The purpose of the Corrections and Criminal Justice Coalition (CCJC) is to advance the mission and status of the correctional officer's profession. The CCJC will ensure that correctional officers have a strong, clear and unified voice in the debate over reforming the criminal justice system as it impacts on corrections. The CCJC will achieve its mission through introduction and support of legislative and regulatory proposals favorable to correctional officers at the federal, state and local levels.

S-2123, the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, passed a procedural vote today in the US Senate and is being sent to the Senate floor for debate. All public safety officers are urged to contact their US Senators ASAP and request their support for S-2123

When you contact your Senators, you should identify yourself as a public safety officer and ask that the bill be passed as written.

You can reach the US Capitol switchboard at 1-888-460-0813 and request to be transferred to your US Senators offices.

The National Prison Rape Elimination Commission 's draft standards for adult prisons and jails, and supplemental standards for facilities holding immigration detainees, are now available for public comment for 60 days: May 5 through July 7, 2008. Please visit www.nprec.us to view the draft standards and public comment forms.