American Correctional Chaplains Association- Norrtheast
The ACCA-NE is part of the American Correctional Chaplains Association, an affiliate of the American Correctional Association (ACA) and covers the North east US and Eastern Canada
11/04/2025
This ends up punishing families (especially children of the incarcerated).
Bowing to pressure from jails and companies, FCC raises phone rate caps The agency has voted to raise rate caps to accommodate complaints made by companies and facilities, saddling low-income families with higher costs.
New data on jails and homelessness.
08/07/2024
An excellent article.
Research roundup: Evidence that a single day in jail causes immediate and long-lasting harms Recent research suggests the onset of pretrial detention’s criminal legal system, social, and economic harms is earlier than previously thought.
07/18/2024
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2024/07/18/fcc-vote/
FCC votes to slash prison and jail calling rates and ban corporate kickbacks New rules, the result of the bipartisan passage of the Martha Wright-Reed Fair and Just Communications Act, are a massive victory in the decades-long fight ...
10/16/2023
https://news.prisonpolicy.org/t/r-e-tildkyyd-krdhltuulh-h/
NEW DATA: Parole grant rates have plummeted in most states since the pandemic started Prison Policy Initiative updates for October 16, 2023 Exposing how mass incarceration harms communities and our national welfare
10/07/2023
A great story.
How a former prison cook became one of the country’s top pizza chefs ‘The kitchen was always the place where I could survive in,’ said Mike carter, executive chef at Down North Pizza in Philadelphia
10/04/2023
When we call the system "Corrections" we need to treat it as such.
Second Chance | JPMorgan Chase & Co. Second Chance helps people with former offenses build stable lives, improve their financial health, and participate in the workforce.
09/08/2023
The deadline for hotel discount has been extended!
Protestant Chaplain Education Conference - October 3-5, 2023 in Albany, NY
Register Now! This link will take you to a page to pay online OR there is a link to a form to submit a check. The registration deadline is September 22, 2023.
Theme for 2022 - Trauma Informed care for those we care for, and the caregiver.
Scriptural Focus - Psalm 23:1-3 “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake”. (KJV).
Our conference will be held at Holiday Inn Express Wolf Road, 16 Wolf Road Albany, NY 12205.
The full registration cost this year is $185.00 (this includes 2 dinners and 1 lunch)
If you prefer to pay with a check or if you plan to attend a portion of the conference, please use the form at this link.
Tuesday Highlights -
The Reverend Dr. Anthony Headley MS.ED., MS., M.Div. PhD. - Author, licensed psychologist, and Professor of Pastoral Counseling at Asbury Seminary. www.anthonyjheadley.com
Worship with a reflection by Chaplain Tom Higgins
Wednesday Highlights –
Dr. Elizabeth Gerhardt STM, MSW, Th.D. - Author, theologian, social worker, Academic Dean and Prof. of Theology and Social Ethics at Northeastern Seminary.
The Reverend Dr. Alfred Correa, Chief of Chaplain Services for MTA Office of the Chaplains
Representatives from NYS DOCCS Central Office, OMH, and OCFS
Worship with a reflection by Rev. Dr. Michael Ojewale
Thursday Highlights -
The Reverend Dr. Rebecca Letterman, MA, Ph.D.- Author, linguist, adjunct Professor of Spiritual Formation at Northeastern Seminary, Adjunct teacher at the Epiphany Academy of Formative Spirituality and Certified embodiment coach. https://www.nes.edu/rebecca-letterman-phd/ and https://rebeccaletterman.com/
Communion Worship - The Reverend Kim Osorio (Preacher) and The Reverend Frank Souffrant, (Eucharist Celebrant)
The registration deadline is September 15, 2023. You may register online with a credit card at this link
You will be responsible for the cost of your room and for making your reservation; please reserve your room before September 10th, 2023, for the price of $124.00, per night. The hotel will be releasing the held block of rooms following that date.
Please call the hotel directly at 518 459-3600 and mention the block of rooms reserved for the New York State Council of Churches Chaplain Conference. You may also register for a room using the link below - be sure to enter the dates, Oct. 3 and 4, and click on search to receive the discounted rate for the block of rooms. https://www.hiexpress.com/redirect?path=hd&brandCode=EX&localeCode=en®ionCode=1&hotelCode=ALBWO&_PMID=99801505&GPC=PRO&cn=no&viewfullsite=true
New York State Association of Protestant Chaplains Officers
The Reverend Dr. Cris Mogenson, Acting President
The Reverend Dr. Michael Ojewale, Secretary
The Reverend Kim Osorio, Treasurer
The Reverend Frank Souffrant, At-Large Officer
https://www.nyscoc.org/programs/nysapc
NYSCOC - The New York State Association of Protestant Chaplains The New York State Association of Protestant Chaplains strives to ensure the welfare of those engaged in professional religious ministry to institutionalized and deinstitutionalized persons in New York State. We are not inclusive of Chaplains serving NYS’s agencies and welcome all non-state employ...
03/14/2023
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2023.html
Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2023 The big picture on how many people are locked up in the United States and why
02/27/2023
https://news.prisonpolicy.org/t/r-e-tjujhydd-krdhltuulh-h/
NEW ANALYSIS: How 12 states are addressing family separation by incarceration Prison Policy Initiative updates for February 27, 2023 Exposing how mass incarceration harms communities and our national welfare
01/30/2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87xfs_Amtpg
Chaplains CHAPLAINS is a new documentary film from award-winning filmmaker Martin Doblmeier that goes inside the dynamic and inspiring world of chaplains, men and wome...
09/06/2022
Mass incarceration distorts democracy. You can help fix it. Prison Gerrymandering Project for September 6, 2022 The 2020 Census counted more than 2 million people in the wrong place. How does your voice in government suffer as a result?