Weekend Movies

Weather and Movies 1

Updates & Notices 2 & 6

Commissary News 3 & 6

Events and Calender 7

NDN News Letter 8

IWP Jobs and Class 9 & 10

Inside this issue:

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Weekly Weather

Saturday Dec-14

Sunday Dec-15

Monday Dec-16

Tuesday Dec-17

Wednesday Dec-18

Thursday Dec-19

Friday Dec-20

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Mostly Cloudy

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Mostly Sunny

Cloudy Mostly Cloudy

Cloudy Cloudy

Saturday DOC :

Sherlock Gnomes When garden decor starts going missing, Gnomeo and Juliet ask Sherlock Gnomes to take the case. This color-ful crew of lawn ornaments must traverse London to save their fellow decorations from being smashed.

Sunday Movie :

Scary Stories to tell in the Dark The shadow of the Bellows family has loomed large in the small town of Mill Valley for generations. It's in a mansion that young Sarah Bellows turns her tortured life and horrible secrets into a series of scary stories.

Movie Rental Program

***New Movies are Not to be rented until After they have been played on the Housing units.***

Newest Movies to PRCF: Scary Stories to tell in the Dark S-4609, Coco C-4597, X-Men: Dark Phoenix X-4600, Spider Man: Far from Home S-4570, Divergent D-4594,

Bohemian Rhapsody B-4591.

Notices & Updates

Holiday Ticket Sales Schedule

There will be No ticket sales the weeks of: Dec. 27th, and Jan 3rd. So please plan ordering and picking up your Activity, Coffee, and Photo ticket around these weeks.

Pastries Notice

Brownie pick-up day will be Wednesday Dec. 18th. G.P. 10:15am to 10:30am and Programmers 10:30am to 10:45am.

Security Notice

Holiday Spending: Inmates will be allowed to use their mud lockers to store canteen until January 28th 2020.

INCLEMENT WEATHER HAZARDS

Please help us ensure our facility remains as safe as possible from ice and snow build up due to the inclement weather conditions. Report safety concerns for areas that are not being addressed by shoveling or ice melt and keep the sidewalks free of slipping hazards. The sudden melting of snow and ice is causing lots of water from the gutters onto the sidewalks so be careful.

Watch for slick areas as you walk. Snowy and icy areas may not be obvious. Floors may need mopped more frequently, and so may be wet. Floors may be dry, but your shoes may be wet. Don’t hurry under these conditions.

Please be mindful of snow and ice hazards on walkways. Be careful and walk like a duck:

➢ SLOW DOWN ➢ BEND YOUR KNEES ➢ POINT YOUR TOES OUTWARD ➢ TAKE SMALLER STEPS

INCENTIVE LEVEL OVERRIDE REQUESTS The following will be considered by MDT when reviewing Incentive Level Override Requests: ➢ AIC must have been in DOC custody for at least 90 days

➢ AIC must submit a request, in writing to CRM, explaining what steps you have taken to earn

an override (i.e. classes, job assignments, participation/behavior in TX Groups, etc.). Your request will not be considered if there is no explanation given. (“I want blue shorts” or “I want to

go to the pizza feed” is not an explanation of what you have done to earn an override). ➢ No Misconduct Reports in the last 3 months

➢ No Program Failures in the last 3 months

➢ If an incentive level override is granted, AIC must wait a minimum of 6 months before another

incentive level override can be requested and considered Please note that if an AIC reverts back to poor behavior, incentive level will go back down.

Commissary Changes

Changes for the weeks of Christmas and New Years. Your canteen sheet must be in the box by Monday the 23rd and 30th at 8pm. You will pick up your canteen the same week on Friday. If you order canteen the week of the 17th then you will pick up that order and the order for the 23rd both on December 27th.

Also as of January 10th. You will put your canteen sheet on Tuesday night like normal and as of that week start picking up your canteen on Friday the same week from now on.

Sigh-up sheets are posted on the General Population units for those interested in attending the AIP Productions of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and How The Grinch Stole Christmas. These will be put on in the dining hall on December 17 and December 18 from 1-3 pm. You will be put on call outs for both days. You need to be at an incentive level 3 in order to attend.

Annual Gift bag/ Gift back

A.I.C’S giving back to the children and the people in need

Powder River Correctional Facility is starting our annual gift bag/give back, for people and

children in need. This will be for DHS, New Directions Crisis Center and other local agencies that may

need a little extra help. Depending on how much is raised we would like to purchase and make gift

bags. The gift bags will include but are not limited to, hygiene items, gloves, hats, small toys, food, gift

cards etc. We will track the donations by using a thermometer-tracking poster that will be posted in the

dinning hall and in the housing units. Last year’s fundraiser raised over 700 dollars! With your help we

hope to exceed that this year!

Donations will be accepted from November 1st 2019 Through December 31st 2019

GP Attending AIP Holiday Productions

Please be advised that GP AIC’s that signed up to attend the AIP Holiday Production on December 17th and 18th, will only be allowed to attend one day, not both days. You have been placed on Call Out for the day you will be attending. If you show up and are not on a Call Out, you will be sent back to your Unit and may be held accountable.

From the Administrative Rules Program:

Below is the list of status changes made to DOC administrative rules since 10/20/19.

PROPOSED RULES:

291-013 Use of Force

• Amends the rules to implement statutory language changes and to align with current practices and equipment.

• Last Day for comment: 12/31/19

291-041 Searches

• Amends the rules to implement statutory language changes and amends rule language to align with OAR 291-210.

• Last day to provide comments: 12/30/19

291-105 Prohibited Conduct and Processing Disciplinary Actions

• Amends the rules to implement statutory language changes and to clarify rule language to provide for easier understanding of the rules and processes.

• Last day to provide comments: 12/31/19

291-124 Health Services (AIC)

• Amends the rules to implement statutory language changes and to establish procedures for AICs to obtain audiograms and hearing aids.

• Last day to provide comments: 12/31/19

Rulemaking comments must be provided to the DOC Rules Coordinator in writing. Communications submitted should be limited to providing comments on only one division/topic per communication. Do not include multiple divisions/topics in one communication, they will be returned. DOC rules are availa-ble for review and copies in the inmate law library

AIC Grievance & Discrimination Complaint Forms Reminder

Effective October 18, 2019, ODOC adopted revisions to the Discrimination Complaint Review System (Division 006) and the Grievance Review System (Division 109).

As a reminder, the discrimination complaint forms, grievance forms and their associated appeal forms were updated during this revision process as well. The Department’s current, approved forms have an effective date of either 10/2019 or 11/2019 denoted in the lower right hand corner. AICs are required to utilize these revised forms.

The correct forms for grievances and grievance appeals are:

• Initial grievances: CD 117 with effective date of 10/2019 or 11/2019. • Initial and final grievance appeals: CD 117C with effective date of 10/2019 or 11/2019.

The correct forms for discrimination complaints and discrimination complaint appeals are:

• Initial discrimination complaints: CD 1086D with effective date of 10/2019 or 11/2019.

• Discrimination complaint appeals: CD 1689 with effective date of 10/2019 or 11/2019.

Please notify your facility grievance/discrimination complaint coordinator if you cannot locate these up-dated forms or if you find old forms that need to be removed and replaced.

/s/ J. Humphreys, Statewide Grievance & Discrimination Complaint Coordinator

MEMORANDUM

DATE: November 18, 2019

TO: All DOC Adults in Custody

SUBJECT: 2019 Holiday Debt Collection Suspension

•The 2019 holiday buying period runs Sunday, December 1, 2019, through Friday,

January 3, 2020.

•Spending limits will be doubled during the holiday buying period.

•If you are INDEBTED to the Department of Corrections, read this: Debt will be

collected through Wednesday, November 27, 2019, prior to the beginning of the holiday

buying period. DOC is exercising the discretion of the Assistant Director of Operations,

according to Trust Rule291-158-0065 to designate November 27, 2019, as the last

business day of the month, prior to the holiday buying period.

•During the holiday buying period, Central Trust will not collect existing DOC debt.

However, non-DOC debt, such as court fees and garnishment orders, will be collected

during the buying period - as well as fines associated with new disciplinary sanctions that

are applied to your trust account.

•During the holiday buying period, AICs who are indebted to DOC may only spend funds

posted to their account for postage, copies, institution club activities, and commissary

items.

•If you are indebted, Central Trust will not process CD-28s to send out funds.

•At the conclusion of the holiday buying period, any funds remaining in accounts of

indebted inmates will be collected and applied to their debt.

•Transitional Savings deductions will remain in effect according to ORS 423.105 (SB)

844 during this time.

•If you do not have a Protected Funds Account but sign the section on the Commissary

Form or check the box on the Kiosk Form authorizing a purchase, your order will be

returned to you unprocessed. For those who have a Protected Funds Account, you have

received a letter from Central Trust. If you have not received a letter, then you do not

have a Protected Funds Account.

ACTIVITIES CALENDAR

December 2019

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 2 3 4 5 6 Tickets

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8 9 10 11

12

13 Tickets

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17 18

Brownies Pick up

19 20 Tickets

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22 23 24 25

26 27 No Tickets 28

29 30 31 1

2 3 No Tickets

Inc. Movie: Skyscraper

• Tuesday and Thursday — Movie signup in Admin from 10:15am to 10:30am GP, &

10:30am to 10:45am Programmers.

• Wednesday — Pastry Pickup in Admin from 10:15am to 10:30am GP, &

10:30am to 10:45am Programmers.

• Friday — Activity and Coffee Ticket Pickup in Admin from 10:15am to 10:30am GP, & 10:30am to 10:45am Programmers.

• Incentive Movie — Announced on units and located in the dining hall.

• Holiday Movie — Playing on the Units Channel 52 at 8 am.

• Fundraiser — In Dining Hall around 5-6 pm.

All tournaments weather permitting Saturday Game: Sign ups: TBA Start: 30 min later Hosted by: Mr. Blanchard

Sunday Game: Sign ups: TBA Start: 30 min later Hosted by: Mr. Blanchard

New Years

Christmas

Newsletter Submission 12.13.19

Ready to turn

over a new leaf in

your life!

Well…come join us at GP Outreach

and learn what the AIP can do for you! It’s

never too late to sign up and never too late

to plan for your future.

Be on the look out for the next round of G.P. Outreach Sign Up Sheets on your unit. If you miss the Sign Up Sheet please send a communication

to Mr. Washington to be added to the list.

Here’s what a GP Outreach Committee Member has to say: What is the purpose of my incarceration? What is the point of me going through and

doing the extra work in A.I.P.? Why shouldn’t I just spend the rest of my time in general

population? I’m only saving a few months! I can have my TV, sleep whenever I want, eat

whenever I want with fewer rules and not have to live in a structured environment. It would

be a lot more comfortable in general population that’s for sure. It’s about living differently.

I’ll start by saying that I used to think of my incarceration as just a punishment of my

crimes. I now see it more as an opportunity. I have only been in prison for 18 months and

hopefully just 2 more until I can go home to my wife and daughter. Not only my wife and

daughter but also the list can go on of how many people have been affected by my

incarceration.

I remember when I had to introduce myself to my community on 1 West during my first

morning meeting. One of the questions I was asked was why I wanted to be in the program.

I had a hard time answering that question but eventually I was able to get the words out, for

“my wife and daughter”. If I were asked that question today, my answer would be different.

My answer would be, “I want to change myself, so I can become a better person, a better

husband, and a better father.” This program has taught me to take me to take a deeper look

at what was really going on that needed to be corrected.

For most of my life I was trying to change other people or situations and it usually

worked for me, but it was also just a temporary fix. What I really needed to change was

ME! I don’t want to sound like I’m using program jargon because I’m really not. In

addition, I want to make it known that I’m not getting anything to write this and I’m not

required to do so. What I’m realizing more and more is that these are all opportunities for

me to grow, by getting involved in helping without expecting anything in return. Just like

any of us fathers would do whatever it took for us to rescue our children from a life of

destruction, my Heavenly Father has rescued me form my addiction and criminality by

bringing me here to Powder River and into A.I.P. I have no doubt that this is His plan for me

is to be in this program, so I can learn the necessary tools to be edified for His purpose.

I would also like to share that there have been several times where I had very close calls

and wanted to quit the program by signing out. Whether it was a counselor that made me

mad or another peer or just being tired of the program, but then I would eventually realize

that by giving up on the program, I was basically giving up on myself. If I’m not man

enough to deal with the minor challenges of a nine-month program, how am I going to deal

with the many challenges for the rest of my life?

I’m 34 years old and I still have a lot of life to live, Lord willing. I have heard some

people say that they don’t need to be “programmed” by nine months of A.I.P. I think of it

as letting this program “un-program” me from living the dysfunctional life I have been

living and to start living the rest of my life doing the right things. I can’t say that I will

never come back to prison, but I won’t have to be separated from my family again admit it

or not, the things you can and will learn through this program are going to give you a higher

chance of not coming back to prison and for me, that is reason enough to stick it out for the

nine months.

Mr. Hong

Release date: 5-3-2016

IWP Positions

OCE Work Opportunity

The OCE Call Center at WCCF is recruiting to fill open positions. The current schedule is Monday – Friday, 7:15 – 3:30. This position awards PRAS points with the opportunity to earn a Team Goal Award and a produc-tion-based Individual Meritorious Award as well. Agents in this out-bound contact center perform lead genera-tion calls. The agents must be motivated and able to maintain a professional attitude at all times.

All applicants must meet the following qualifications: · Must qualify for a Minimum Custody Institution (Level 1 or 2) · Must have a valid social security number or equivalent · Have NO convictions for ID Theft or Computer related crimes · Be able to read proficiently and speak English language clearly · Be able to work efficiently and professionally at all times · Cannot be in any programs/activities which would conflict with a Monday – Friday 7:15 am. to 3:30 pm.

work week · Be willing to sign a one year retention agreement – anyone leaving the assignment either by termination or

resignation before serving the full retention period will be returned to the sending institution and receive a program fail (unless for release)

All applicants will need to pass a DOC/OCE security screening and OCE interview before being considered for the position.

Submittal Process:

If you are interested in applying, please complete a DOC Inmate Work Application referencing WCCF Call Center as the position applied for and submit to:

S. Thomas OCE Offender Services PO Box 12849 Salem, Or 97309

What’s all the buzz about?

Honeybees are responsible for approximately 80% of all fruit, vegetable and seed crops in the U.S. Beekeepers have re-cently been experiencing unexplained colony collapse, a complete disappearance of bees from a hive. As part of the ODOC’s sustainability project, Powder River is offering an apprenticeship level beekeeping program. The beekeeping program will be a yearlong course that is a combination of class room and hands on learning and main-taining of honey bee hives. Upon completion of the apprenticeship program you will be certified through the Washing-ton Master Beekeeping Program and would be eligible to continue the journeyman and master levels through the Oregon State University (OSU) after release.

Minimum Requirements: Year left before release date or entering treatment, must be out-side cleared, must have GED or enrolled to obtain GED, incentive 3 level, and NO known bee allergies. Cost: $20.00 for workbook. CD28 Instructions:

a. Purpose: Bee Keeping Class b. Payable to: PRCF Art #2480

Classes start in February, 2020 If classes conflict with your work assignment, you must arrange with Work Supervisor to attend classes. You will not be excused from work to attend class unless you have approval from work site. Communication is KEY!!!!

Please keep in mind that this will be an educational course and will not be counted as work, you will receive PRAS points at the level of any other education program.

To enroll please send a communication and complete a CD28 to: Ms. Hysong by January 15, 2020