Hello from American COrrectional Officer

AmericanCO · 07-27-2007, 12:21 PM

Hello I am Henry J. Ruiz the Communications Director for the AMERICAN CORRECTIONAL OFFICER

ABOUT ME:

Henry is currently a supervisor from the Morris County Correctional facility in New Jersey and started his 19th year in Corrections. He rose through the ranks to Correctional Sergeant; supervising maximum and minimum security inmates, supervising and training subordinate staff and participating in various specialized teams which included Element Leader in the Emergency Response Team, Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team, and the Gang Intelligence Unit.

Henry Ruiz held the position of 3rd Vice-President with the New Jersey Policemen’s Benevolent Association, as well as chaired the Correction Officers’ Committee, Co-Chaired the New Delegate’s Committee, was a Legislative Committee member, Web Administrator, and Editor of “New Jersey’s Finest” the PBA newsletter.

At his facility he served as Local #298’s President for two terms, and State Delegate for four terms. He also helped negotiate several lucrative contracts while on their negotiations team.

Henry helped establish the National Association of Police Organization’s first corrections committee, where he served as their chairman for 2 years.

In 1989 Henry graduated from the New Jersey Military Academy in Sea Girt, NJ were upon graduation was commissioned to 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army were he was received honorable discharge in 1995.

He also has attended William Paterson University as a Computer Science major, and Raritan Valley Community College a Criminal Justice major.

ABOUT MY ORGANIZATION:

American Correctional Officer is a national coalition of organizations, fraternal associations and unions whose members include publicly employed correctional officers and corrections professionals. The mission and purpose of American Correctional Officer is to promote the well being and safety of publicly employed Correctional Officers and corrections professionals; to improve the working conditions for all who work in public corrections; to share best practices so that all can benefit; to educate the media, general public and our elected officials about the daily challenges we face; to seek progressive change to meet those challenges; to provide information, research and mutual support for all associations, unions and fraternal organizations who count corrections professionals among their members; to establish an international communications network among corrections professionals; to provide a national voice for our profession and to continue to protect the public by working to ensure that our nations prisons, jails and juvenile justice facilities are safe and secure.

OUR WEBSITES:

American Correctional Officer - www.americanco.org and Home

Cory · 07-27-2007, 12:35 PM

Welcome Henry!

Thank you for all that you do for CO's and for the banner.

I, and we, really appreciate the added exposure.

Everyone, Please go check out American Correctional Officer - Home. There is some AWESOME info there.

Again, Welcome Henry!