Mid-Management Leadership Program is BACK!

Following a long and highly acclaimed history of providing assistance to agencies in leadership succession and the preparatory development of personnel in supervisory and mid-management positions, the Correctional Management Institute of Texas offers a week-long Mid-Management Leadership Program for criminal justice professionals at the George J. Beto Criminal Justice Center in Huntsville, Texas.

Beginning in the Fall of 2012, The Correctional Management Institute of Texas will introduce its newest Mid-Management Leadership Program. The new program has been sculpted to capture the most current disciplines, needs and core competencies as identified by the National Institute of Corrections and the American Jail Association. Furthermore, great effort has been made in seeking the opinions and comments of field practitioners and leadership in determining the program relevancy and its ability to meet and measure up to its intended design and purpose. The new program promises to be as vibrant and rewarding as our previous Mid-Management Program delivered by Nancy Baird. The Institute is now accepting nominations for classes scheduled for September 30^th – October 5^th, 2012, and November 11^th- 16^th, 2012.  The classes will be limited to no more than 32 participants.

You can find more information HERE!

Dr. Friel Elected to Texas Corrections Association

Dr. Charles Friel, a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the College of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University, was elected to the Board of Directors of the Texas Corrections Association, a statewide umbrella organization representing all aspects of the correctional profession in the state.

Graduate of CMIT's NJLCA Class #2 Promotes

Sonoma County Sheriff Steve Freitas is pleased to announce the promotion of Randall Walker to the position of Assistant Sheriff, overseeing the Detention Division and all Detention related services. The Detention Division of the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office is comprised of over 300 employees including both sworn and civilian staff as well as community volunteers. Included in the Division are the Main Adult Detention Facility, North County Detention Facility, Inmate Programs, Electronic Monitoring Program, and Court Movement. The Assistant Sheriff duties have expanded due to the Public Safety Realignment Act which took effect on October 1, 2011. This has resulted in an increase in adult offenders serving their time locally, either supervised in the community or incarcerated in the Detention Facilities. Assistant Sheriff Walker will be a leader in assuring the increased jail population and offender needs are balanced with the Sheriff's Office mission to provide a safe community to the citizens of Sonoma County.

Assistant Sheriff Walker was born and raised in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania and served 9 years active duty in the United States Army prior to joining the Sheriff's Office in 1991. He has remained steadfast to continuing his education and has completed multiple courses in supervision, management, and leadership to include the National Jail Leadership Command Academy in Huntsville, Texas.  Read more...

TDCJ Employees Awarded CJ Scholarships

Debbie Erwin and Chris Cirrito began their careers in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as correctional officers. Erwin has since advanced through the correctional officer ranks, while Cirrito has followed a different career path. With a scholarship from the College of Criminal Justice and the Correctional Management Institute of Texas, the two will pursue a Master’s degree at Sam Houston State University and take their careers to new heights.

CMIT Appoints New Project Leaders

The Correctional Management Institute of Texas recently appointed two project team leaders – one a longtime employee and the other a 30-year veteran of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Sharese Hurst, who has worked for CMIT since 2000, was promoted to Project Manager, overseeing all jail management programs. Jeffrey Marton, retired Director of Training for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, will be a project coordinator for programs in mid-level and senior corrections leadership.  Read more...

Promotion News in CMIT!

The Correctional Management Institute of Texas (CMIT) is pleased to announce the promotion of Sharese Hurst to Project Manager within the Institute. Sharese has been with CMIT since September 2000 and brings a wealth of experience and expertise to her new position. She has served the Institute in various capacities to include coordination of certification and continuing education trainings, providing secretariat services for professional associations, and planning and facilitating numerous professional development training programs and conferences. She also currently serves as Executive Director for the Texas Jail Association and editor of their quarterly publication, Key Issues.

Sharese obtained both her Bachelor of Business Administration (1993) and Master of Business Administration (1995) at Sam Houston State University.

Senior Level Corrections Leadership Development Program - March 25-30, 2012

The Correctional Management Institute of Texas is pleased to offer a week-long Senior Level Corrections Leadership Program for criminal justice professionals at the George J. Beto Criminal Justice Center in Huntsville, Texas. The purpose of the program is to equip selected participants with the necessary correctional knowledge from an academic research standpoint and with the necessary leadership skills from a practitioner perspective that are required for Senior Level Leaders. This training will target deputy directors within adult and juvenile community corrections, assistant wardens/wardens, assistant jail administrators/jail administrators, and assistant superintendents/superintendents within adult and juvenile institutions. The Institute is now accepting nominations for its program scheduled for March 25-30, 2012. This program is limited to 24-participants.


Agency Responsibility:

• Nominate a person who is in a Senior Level Leadership position or who has the potential to be promoted into a Senior Level Leadership position;
• Nomination must be signed by the Agency Executive Director;
• Nominees that are two years from retiring from the agency are not eligible;
• Consider diversity when making the nomination;
• Be prepared to allow the nominee to be in attendance from Sunday afternoon to noon on the following Friday; and,
• Provide transportation or reimburse the nominee for round trip mileage between duty site and Huntsville.

Participant Responsibility: 

• Arrive at the Criminal Justice Center in Huntsville on Sunday by 5:15 PM for the opening session;
• Actively participate in training activities the entire week;

Institute Responsibility:

• Consider a variety of diversity issues in selecting participants;
• Notify nominee of acceptance into the program;
• Provide 34 hours of relevant training in an atmosphere conducive to learning;
• Provide all training materials;
• Provide accommodations at the University Hotel;
• Provide meals for participants.

For questions, please contact Natalie Payne at (936) 294-1706 or email at npayne@shsu.edu