it as Barr sliding her in at the lastminute,"the source said. White House Press Secretary Dee DeeMyers indicated she was unaware of any moveconcerning Hawk. Prisons spokesman Dan Dunne said Hawkhas postponed allinterview requests until after anew attorney general is appointed. "It would be a shame to remove this highlyqualified person for partisan reasons,"DeConciniwrote to Clinton."In light of her achievements andthe tradition of career leadership in the Bureau,Iurge you to give her the opportunity to continue tolead this agency.” The senator noted that a recent study by theGeneral Accounting Office,Congress'auditingagency,found that "it has been inordinately difficultfor women to obtain senior positions in Federal lawenforcement agencies.” The U.S.Bureau of Prisons,with 23,000employees,houses more than 80,000 Federal of-fenders in 67 Federal institutions. Hawk,a West Virginia native,has anundergraduate degree in psychology from WheelingJesuit College in Wheeling,W.Va.,and masters anddoctorate degrees in counseling and rehabilitationfrom West Virginia University.■ ## BLOODY STRUGGLE WITH HIV.POSITIVE INMATE WORRIESMICHIGAN PRISON OFFICERS A bloody struggle between prison offic

FAQs

Why was Director Kathleen M. Hawk potentially targeted for removal?

A congressional source reported the White House planned to move her out, while Sen. DeConcini urged President Clinton to keep her due to her achievements and career leadership tradition.

What does Rep. Frank R. Wolf’s bill propose?

It would establish pilot work programs in the Federal Prison System to provide productive work for inmates and help revive lost U.S. industries.

How did Michigan corrections respond to a fight involving an HIV-positive inmate?

Officers called for isolation of HIV-positive prisoners, and the department stated it uses a universal precaution approach. The slashed officer was to be tested every three months for a year to determine infection.

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