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Moose, from previous pageregulations and case law decisions.As chief of special operationsand programs from 2000 to 2005,Moose was a section administratorand leadership team member forthe division. He Developed and implementedsuch special supervisioninitiatives as Domestic Violence Intervention,Sex Offender Control,Drug Treatment Courts, WorkforceDevelopment and DevelopmentallyDisabled, along with policy and relatedin-service training.From 1995 to 2000, Moosewas administrator of IntensiveSupervision Programs. He alsooversaw the administration of the24-hour Monitoring OperationsCenter.While manager of the Monitoringand Technology Centerfrom 1990 to 1995, Moose wasresponsible for a 30-employeeoperation that provided 24-hourmonitoring services for electronichouse arrest and criminal informationservices.In 1988, Moose was chosen asone of six original officers selectedfor the pilot assignment and initiativedevelopment for electronichouse arrest supervision of intensiveoffenders.He was first a probation officer Iin 1984, and was promoted in1986 to probation officer II, supervisinghigh-risk offenders and specializingin substance abuse issues.The Salisbury native is a 1983N.C. State University graduate. Hehas a political science degree, witha concentration in criminal justice.Tim and his wife, Diane, havethree daughters.Moose is active in non-profitorganizations that provide correctionaland counseling services, inschool organizations, in his churchand in youth sports, coaching girls’fast pitch softball.Correction Newsis a newsletter for and aboutemployees in the N.C. Departmentof Correction. If youhave suggestions or comments,please contact GeorgeDudley, editor,at 919.716.3713, or atdgh02@doc.state.nc.us.In Community Corrections’ Division 4 office,Gov. Beverly Perdue, flanked by DOC ChiefOperating Officer Jennie Lancaster, outlinesthe probation/parole package to the media.Governor, from previous pageThe package of probation andparole initiatives is designed toimprove the state’s criminal justicesystem and strengthen publicsafety. As a combination of budgetand policy reforms, the proposalwould toughen probation conditions,make absconder informationreadily available and improve accessto information for law enforcementand probation officers.Gov. Perdue said her plan gives“probation and law enforcementofficers more tools to do their jobseffectively.”Officers earn honorsThe recently concluded class ofBasic Correctional Officer traininghad three honor students: BillyBruno, Central Prison; JacqueleenRichardson, N.C. Correctional Institutionfor Women; Rebekah Talley,Polk Correctional Institution.Robinson, from previous pageand direct a comprehensive humanresource program that includes employeerelations, recruitment andretention, classification, compensation,performance management,training and benefits administrationfor approximately 20,000 employees.Robinson began her career inhuman resources in 1983 in theEmployment Division at UNC-Chapel Hill, and was promoted toemployment recruiter and later toclassification analyst. She went onto serve in the Department of Laborin job skills development forthe economically disadvantage;in the Office of State Personnelin classification analysis, pay andpolicy, retention and selection,and employee relations; and in humanresources management in theDepartment of Health and HumanServices’ Division of Mental Health.The recipient of the Governor’sAward for Excellence for her workwith Job Training and PartnershipAct programs while employed atthe Department of Labor also hasnumerous other distinguished recognitions.Robinson is a 1982 graduate ofthe UNC-Chapel Hill with a bachelor’sdegree in psychology.Recently married to AlphonsoRobinson of Leland, they have ablended family of 10 children and17 grandchildren. She is an activeleader in Antioch Baptist Church inDurham.Union Correctional, other agencies test preparednessUnion Correctional Center staff recentlyjoined local emergency agencies in assessingtheir response readiness. Using theUnion CC kitchen as a simulated emergencysite, the Monroe Fire Department andUnion County American Red Cross Chapterhelped the prison respond to mock damagesand injuries. The cause of the stagedemergency a microburst, a powerful winddraft that can cause extensive propertydamage. The March 28 simulation involved10 mock injuries. The fire departmenthelped move victims to medical triage,where the Red Cross assisted. Left, Capt.Michael Martin and Correctional OfficerRick Lindsey simulate first aid to a casualty.In the background is Registered NurseFrank Speer.

SpotlightCommunity Corrections District 17ACorrection News / March 2009Community Corrections District17A is Rockingham County,a 572-square-mile domainbounded to its north by Virginia,to its east by Caswell andAlamance counties, to its southby Guilford County and to itswest by Stokes County.About 95,000 people, includingprobation/parole officersand support staff, callRockingham County home.The county, along the Danand Mayo rivers, has state parksand other leading attractions,such as the historic Chinqua-Penn Plantation.Wentworth is the countyseat. There and in Reidsvilleare the offices of District17A. George Aldridge is thejudicial district manager. Hischief probation/parole officersare David Lawson andThomas Grant.The office is responsiblefor about 1,300 offenders,with all but about 50of them being probationers.The felonies that have landedoffenders in CommunityCorrections most often arenon-trafficking drug charges,breaking and entering, larceny,assault and fraud. The mostfrequent misdemeanors havebeen DWI, assault, other trafficviolations, larceny and non-traffickingdrug charges.Wardell Williams, probation/paroleofficer III; Stephanie Wilson, probation/parole officer II; Malcolm Ferrell, probation/parole officer III; and Lesa Elliott,probation/ parole officer II.Surveillance officers:Right, Jimmy Reynolds;below, Edward“Eddy” Leath.Upper left, GeorgeAldridge, judicial districtmanager; andGladys Hughes, officeassistant IV. Upperright, Thomas Grant,chief probation/paroleofficer; and VickiGibson, office assistantIII. Left, David Lawson,chief probation/paroleofficer.Day Resource CenterDuring the last fiscal year,the Day Resource Centerwas kept busy with 126offenders; 96 were newadmissions, and 88 ofthem were referred by probationofficers. Seventyeightoffenders exited theresource center, with 41%successfully completingtheir programs.Available services at thecenter are mental healthand family life assistance inthe form of anger managementContinued on next pageProbation/parole officer II’s: Left,Virginia “Jenny” Bullins;right, Kevin Ketchie.Surveillanceofficers: Above,Patrick Hutchens.Left, WilliamJohnson.

Correction News / March 2009and domestic violence counseling.Community ServiceWork ProgramTwo community service coordinatorsarrange work assignments foroffenders who have been orderedby a court to docommunity serviceas a part of theirpunishment.Fifty-six agenciescontract with theprogram. Amongthem are ReidsvilleRecreation Department,ReidsvilleCity Lake, RockinghamCounty Environmentaland Engineering,Eden Recreation,Eden PoliceDepartment, Eden,Carol Leach,communityservice districtcoordinator.Daniel Attaway, sexoffender controlofficer.Gloria Robinson-Marsh, communityservice districtcoordinator.Y.M.C.A, Reidsville and Eden Salvation Army, EdenGoodwill, Town of Stoneville, Madison Public Works,Madison Housing Authority and Town of Mayodan.During the last fiscal year, 19,680 hours of communityservice were performed, having a value of$121,234.Carla Bass movesto Pitt County districtGREENVILLE | Carla Bass, formerlyjudicial district manager for Lenoirand Greene counties, has been namedto oversee Community Corrections’operations in Pitt County, which isCarla Bass District 3A.Bass, succeeding the retired Mary Lou Sutton, hasa staff of 51, including 38 officers, three communityservice coordinators and four administrative supportemployees. The staff is responsible for about 2,400 offenders.Beginning her career in 1979 as a Pre-Release andAfter Care parole officer, Bass was promoted in 1989to unit supervisor at the DWI Treatment Facility atDART/Cherry. In 1996, she was named at chief probation/paroleofficer in District 8A (Lenoir and Greenecounties), where she was promoted to judicial districtmanager in 1998.The 1978 East Carolina University graduate has abachelor of science degree in social work. She has completedthe state’s Certified Public Manager training.Bass and her husband -- Deryl, retired from theN.C. Highway Patrol -- have a daughter, Erica; a sonand daughter-in-law, Quinn and Amy; and a grandson,Brock.Probation/parole officer I’s: Upperleft, Matthew Harris and JasonGibson; upper right, HeatherGreen; Left, Lori Joyce and DonnieGraves; and above, John Brewer.Presenting the honor to the Carla and Jim Lawing (center) were, fromleft, Keith Whitener, Alexander Correctional Institution administrator;Steve Bailey, Division of Prisons Western Region director; DouglasWalker, assistant superintendent programs/treatment; and CarlosHernandez, assistant superintendent custody/operations.Alexander Correctional shows gratitude for volunteersAlexander Correctional Institution recently paid doublehomage to Connie Wagner, a faithful volunteer whohad died on Feb. 28 after an extended illness.The prison staff chose to name its annual volunteeraward after Ms. Wagner, and the first Connie WagnerCommunity Volunteer Award was presented on April2. The recipients were Jim and Carla Lawing, who regularlyand dependably provide spiritual comfort to inmates.During Alexander CI’s annual Community VolunteerBanquet, the Lawings’ service was outlined. On a regularbasis, they counsel, pray with, sing hymns and readscripture to inmates housed in the infirmary.The Lawings work with the Fantastic Fathers Programby assisting in Bible study and teaching parentingskills. If needed, they can be counted on, with shortnotice, to provide comfort and support to a dying inmate.