Gov. Herbert appoints Mike Haddon as executive director of the Utah Department of Corrections
SALT LAKE CITY (August 7, 2018) – Gov. Gary R. Herbert has appointed Mike Haddon to serve as the executive director of the Utah Department of Corrections.
Haddon has served as deputy director of the Utah Department of Corrections for the past 11 years.
“I appreciate that Mike has nearly three decades of experience in criminal justice - on the state, local, and county levels,” Gov. Herbert said. “He is clearly a talented individual. Most importantly, he understands that we cannot simply warehouse inmates. Instead, we need to focus on rehabilitating people and helping them lead better lives and prepare to be productive citizens.”
“Mike will work with partners in state government to make sure that the new corrections facility in the Northwestern Quadrant is completed in a timely way, making the most of taxpayer dollars,” the governor added. “He will also ensure that this facility is designed to meet the needs of the wide variety of individuals it will service.”
During his time at the Department of Corrections, Haddon has focused on establishing best practices in public safety and effective offender reentry.
“It is truly humbling to be called to serve the citizens of Utah,” Haddon said. “The Utah Department of Corrections works hard each day to keep the public safe and help offenders successfully reintegrate back into society. Much of this success can be credited to our talented and dedicated staff, and I am honored to serve alongside them. Utah has a lot of critically important work ahead related to corrections, and I am confident that, together, we will move the work forward with positive results.”
Haddon was appointed deputy director to the Utah Department of Corrections in January 2007 and again under the direction of former Executive Director Rollin Cook in 2013. In addition to supervising department functions such as finance, research, records, information technology, inmate medical services, correctional industries and policy, Haddon has served as the agency’s legislative liaison.
Prior to his service with Corrections, Haddon served as Director of Research for the Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice and the Utah Sentencing Commission. He has worked in the criminal justice field in Utah for 26 years. He earned his bachelor’s degree in political science with a minor in economics from Boise State University. He also holds a master’s degree in Public Administration, with an emphasis on criminal justice administration, from the University of Utah.
The Utah Department of Corrections oversees the Utah State Prison and Adult Probation & Parole functions. This includes the Division of Programming, which administers treatment programs and education to offenders; Clinical Services, which provides medical, mental health, dental, and other treatment to the offender population; and Utah Correctional Industries, which produces goods and provides services primarily to state agencies, other governmental, and nonprofit entities. Additional Corrections functions include a Training Academy for cadets, an Investigations Bureau, and the Sex Offender Registry. Corrections operates two state prison facilities – one in Gunnison and one in Draper. The state also contracts with 20 county jails throughout the state.
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The Untold Story of Homeless Children in America’s Public Schools Comes to Light in Project Hope Alliance’s “Invisible Girl” Ten-Minute Movie
Costa Mesa, CA, August 7, 2018 – On August 7, 2018, Project Hope Alliance released “Invisible Girl,” a ten-minute movie that sheds light on the issue of homeless children in America’s public schools through the story of a young girl and her family. Jennifer Friend, CEO of Project Hope Alliance states, “There are 1.3 million homeless children in America's public schools. Over 28,000 of those children are in Orange County, CA. Many can be found living in motel rooms, cars, shelters – hidden in plain sight. The wonderful part of it is that we have the ability to change this.”
“Invisible Girl” was written, directed, filmed and edited in such a way that encourages people of all ages to watch, and to become aware of the unfortunate reality of homeless children existing in communities all over the country. Even the length of the ten-minute movie was intentional. Jennifer Friend states, “We wanted to make this movie as accessible to as many people as possible. Watch it on your phone during a break at work. Watch it with your family at home.
Share it with your physical community, and with your community online. Making yourself and others aware of this serious problem is the first step in making a difference in the lives of children and families.”
The “Invisible Girl” story hits close to home for Jennifer Friend. At the end of the movie, Friend states, “This story is really important, because the girl in this story was me. This is my story. Growing up in a motel was really hard. Here you are a kid, You’re ten, but yet you’re having to navigate and leverage all of these things – knowing you don’t have enough food, knowing you don’t have enough money and wondering where you’re going to sleep. And my story is just one example.”
Project Hope Alliance aims to do whatever it takes to ensure that kids experiencing homelessness today don’t experience homelessness as an adult. Jennifer Friend states, “Our mission at Project Hope Alliance is to end the cycle of homelessness one child at a time. I invite you to join us in our mission by watching and sharing ‘Invisible Girl.’ Together we can give hope for the kids.”
To watch “Invisible Girl” now, visit www.projecthopealliance.org/invisiblegirl.
For more information on Project Hope Alliance, visit www.projecthopealliance.org, or Marisol Parand, 949.791.2714.
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WSTR & PVMNTS
ANNOUNCE US CO-HEADLINING TOUR
All Tickets on Sale Friday, August 10th at
10am Local Time
AUGUST 7, 2018 - WSTR and PVMNTS have announced their US co-headlining tour, with special guests Hold Close and PCL. This will be the first The tour kicks off on October 14th in Los Angeles, CA and travels to cities like Dallas, Tampa, New York and Chicago before wrapping up in Sacramento, CA on November 18th. A full list of dates can be found below. Select VIP tickets are available now with all remaining tickets on sale this Friday, August 10th at 10am Local Time.
Yesterday, WSTR released "Crisis", the second single off their upcoming album Identity Crisis, out August 31 on Hopeless Records. The video premiered yesterday with Rock Sound, and fans can check it out here on the Hopeless Records YouTube channel.
In June, WSTR premiered "Bad To The Bone" on BBC Radio 1 and announced their signing to Hopeless Records. Speaking to the new record, vocalist Sammy Clifford expressed the band's desire to move further into the rock world, and channel bands such as The White Strips and Arctic Monkeys. "We've added all these different grenes into our sound while keeping the WSTR roots," Sammy explained. "We stopped trying to write a pop-punk record and wrote straight up big rock songs."
Los Angeles-based pop-punk trio PVMNTS are gearing up for their debut EP Better Days, out on August 17th. Last month, they shared the circle pit-inducing track "Chemical Trails". PMVNTS have been making a splash both stateside and abroad with a headline UK tour, Slam Dunk Festival and Vans Warped Tour performances so far this year. The upcoming co-headline tour will be the band's first full US Tour and the first opportunity for fans to hear tracks from their debut EP live.
WSTR / PVMNTS Co-Headlining Tour Dates:
w/ Hold Close
* w/ PCL
October 14 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy *
October 16 - Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction *
October 17 - Mesa, AZ @ Nile Theatre - Underground *
October 19 - San Antonio, TX @ Alamo City Music Hall *
October 20 - Houston, TX @ Secret Group *
October 21 - Dallas, TX @ RBC *
October 23 - Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall
October 25 - Jacksonville, FL @ 1904 Music Hall
October 26 - Tampa, FL @ Crowbar
October 28 - Atlanta, GA @ The Loft
October 30 - Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern
November 1 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Shaka's Live
November 2 - Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
November 3 - Baltimore, MD @ Milk Boy
November 4 - New York, NY @ Gramercy Theater
November 6 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium (Upstairs)
November 7 - Asbury Park, NJ @ House of Independents
November 9 - St. Louis, MO @ Fubar
November 10 - Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
November 11 - Springfield, MO @ Outland, Ballroom
November 13 - Denver, CO @ Oriental Theater
November 14 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
November 16 - Seattle, WA @ Funhouse
November 17 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
November 18 - Sacramento, CA @ Holy Diver
Be sure to follow both bands' social media channels and websites for more information regarding the upcoming co-headline tour.
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WSTR is Sammy Clifford (vocals), Alex Tobijanski (bass), Andy Makin (drums), and Tom Hawkes (guitar). Identity Crisis is the follow up to 2017's Red Green Or Inbetween.
Follow WSTR
https://www.facebook.com/wstrband/
https://www.instagram.com/wstrband
WSTR US Press Contact:
Natalie Schaffer | Big Picture Media
85 Delancey Street, Suite 48 | New York, NY 10002
Office: 212-675-3103 | Natalie@bigpicturemediaonline.com
PVMNTS is Freddy Ramirez (vocals, guitar, bass), Tyler Posey (vocals, bass, guitar) and Nick Guzman (drums).
Download PVMNTS Press Photo HERE (Credit: Lauren Brown)
Download Better Days Cover Art HERE
Follow PVMNTS
https://www.pvmntsband.com/
https://twitter.com/pvmntsband
https://www.facebook.com/pvmntsband/
https://www.instagram.com/pvmntsband/
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