http://www.doc.ri.gov Department of Corrections - Press Releases en-us [email protected] Corrections Director Ashbel T. Wall II has announced the promotion of Robert J. Catlow of Cranston, R.I., a 26-year veteran of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections, to Chief Inspector, heading up the Office of Inspections. The Director notes, "Bob Catlow combines experience and credibility in Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:30:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/17391 The Rhode Island Department of Corrections will hold a training for its adult probation and parole staff, adult counselors, and partners from community service agencies on Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation on Friday, September 14, at the Philip W. Noel Judicial Complex (Kent County... Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:30:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/17390 On Tuesday, September 2nd, Lloyd Hedges will enter his 51st year of service as a Correctional Officer with the Rhode Island Department of Corrections. Colleagues, family, and friends will honor Lloyd at a celebration of this important anniversary on Tuesday, September 11, 2012, at 2:30 p.m. at the... Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:45:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/17303 In recognition of National Recovery Month, the Rhode Island Department of Corrections, the Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH), and the Rhode Island Recovery Month Coalition will host the second annual Rallies for Recovery, beginning... Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:15:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/17193 Minimum Security inmate Tina was in the prison library contemplating a theme for a recovery quilt she and others in the Providence Center's substance abuse treatment program had been asked to work on when she noticed a book on the floor about butterflies and another on the shelf about insects. "It... Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:45:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/17192 Rhode Island Department of Corrections Director Ashbel T. Wall II has announced the promotion of former Senior Legal Counsel Kathleen Kelly of Narragansett, R.I., to Chief Legal Counsel. Ms. Kelly replaces Patricia Coyne-Fague who was recently promoted to Assistant Director of Administration.... Fri, 10 Aug 2012 19:00:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/17152 Corrections Director Ashbel T. Wall II has announced the appointment of Roy Wells of Warwick, R.I., as Inspector in the Rhode Island Department of Corrections' Office of Inspections. Wells has been a member of the Providence Police Department for 25 years, the last eight as a detective in the... Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:30:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/16917 On Wednesday, July 25th, at 3 p.m., Corrections Director Ashbel T. Wall II will present Taylor Campbell of South Kingstown with a $1,000 Susan M. Hunter Scholarship Award on behalf of the Association of State Correctional Administrators (ASCA), of which he is President. The annual award is... Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:00:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/16915 On Wednesday, July 11, at 11 a.m., Corrections Director Ashbel T. Wall II will present Lauren Piccoli with a $500 Susan M. Hunter Scholarship Award on behalf of the Association of State Correctional Administrators (ASCA), of which he is President. The annual award is available to children of... Mon, 09 Jul 2012 20:00:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/16912 Just a few short years ago, RIDOC Institutional Chaplain the Rev. Carson Byers, originally from Dallas, Texas, was working for an international portrait company based in Houston. His position as a sales representative and trainer for the company's Northeast region, headquartered in upstate N.Y.,... Tue, 03 Jul 2012 17:00:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/16886 After an extensive selection process, Corrections Director Ashbel T. Wall II has announced the appointment of Elizabeth Earls of South Kingstown, R.I., as Assistant Director of Rehabilitative Services. She replaces 33-year Department veteran Roberta Richman, who retired at the end of June. For... Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:45:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/16861 Corrections Director A.T. Wall II is pleased to announce the promotion of Susan Lamkins of Fairhaven, Mass., as Programming Services Officer. She has served as his Administrative Assistant/Confidential Secretary since the fall of 2008 and has been in her role in an acting capacity since last June.... Wed, 27 Jun 2012 13:00:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/16830 The remarkable 33-year career of Assistant Director for Rehabilitative Services Roberta Richman will be honored and celebrated tomorrow, June 26, 2012, beginning with a tree planting ceremony outside of the new Women's Bernadette Minimum Security Facility at 12:30. In addition to the tree planting, Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:15:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/16818 Stress is a natural by-product of working in the field of corrections. Correctional professionals work both behind prison walls and within our communities with those whom the rest of society has marginalized and largely ignores. Their work often goes unrecognized and some of what they see and... Mon, 11 Jun 2012 18:30:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/16724 Thanks to the diligence of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections' Special Investigations Unit, four grams of heroin â€" with a prison value of almost $2,000 â€" have been confiscated and won't land in the hands of a drug user or dealer. It was last Tuesday, May 15, when a Minimum Security... Fri, 25 May 2012 17:15:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/16610 Rhode Island Department of Corrections Director Ashbel T. Wall II has announced the promotion of former Chief Legal Counsel Patricia Coyne-Fague of Glocester, R.I., to Assistant Director of Administrative Services. Ms. Coyne-Fague had been serving in that role in an acting capacity since the... Wed, 16 May 2012 20:00:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/16540 In observance of National Women's Health Week, a weeklong health observance supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women's Health, the RIDOC has arranged for a variety of activities and lectures in the Women's Facilities throughout the week ending on Friday, May... Tue, 15 May 2012 20:15:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/16529 With much sadness, Assistant Director for Institutions and Operations David McCauley shared the news with Rhode Island Department of Corrections personnel Last Friday that Frankie, Correctional Officer Anthony Lucca's K-9, had passed away unexpectedly. Frankie showed signs of sickness on Thursday... Wed, 09 May 2012 14:00:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/16481 Toastmasters couldn't ask for a more enthusiastic instructor to bring the public speaking program Speechcraft inside the walls of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections than Ed Skurka DTM and his team of six Toastmasters. All are RIDOC volunteers. Skurka, who has his own business teaching... Thu, 03 May 2012 13:30:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/16445 Forty-four men and twelve women graduated from the Rhode Island Department of Corrections' Correctional Officer Training Academy Class 79 on Friday, April 20th, at 2 p.m. in Rhode Island College's Gaige Hall. Those receiving special awards include: Class Valedictorian â€" Danielle M. Gelinas;... Tue, 01 May 2012 19:00:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/16426 Forty-four men and twelve women will graduate from the Rhode Island Department of Corrections' Correctional Officer Training Academy Class 79 on Friday, April 20th, at 2 p.m. at Rhode Island College's Gaige Auditorium in Providence. Of the 56 graduates, 53 (95%) will be offered a position on line... Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:45:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/16354 With 31 years of experience in human resources and state service, Lois Hayes is not a newcomer to the Rhode Island Department of Corrections, where she officially came on board as Human Resources Administrator of the Public Safety Human Resources Center on February 27 of this year. In addition to... Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:00:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/16345 "I've grown up here; I know every inch of this complex," says the Rhode Island Department of Corrections' Chief Inspector and 29-year veteran staffer Aaron Aldrich, who leaves at the end of this month to take on a new position as Director of Investigations at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility... Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:15:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/16344 The Rhode Island Department of Corrections has been awarded a $287,574 Second Chance Act grant and a $391K Family Reunification grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Together, these Federal monies will allow for a greater emphasis on an important area of prisoner reentry... Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:45:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/14314 David McCauley, Assistant Director of Institutions and Operations at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections, has announced the promotion of Matthew Kettle of Coventry, R.I., to Warden of Medium Securities. In this role, he will oversee the operation of the state’s two medium security level... Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:45:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/14122 The Rhode Island Department of Corrections will hold a Probation and Parole Community Partnerships Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, June 28th, 2011, at the Philip W. Noel Judicial Complex (Kent County Courthouse) 3rd floor assembly room, at 10 a.m. Members of the press are encouraged to attend. “We Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/14059 Inmates who participated in educational and vocational programming will receive certificates and degrees during the Rhode Island Department of Corrections’ annual recognition ceremonies in six of the state’s prison facilities between June 7 and June 16, 2011. During these spring graduation... Fri, 03 Jun 2011 19:00:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/13985 The Rhode Island Department of Corrections is pleased to announce its Spring 2011 Media Day to be held on Friday, June 17th, from 10:30 a.m. until approximately noon. Space is limited, so members of the media are urged to mark their calendars and reserve their spot as soon as possible. The day Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:45:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/13984 Men and women who are looking for a challenging career opportunity are invited to consider becoming a Correctional Officer. The Rhode Island Department of Corrections (RIDOC) will officially kick off the recruitment period for its next Correctional Officer Training Academy on Wednesday, June 1st,... Tue, 31 May 2011 19:15:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/13965 The child of an alcoholic and the product of a broken home, Mike Cooley was abused physically and verbally and bounced from school to school and city to city during his youth. He also went from a homeless and drug addicted teenager and completely lost young adult to CEO of a million dollar... Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:00:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/13579 About seven years ago, two inmates approached Department of Corrections Clinical Social Worker Judi Tassel upset because they hadn’t gotten into her 6-month Cognitive Self Change for Violence group. Both were incarcerated for a driving offense, however, and Judi didn’t feel they fit the... Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:00:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/13518 Four Rhode Department of Corrections-trained pups will travel with their human partners to the John J. Moran Medium Security Facility in Cranston where the clients will have the opportunity to express their gratitude to the handlers and the pups will have a brief reunion with their trainers. All... Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:30:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/13508 A.T. Wall, II, Director of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections, has announced the promotion of David McCauley of Johnston, R.I., to Assistant Director, Institutions and Operations. In this role, he will oversee the operation of the state’s eight correctional facilities. He replaces Nancy Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:15:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/13430 Assistant Director of Rehabilitative Services Roberta Richman is pleased to announce that Michelle Lyn Branch of Cranston has become the RIDOC’s Supervising Clinical Psychologist. Ms. Branch comes to the RIDOC from Gateway HealthCare Inc., a community mental health organization where she... Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:45:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/13271 Assistant Director of Administration Ellen Evans Alexander has appointed Brenda Brady-Vargas of Warwick as Senior Reconciliation Clerk in the Business Office. Ms. Brady-Vargas has been with the state for ten years, working at the Department of Health in the Medical Examiner’s Office. Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:45:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/13223 On Friday, February 4th, 2011, the Rhode Island Department of Corrections honored 29 of its own staff members and five “friends” in the annual Employee Awards Ceremony. The following individuals were recognized for their service during 2010: • JOHN J. MORAN AWARD â€" to honor a staff... Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:30:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/13218 Christine Imbriglio of East Greenwich, RI, Probation and Parole Supervisor in Kent County, was among 29 Rhode Island Department of Corrections employees from all three of the Department’s divisions and five “Friends of the Department” recognized for their outstanding contributions during... Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:30:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/13219 Joseph Cataldo of Smithfield, R.I., Technical Support Specialist, was among 29 Rhode Island Department of Corrections employees from all three of the Department’s divisions and five “Friends of the Department” recognized for their outstanding contributions during 2010 at the Department’s... Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:30:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/13220 Frederick Haibon of Warwick, RI, Records and I.D. Captain, was among 29 Rhode Island Department of Corrections employees from all three of the Department’s divisions and five “Friends of the Department” recognized for their outstanding contributions during 2010 at the Department’s Annual... Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:30:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/13221 Kathleen Lyons of Cranston, R.I., Records and I.D. Captain, was among 29 Rhode Island Department of Corrections employees from all three of the Department’s divisions and five “Friends of the Department” recognized for their outstanding contributions during 2010 at the Department’s Annual... Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:30:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/13222 Corrections Director Ashbel T. Wall II has announced the promotion of Nicholas Violante of North Kingstown, a 22-year veteran of the Department, to Correctional Officer Lieutenant. Lt. Violante is assigned to the Intake Service Center. He has served at the High Security Center for the past 22... Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:30:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/13030 Corrections Director Ashbel T. Wall II has announced the promotion of Joshua Macomber of Cranston, an 11-year veteran of the Department, to Correctional Officer Lieutenant. Lieutenant Macomber is assigned to the High Security Center. He has also worked at Maximum and Minimum Security. Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:30:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/13031 Corrections Director Ashbel T. Wall II has announced the promotion of William Devine of Warwick, a 21-year veteran of the Department, to Correctional Officer Lieutenant. Lieutenant Devine is assigned to the Donald Price Medium Security Facility. He has also worked at the Intake Service Center... Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:30:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/13032 Assistant Director of Institutions and Operations David McCauley is pleased to announce that Robert Clancy of Riverside has been promoted to Deputy Warden of the John J. Moran Medium Security Facility at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections (RIDOC), effective Sunday, January 2, 2011.... Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:00:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/13019 Corrections Director Ashbel T. Wall II has announced the promotion of Stephen Munroe of North Dighton, Mass., a 21-year veteran of the Department, to Security Specialist. Formerly a Correctional Officer at Minimum Security, Mr. Munroe is assigned to the Women’s facilities. Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:00:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/13020 Corrections Director Ashbel T. Wall II has announced the promotion of Anthony Grassini of West Warwick, a 22-year veteran of the Department, to Correctional Officer Captain. He was promoted to C.O. Lieutenant last April. Lieutenant Grassini is assigned to the Donald Price Medium Security... Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:00:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/13021 Director Ashbel T. Wall II has announced the promotion of Gerry Masso of North Providence, a 14-year veteran of the Department, to the newly-created position of Armorer with the Rhode Island Department of Corrections. Previously a Correctional Officer at the Anthony P. Travisono Intake Service... Thu, 23 Dec 2010 14:45:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/12875 Assistant Director of Administration Ellen Evans Alexander is pleased to announce that Caitlin O’Connor of Pawtucket has been hired as Principal Research Technician in the Planning & Research Unit of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections (RIDOC). Ms. O’Connor comes to the RIDOC... Wed, 22 Dec 2010 20:00:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/12868 Corrections Director Ashbel T. Wall II has announced the promotion of Rui Diniz of Bristol, a 19-year veteran of the Department, to Correctional Officer Captain, effective December 12, 2010. Captain Diniz is assigned to Minimum Security. He has also worked at Maximum Security and Women’s... Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:15:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/12811 Corrections Director Ashbel T. Wall II has announced the promotion of Jack Vicino of Warwick, a 19-year veteran of the Department, to Correctional Officer Captain, effective December 12, 2010. Captain Vicino is assigned to the John J. Moran Medium Security Facility. He has also worked at High... Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:15:00 GMT http://www.ri.gov/press/view/12812