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  • Friday, May 17, 2024
  • 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Attendee Registration
  • Saturday, May 18, 2024
  • 6:45 AM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Shuttle Service Provided by Broward Sheriff's Office
  • 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Attendee Registration
  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Tribal Jail Administrators Meeting
  • 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    An Inside View to Jail Planning for New Construction, or Renovation
  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Accreditation: Setting Standards for Medical and Mental Health Care in American Jails
  • 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    PREA Turns 20: Challenging Standards, Trauma-Informed Processing Tools, and Changing Culture
  • 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Interdisciplinary Leadership and Collaboration: Improving Jail Operations and Reducing Adverse Medical Events
  • 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    An Inside View to Jail Planning for New Construction, Expansion, or Renovation: Planning for a new facility.
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Jail Command Symposium: Custody, Medical, and Mental Health --Emerging Issues
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Going Through Design and Construction
  • 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Certified Correctional Health Professional (CCHP) Testing
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    BJA CorWellness Initiative -Protecting the Mind Behind the Badge: The Role of Psychological Safety in Correction Officer Retention and Wellness
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Exhibitor Registration/Exhibitor Set-Up
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Jail Tours Sign-Up
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Religious Challenges in Today's Jail with Gerard Horgan
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Tribal Jail Administrators Training
  • 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    The Jails and Justice Support Center: Deep Dive into Substance Use Disorder, Mental Health, and Use of Force
  • 2:45 PM – 4:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Transitioning and Occupying the New Facility
  • 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Big Splash Pool Party Welcome Reception -- Food, Drinks, and Fun!
  • Sunday, May 19, 2024
  • 6:45 AM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Shuttle Service Provided by Broward Sheriff's Office
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Sponsored Breakfast Presentation -Bridging the Gap: Connecting Communities to Provide Opioid Use Disorder Treatment for Justice-Involved Individuals
  • 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Attendee & Exhibitor Registration
  • 7:30 AM – 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    First-Time Attendees: Welcome to AJA
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Nondenominational Worship Service
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    But Why? Clinical and Legal Insight into Improving Your Facility’s Mental Health Program
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Legally Defensible Documentation: Stick to the Facts
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Planning the Jail of Tomorrow
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Putting Together the Puzzle of Successful Reentry
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Thriving Through Life – Navigating Your Journey
  • 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Exhibitor Set-Up
  • 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Jail Tours Sign-Up
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    What Are You Going to Do Before the Lawyers Come for You? - Part I
  • 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Developing Women Leaders: What Your Inner Critic Doesn’t Want You to Know
  • 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Paving a Path for Special Operations Response Teams in Indian Country
  • 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Putting Out The Fire: Extinguishing Explosive Behavior
  • 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    AJA Opening Luncheon & Business Meeting
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Advancing Equity through Responsivity: Jails Partnering with Community Based Organizations to Improve Reentry Outcomes
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Being an Emotionally Intelligent Leader
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Life Beyond the Cell Blocks: Planning your Next Professional Step
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Protecting Your People: Making Sense of Employee Rights in the Workplace
  • 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    The Keys to Organizational and Individual Resilience and Staff Wellbeing – No Cost Answers
  • 1:15 PM – 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    What Are You Going to Do Before the Lawyers Come for You? -Part II
  • 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Jail Tours
  • 2:45 PM – 3:05 PM East Coast USA Time
    iConnect Live!
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Does This Place Serve Drinks? Alcohol Withdrawal
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    PREA Audits: Preventable Deficiencies
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    What’s Data Got To Do With It
  • 5:15 PM – 7:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Jail Expo Ribbon Cutting & Grand Opening Reception
  • 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Hospitality Events
  • Monday, May 20, 2024
  • 6:45 AM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Shuttle Service Provided by the Broward Sheriff's Office
  • 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Attendee Registration
  • 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Exhibitor Registration
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Plenary Session with Lisa Gilbert --Having Resilience and Fortitude in Tough Times
  • 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Jail Expo
  • 10:15 AM – 10:35 AM East Coast USA Time
    iConnect Live--Addressing Opioid Use Disorder in Corrections: The Lastest Science and Evidence from the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN)
  • 11:45 AM – 12:05 PM East Coast USA Time
    iConnect Live! Roving Chaplains for Correctional Staff
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Direct Supervision: Back to Basics
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Empathy in Jail: Balancing Civility and Custody
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Leadership Reset: Lead Yourself to Better Lead Others
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Navigating Through the F.I.R.E.S. of Leadership: Leading Effectively When the Heat is On
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    PREA Confusion: Tough Standards Unraveled
  • 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Jail Tours
  • 3:45 PM – 5:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Building a Bridge to Health Care at Reentry: Medicaid’s New Role in Jails and Prisons Safety
  • 3:45 PM – 5:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Building, Training, and Maintaining a Peer Support Team Your Staff Will Actually Talk To
  • 3:45 PM – 5:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Jail and Prison Class Action Misery, Lessons Learned from California
  • 3:45 PM – 5:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Maximizing Your Information at Intake: Capturing and Validating Offender Information for Classification, PREA, and Housing
  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    NJLCA Alumni Reception (invite only)
  • 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Hospitality Events
  • Tuesday, May 21, 2024
  • 6:45 AM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Shuttle Service Provided by Broward Sheriff's Office
  • 7:30 AM – 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Attendee Registration
  • 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Exhibitor Registration
  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    AJA President's Initiative Session -The Importance of Correctional Officers to Public Safety
  • 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Criminal Justice Student Q&A
  • 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Jail Expo
  • 9:45 AM – 10:05 AM East Coast USA Time
    IConnect Live! Broward County K-9 Program
  • 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Challenge Coin & Patch Exchange
  • 10:15 AM – 10:35 AM East Coast USA Time
    IConnect Live!
  • 10:45 AM – 11:05 AM East Coast USA Time
    iConnect Live!
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    A.I.Ming for Success – Acute Incarceration Management
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Closing the Gap Between Staffing Supply and Demand: Emerging Strategies
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    John's Journey: ASQing & Responding to Suicide Risk
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Programming in Indian Country Jails
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Why Jail Operations Are Getting Harder, and How Leaders Can Keep Up
  • 12:30 PM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Jail Tours
  • 2:00 PM – 2:20 PM East Coast USA Time
    iConnect Live! Jails and Justice Support Center--Assistance for the Field
  • 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    NIC Cosponsored - Legal Updates Part I
  • 2:15 PM – 3:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Detoxification: How to Change a Bad Agency Culture to One That Thrives
  • 2:15 PM – 3:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    From Intake to Release: Pioneering Buprenorphine (Suboxone) Initiations in Jail Settings
  • 2:15 PM – 3:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Leaving a Legacy: Positive or Negative, You Decide
  • 2:15 PM – 3:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Not All Heroes Wear Capes: Self-Care for the High Stress Professional
  • 2:15 PM – 3:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Pandemic Response Planning in US Jails: A Lesson in Collaboration
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Improving Health to Improve Culture: Correctional Officer Functional Fitness
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Sharing Jail Data to Understand the Pressures of the Criminal Justice System
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Unlocking Success: Leveraging Social Media and Outreach for Effective Community Engagement and Recruitment in Corrections
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Zero Returns to Homelessness: Toward Breaking the Cycle of Homelessness and Justice Involvement
  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Sheriff & Jail Executives' Reception (invite only)
  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Awards Reception
  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    AJA Annual Awards Banquet
  • 9:00 PM – 12:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Club AJA
  • Wednesday, May 22, 2024
  • 6:45 AM – 12:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Shuttle Service Provided by Broward Sheriff's Office
  • 7:30 AM – 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Attendee Registration
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Analyzation of Use of Force Incidents Through a Review Unit
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Battling Burnout and Compassion Fatigue with Wellness Solutions
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    No Matter What You Wear to Work: Bridging the Gap Between Uniform & Non-Uniform Staff
  • 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Stepping Up: Collaborative Approaches to Implementing and Utilizing Behavioral Health Screening and Assessment in Jails to Impact Systems Change
  • 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    JJSC/AJA Cosponsored - Legal Updates Part II
  • 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Finding Balance: Navigating Relationships for High-Stress Professionals
  • 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Leadership: The Twilight Zone - "Beyond the Promotion"
  • 9:45 AM – 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Trans in the Justice System: Exploring Gender Diversity
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Closing Session -Rediscovering FUN: Creating a Positive and Healthy Workplace