Field Days is hosted by Chris Gautz, the department's spokesperson and Greg Straub, administrative assistant to the FOA deputy director, as well as on occasion by Noah Nagy, Warden at Lakeland Correctional Facility, who, along with Greg, started the podcast and were Golden Post Award nominees as hosts. Every Tuesday you can find a new episode of Field Days on your Apple device using the iTunes podcast app by searching for “Field Days”. The podcast is also available on the SoundCloud app which can be downloaded through the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store. Field Days is also available on the department website www.michigan.gov/corrections. Please, take the time to subscribe and review this podcast to help others find the show!Read more »
Field Days is hosted by Chris Gautz, the department's spokesperson and Greg Straub, administrative assistant to the FOA deputy director, as well as on occasion by Noah Nagy, Warden at Lakeland Correctional Facility, who, along with Greg, started the podcast and were Golden Post Award nominees as hosts. Every Tuesday you can find a new episode of Field Days on your Apple device using the iTunes podcast app by searching for “Field Days”. The podcast is also available on the SoundCloud app which can be downloaded through the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store. Field Days is also available on the department website www.michigan.gov/corrections. Please, take the time to subscribe and review this podcast to help others find the show!Read Less
In this episode, Director Washington touts the department's tremendous success over the last five years, recounting our accomplishments that are clearly laid out in the first-ever strategic plan progress report. Copies of the report were sent to all department worksites and can be found on the website here, Also, an interview with a passionate woman driven to establish trauma-informed practices in state corrections operations. Toneir (Neen) Cain, is a former offender who had more than her fair share of trauma. Unfortunately, her past lead her to 83 arrests and 66 prison convictions, but she was able to turn her life around. Now, she travels the country to educate others about the importance of trauma-informed care.