Program Overview

Conference Workshops – Preview Now!

We’re excited to share a preview of the workshops that will be featured at this year’s Conference & Jail Expo. Our team is finalizing the detailed schedule, including dates, times, and room assignments, but we wanted to make these workshop topics available now so you can start planning your experience. The full program schedule will be released soon—check back for updates!

AJA 2026 Conference Workshop Program*

Partnership Saturday Participants:

· National Commission on Correctional Healthcare

· Just Detention International

· Dr. Randy Garner

· Brenda Dietzman

Agency Culture

· Creating a No-Blame Culture in a High-Blame Environment

· Lead Like It Matters: Building Self-Aware Leadership in Today’s Correctional Environment

· 2035 Corrections: Where Will We Be?

· Leading from Where You Are

· Leadership and Organizational Culture

· My Jail is Changing: A Lesson in Facility Culture

Innovative Programming

· Breaking Generational Chains: Addressing ACEs and Racial Trauma Among Incarcerated Black Fathers

· High Impact Policies and Processes to Achieve Sexual Safety

· Older But Wiser: Lessons Learned from Creating a Unit Dedicated to Older Adult Re-Entry (OAR)

· From Jail to Community: Building Seamless Pathways for Reintegration

· Reentry: No Jail Stands Alone

· From the Inside Out: A Former Madam's Guide to Working with Trafficking Survivors in Custody

· Small Jail, Big Programs

Leadership

· How to Chase Off Jailers: The Stuff I Learned in College and as Sheriff

· Presentation Skills for Introverts and Extroverts

· Leading Boomers to Zoomers: Understanding Generational Differences and the Impact Those Differences Have on
Recruitment, Retention, and Building a Harmonious Workplace Culture That Promotes Safety, Wellness, and Resiliency

· Emotional Intelligence as a Leadership Edge

· Leadership and the Role of the Jail Manager: The 12 Practices of Effective Jail Managers and

· The Burnout Blueprint: A Correctional Leadership Crisis

Legal Issues and Risk Liability

· Medical Hot Topics and Legal Issues

· Navigating Federal Lawsuits in Jail Operations: The Power of Documentation

· Jail Religion: Worth the Cost?

· Legal Issues in Jails Part 1 & 2

· Religious Issues in Jails

Medical/Mental Health

· From Courtroom to Care Plan: Universal Screening Approaches to Health and Justice Integration

· Reimagining Rehabilitation in Local Jails: Implementing the Trait-Based Model for Lasting Change

· From Custody to Community: A Comprehensive Model for Postpartum Mental Health in County Jails

· Navigating Competency Restoration Treatment

· Words Work: Conversational Intervention for the Every Day Crisis

· Hope, Healing, and Remembrance Through Art: Honoring International Overdose Awareness Day in a Jail-Based
Recovery Program

· MOUD in Jails–Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation

· Beyond the Checklist: Practical Strategies for Meaningful Quality Improvement

· Gambling with Violence

· Suicide in Jails

Operations

· Modern Jail Investigations and Challenges

· Locked In and Overflowing: Tracing the Roots of Jail Overcrowding

· From Booking to Court: How Collecting Contact Information Reduces Jail Populations and Saves Resources

· When Cons Con CO's

· Decisions by the Numbers: The Power of Data Analytics

· Caught in the Wire: Jail Escape Attempt and Lessons Learned

Security/Technology

· Reimagining Corrections: Using Predictive AI to Stop Crime Before It Happens

· Empowering Corrections Professionals: A Proactive Approach to Safety, Data, and Wellness

· Combating Human Trafficking: Jails as a Frontline in Intelligence and Prevention

· Empowering Incarcerated Learners: Leveraging Technology and Evidence-Based Programs to Drive Reentry and Reduce
Recidivism

Staff Wellness

· Beautifully Broken: From Trauma to Triumph

· Boundary Basics: A Guide to Healthy Limits

· Breathing A Sigh Of Relief: Diminishing Stress Through Breathwork

· From Impact to Insight: Recovery, Resilience, and Retention After an Inmate on Staff Assault

· How Post-Critical Incident Debriefings Strengthen Correctional Staff Resilience

· Resilience at Work: Pain to Purpose

· Whole Warrior Wellness: Leading with Strength to Empower Jail Teams Through Holistic Health & Peer Support

· Safety Starts With You: Being Physically and Mentally Prepared for Your Tour of Duty

*Tentative and Subject to Change.