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Aging in Correctional Facilities: Challenges, Programs, and Service Adaptations
Get PDFAs the aging American population grows, so does the aging population within the penal system. Historically, correctional institutions were designed for young, able-bodied inmates. Today, correctional institutions are finding the need to make accommodations for the unique physical and cognitive needs of those over age 55. Due to lack of health care and illicit behaviors, individuals who are incarcerated typically experience negative outcomes of aging earlier than those in the general population. With increased sentence lengths and a decline in physical and cognitive abilities, correctional facilities are finding it necessary to identify and create modifications. Some of the challenges correctional institutions are facing include structural changes to buildings, programs to aid with physical and cognitive decline, assistance with activities of daily living, as well as palliative and hospice care services. This literature review discusses the challenges and adaptations needed as inmates age in place, as well as outlines some successful trainings to educate corrections employees on the unique needs of aging inmates
Jacek Kuron: An Activist of Solidarity\u27s Future
Get PDF“Jacek Kuron: An Activist of Solidarity’s Future” In 1980, Solidarity became the first independent trade union in communist Poland. As an opposition movement in the 1980s, Solidarity promoted the rights of Polish citizens through working with the Polish Party-State. The work of Jacek Kuron laid the foundation for Solidarity through opposition movements in the 1960s and 1970s. Jacek Kuron started his activist career in graduate school where he released an “Open Letter to the Party” in 1964. In the letter Kuron accused party officials that they are not following a true communist agenda. Kuron’s activism later led to the creation of Committee for the Defense of Workers (1976) and eventually to Solidarity (1980). Many scholarly accounts of Solidarity mention Kuron briefly with accounts of him being an influential part of Solidarity and how he was an advisor for the group that used his experiences to direct how things needed to be done even from prison. This project focuses on the oppositional activities of Kuron whose moderate stance guided opposition movements towards a worker’s democracy
Peter Callero Interview 2018
Get PDFIn an interview with Dr. Peter Callero, he describes his experiences as a Professor of Sociology here at Western Oregon University. Dr. Callero touches on his role in the beginnings of the Sociology department at WOU in 1985, the first Higher Education faculty strike in Oregon, and a program teaching inmates at the State Penitentiary, the women\u27s correctional facility, and the Oregon State Correctional Institution. With the offer of cookies, Mark Henkles, Professor of Public Policy and Administration and Political Science, unionization emerges as a theme. Additionally Dr. Callero discusses the coming changes to the Sociology Department at Western Oregon University
2018-11-14 (The Western Howl)
Get PDFStudent newspaper includes campus, local and national news stories and photographs. For additional information about this collection see: http://digitalcommons.wou.edu/studentnewspapers
Ian Fleming\u27s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: A Free Drama Program for Students and Adults in the Community of Monmouth/Independence (Project Analysis)
Get PDFBack in September, after having seen a great need in my community for arts programs for students and adults, I set out to put on a theatre program and direct a musical in the community. Ihad worked with my students at local churches and schools that were looking for creative outlets,but whose parents could not afford to have them participate in local theatres or choirs. I alsoencountered teachers, pastors and other working adults whose work schedules would not allow them the flexibility to participate with local programs. The goal was to raise enough money for the production that cast members would not have to pay dues to be apart of it, and coordinate the schedule so that busy adult s with careers could also participate. This was going to be a significant challenge, but after raising money in the fall and securing a couple of churches with open schedules, I felt that I had a realistic and measurable goal that I could accomplish over the period of a couple of months.https://digitalcommons.wou.edu/maurice/1016/thumbnail.jp
The Dangers, Risks and Joys of Being Young
Get PDFA collection of poems related to religion, sexual abuse and youth
