Volume 25 Issue 2
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April 1, 2008
Could You Do The Job? (EDITORIAL)
by Patti Sewall, Editor of PEACEKeeper
I've been on this job for 17 years now, and the negative, one-sided, factually–challenged reports about the people in corrections, more specifically, the members of this union, still get me fuming. I simply don't understand that kind of blind dismissal. Early on in my career at CCPOA, I visited a few of our correctional institutions to get to know the people and the environment I would be writing about, to get a glimpse into the life of a professional correctional peace officer. I walked the yard at Calipatria State Prison, right past groups of felons whose grimaced stares made me more than a little apprehensive...
April 1, 2008
From the President:
by Mike Jimenez, CCPOA
Recently, I met a correctional peace officer who in his eight years with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation knows quite a bit about what it's like to work the toughest beat in the state. Now assigned to the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi, C.O. Ian Pickett spent much of his career at the maximum-security Calipatria State Prison. In this issue of Peacekeeper you can read his chilling and inspiring firsthand account of what it's like to work where many people in California wouldn't or, more appropriately, couldn't-in a Level IV prison...
April 1, 2008
COVER STORY: Courage Under Fire
by Ian Pickett, C.O., California Correctional Institution, Tehachapi
At Calipatria State Prison near El Centro, California, Aug. 18, 2005, started out like any other day. Just routine duties, until a correctional officer noticed an inmate concealing something suspicious inside his clothing. The officer approached the inmate and ordered him to submit to a clothed body search. As soon as the officer started the pat down, he realized the inmate was concealing an inmate-manufactured weapon. When the officer grabbed onto the weapon, the inmate began to struggle...
April 1, 2008
FEATURE: Get Out of Jail Free!
by Ryan Sherman, CCPOA Director of Public Relations
Supporting articles by: Assemblyman Van Tran, R-Costa Mesa; Bill Leonard, Board of Equilization Member and Former State Legislator; Harriet Salarno, Founder, Crime Victims United of California; and Assemblyman Doug Lamalfa, R-Redding
Early releases for inmates and no supervision for parolees? These recent government proposals are stirring up a lot of questions and understandable concern all over the state, from victims groups to current and former legislators...
April 1, 2008
LOI Inferno
Clearing the hazardous debris from your employe file
by Phillip Auzins, CCPOA Field Representative, West Sacramento
This article examines and challenges the removal process of the Letter of Instruction, more commonly referred to as an LOI, from the employee's file. For those of you unfamiliar with the LOI, it is normally issued to staff as a corrective teaching and learning tool, and is not to be confused with a disciplinary action. Simply put, it is a documented discussion for the purpose of correcting errant behavior...
April 1, 2008
Lemonade Stand: How CCPOA is putting a bad LBFO to good use
by Dan Lindsay, CCPOA Chief of Arbitration Division, West Sacramento
In mid-September 2007, the state employer, through the actions of the Department of Personnel Administration, imposed what CCPOA believes to be an illegal Last, Best, and Final Offer (LBFO). The state contends this LBFO replaces the 2001-2006 Memorandum of Understanding. CCPOA disagrees with this position. The matter is currently being litigated before PERB...
April 1, 2008
Joining the Retired Chapter: Take these steps to ensure a smooth transition
by Rob Harvey, CCPOA Membership Department, West Sacramento
If you are considering retirement in the near future, the following guidelines will help you to make an informed decision, as the transfer from active duty CCPOA membership to Retired Chapter membership is NOT AUTOMATIC. Upon retirement, you will need to decide whether or not to sign up for CCPOA's Retired Chapter so that you may continue to be a CCPOA member into retirement...
April 1, 2008
Schedule of Chapter Elections
The Notice of Intent to Run must be returned to the CCPOA state secretary at CCPOA headquarters in West Sacramento—submitted/postmarked no later than September 11. The state secretary and the state Credentials Committee will meet between September 15 and 30 to verify the forms received and to create sample ballots for the chapters holding elections...
April 1, 2008
For Your Eyes Only: Time to Switch from Eyeglasses to Contacts?
by Angela Johnson, CCPOA Benefit Trust
If you are considering retirement in the near future, the following guidelines will help you to make an informed decision, as the transfer from active duty CCPOA membership to Retired Chapter membership is NOT AUTOMATIC. Upon retirement, you will need to decide whether or not to sign up for CCPOA's Retired Chapter so that you may continue to be a CCPOA member into retirement...
April 1, 2008
Across the Country
Information compiled from news/press via the Internet and print publications. You can also read about nationwide correctional issues and news in CCPOA's online news section.
