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Up Coming Events:
Sep  16-18, ,2010 - ACO Fall Conference in Minneapolis/Bloomington  
Sep  17,  2010 - ACO Correctional Medal of Honor Ceremony in Minneapolis/Bloomington  
     

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 ACOIN Official Publications
     

Getting firsthand information from our monthly Roll Call publication, triannual Lockdown Newsletter, and Instant Updates—all of which are written by correctional officers. Who knows the job better?

                        Our Latest Issues:
                        Roll Call December 2009
                        Lockdown December 2009

                       What You've Missed:
                       Roll Call 2009 Index
                       Archives

 
     
Legislative Watch: ACOIN members are furnished with comprehensive reports that assist them in their fight, our fight. Our reports are well known to the members of Congress, to whom they have been widely   Privatization Alert: the  American Correctional Officer Intelligence Network has added another tool to our professions arsenal. Our Private Prison Report will be issued quarterly to keep you abreast of what is happening in this critical area.
     
  Programs & Services
     
   About ACOIN      Our Correctional Team

ACOIN publishes the ACO newsletter, email updates, legislative reports and white papers on all topics of concern to today’s corrections professional.

They are also available to help train union officials and to work with ACO members across the nation in addressing the universal concerns we all face.		  
The ACON team is made up of veteran Correctional Officers with decades of experience behind the walls, and as
     
   Contributing to the Community      Movies and Music for the Military
When it comes to helping kids find the right path in life, no one better knows the need for early intervention—we live with the failed results! COBBBS is our ongoing partnership program with

Big Brothers and Big Sisters. ACOIN members volunteer to mentor youths of all ages, in the hope that we can help them avoid having to live where we work.
         BigBrothersBigSisters.org

                                      

 

   Launched in 2007, Movies and Music for the Military is our way of showing support for the brave men and women who serve in our nation’s armed services. Each fall, we encourage donations of new and used CDs and DVDs, which we collect and ship to our troops for the holidays. By supporting ACOIN, you are also supporting our nation’s soldiers, many of whom return to work with us in correctional institutions.

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  Becoming a Member   Retired Correction Officers Director
  Correctional Officer Statistics   Sportswear Store
  Female Correction Officers Director   Upcoming Events 
  Frequently Asked Questions    What a Correction Officer Should Know              
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   Grassroot Campaigns
 
Helping fight the privatization of our nation’s prisons, jails, and juvenile detention facilities—a battle we are committed to winning!

 
 
   CO Recognition

ACOIN proudly sponsors the only National Medal of Honor program for correctional officers in the nation. Your contributions, along with those of our organizational members and supporters, are used to fund this important recognition of the annual heroic acts performed by those who work side by side with you.

Applications Deadline: June 30, 2010

  ACO National Convention Medal of Honor Awards Banquet and ceremony in Minnesota:  Sept 17, 2010
 
 
   Information Requests

On of the greatest resources that the  American Correctional Officer Information Network ACOIN offers its members is our vast network and access to our profession’s best and brightest. 

Since 2006 ACOIN  has been compiling reports from our numerous information requests.  These reports have been put into an easy to use online booklet available to our members through the MEMBERS ONLY section of the ACOIN website.

 

  Affiliates

Florida Addiction Treatment Center: Recovery Resources, Inc.: Dual Diagnosis Alcohol Drug Rehab FLTheir mission is to treat each Correctional Officer with dignity and respect. To download a brochure click here
  American Correctional Officer can now be accessed through:  
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