Next
month
members
of
the
Alexandria,
Virginia-based
American
Correctional
Association
will
visit
the
Queen
City
for
the
136th
Congress
of
Corrections.
For
six
days,
August
12-17,
Charlotte
will
host
this
national
conference
as
attendees
from
all
facets
of
the
correctional
system
come
together
to
attend
educational
workshops,
seminars
and
networking
events
for
their
profession.
While
many
of
the
topics
and
sessions
will
vary
in
nature
the
underlying
theme
of
the
conference
is
about
sharing
of
best
practices
within
the
corrections
system
in
today's
environment.
Issues
such
as
healthcare,
offender
re-entry
into
the
workforce,
prison
rape
and
juvenile
justice
programs
will
be
just
some
of
the
topics
covered.
Presenting
at
"The
Prison
Rape
Elimination
Act:
Impact
on
Juvenile
Corrections"
breakout
session
is
Gwen
Chunn,
President
of
the
American
Correctional
Association
and
former
Executive
Director
of
the
Juvenile
Justice
Institute
located
in
Durham,
North
Carolina.
At
the
heart
of
Chunn's
ACA
presidency
is
healthcare
for
inmates,
older
inmates
in
particular.
A
native
of
Salisbury,
North
Carolina,
Gwen
Chunn
is
this
month's
featured
North
Carolinian.
Before
you
move
on
to
the
rest
of
this
month's
issue,
please
take
a
moment
and
review
some
of
the
topics
covered
during
the
upcoming
conference.
As
unpleasant
as
some
of
the
topics
might
be,
you'll
have
a
better
idea
of
the
issues
our
nation's
correctional
system
face
each
day.
Make
it
a
great
month!
A
resident
of
Raleigh,
North
Carolina,
Paula
Monahan
is
a
past
President
of
the
American
Marketing
Association,
Triangle
Chapter.
With
over
fifteen
years
of
experience
in
sales
and
marketing,
Paula
is
putting
all
of
her
learned
skills
and
talents
to
good
use
in
this
online
publication
for
women.
As
a
way
of
reaching
out
and
connecting
with
women
from
a
variety
of
backgrounds,
her
goal
is
to
create
a
networked
community
of
online
women
readers
who
value
inspiring,
insightful
and
empowering
content.
