Field Days
Summary: 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. You can find episodes 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!
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On the latest episode of Field Days, Greg is celebrating World Sight Day with producer Joelle Craddy and some very special guests. Melissa Spooner is the coordinator of Prison Puppies, a training initiative of Leader Dogs for the Blind that pairs prisoners with puppies for twelve months of intensive training toward the pup's future career as a leader dog. Prison Puppies is currently operating in ten prisons throughout Michigan and Dianna LaFraugh, an MDOC Reentry Coordinator, serves as the Corrections Liaison. Golden retriever Gordon Ramsey joins the group as the Leader Dogs for the Blind ambassador.
On the latest episode of Field Days, Chris is joined by producer Joelle Craddy for a tour of the Women's Huron Valley Horticulture Program and the Green Valley Farmers Market. The first of its kind in Michigan, Green Valley is a farmers market held behind the prison gate, with produce grown and sold by prisoners and purchased by MDOC employees. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel even had the chance to stop by recently! Listen now to find out how the first year went for this unique and innovative program. Check out our Flickr Album of photos from the Valley Farms Market at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/142788094@N03/albums/72157711251165946
On the latest episode of Field Days, Chris and Greg celebrate #InternationalPodcastDay with a return to one of our most popular episodes - the unveiling of the MDOC's new Strategic Plan with Director Heidi Washington. Listen now!
On the latest episode of Field Days, Chris and Greg once again hand the mics over to a few of their hardworking MDOC co-workers. This time around it's some of the amazing CFA administrative assistants we have working at facilities throughout Michigan. Chris had a chance to catch up with them at the recent CFA Administrative Assistants Conference in Mount Pleasant. Listen now! Music from filmmusic.io "Wholesome" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
On the latest episode of Field Days, Chris and Greg share the mics with Kevin Weissenborn and Greg Torrey for a COMS update all about MDOC Food Service.
Tune in to this week's abbreviated episode of the Field Days Podcast where hosts Chris and Greg share all the events happening this week - from Thursday's MSP Pistol Shoot to Saturday's ChadTough5k.
Communications Representative Holly Kramer and Physical Plant Administrator Ed Vallad join Chris for an episode of Field Days all about planning Michigan's first green prison. Ed shares details on the future solar array at St. Louis Correctional, what cost and energy saving measures are currently underway across the MDOC, and a few of the other projects on his greening wish list. Along the way you'll hear from special guests, with surprise shout outs you don't want to miss. Wondering where Greg was this week? Have a listen!
On the latest episode of Field Days, Chris and Greg sit down for a chat with Bridget Mary McCormack, Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. Field Days was honored to meet with Chief Justice McCormack in her chambers at the Michigan Hall of Justice to discuss the Criminal Justice Commission, her plans to sit in on circuit and district court cases and so much more. Tune in now to hear Chief Justice McCormack's plan to head to prison in September for the ChadTough5k.
On the latest episode of Field Days, Chris and Greg sit down with Community Coordinator Angie Sprank and Grand Rapids Police Officer Dan Myers to discuss CLEAR - Coalition, Leadership, Education, Advice, Rehabilitation. Formed a decade ago, the CLEAR West Michigan group exists to provide guidance and mentoring to returning citizens, while forging a positive relationship with law enforcement. And it's not alone; several CLEAR groups, including a West Michigan group specifically for women returning to the community, have followed. Listen now! Calling all MDOC employees and retirees! Learn more about the upcoming Employee Recreation Day in the U.P. with a previous episode of Field Days: https://soundcloud.com/field-days/up-engagement-event-day A CLEAR way forward - MDOC Medium Blog: https://medium.com/@MichiganDOC/a-clear-way-forward-c418f6c7a453
On the latest episode of Field Days, Chris and Greg welcome back Friend of the Pod Dr. Brian Lovins. A Principal for Justice System Partners, Dr. Lovins is the Co-Editor for the American Probation and Parole Association's (APPA) Perspectives Journal, the former Assistant Director of Harrison County Community Supervision and Corrections Department and the President Elect for APPA.
On the latest episode of Field Days, Chris and Greg hit the road to record on location at the Oakland County Job Fair. Hear from field staff who organized the job fair, and from an employer and recruiter who are both ready to give returning citizens a second chance.
On the latest episode of Field Days, Chris and Greg hand the mics over to some very special guests as we celebrate Pretrial, Probation and Parole Supervision week. We sat down with agents from across the state to find out about the work they do, their career paths to the MDOC and why they enjoy working in corrections. Listen now! Music from https://filmmusic.io "Wholesome" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
On the latest episode of Field Days, Chris and Greg kick off Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Supervision Week with a call across the Mighty Mac to discuss some fantastic offender success stats with FOA Supervisor Kevin Ayotte and Community Coordinator Jason Sides. The Mining Journal article: https://www.miningjournal.net/news/front-page-news/2019/05/offender-success-program-focus-of-recent-forum/
On the latest episode of Field Days, Chris and Greg sit down with Jeff Anderson, administrator with the Office of Research and Planning, who is currently overseeing the development and roll-out of the department's new, purpose-built corrections software; Corrections Offender Management System (COMS). Jeff shares the current status of the roll-out, the many benefits of a system explicitly designed for corrections, and what staff can expect moving forward.
On July 9th, 2019, the MDOC launched an exciting new partnership with DTE Energy and IBEW Local 17 at Parnall Correctional; a Line Clearance and Tree Trim program. Speakers at the press event included Governor Gretchen Whitmer, who made her first trip inside a Michigan prison to congratulate staff and participants on this fantastic addition to Michigan's groundbreaking Vocational Village. Listen to the launch press conference in its entirety with the latest episode of Field Days!
