SAM POLICY
How many SAM sites are there in the VADOC?
(10) Augusta, Buckingham, Green Rock, Greensville, Pocahontas, Red Onion, River North, Sussex I, Sussex II, and Wallens Ridge
This president was an inventor, lawyer and educator. He graduated from the University of William and Mary at the age of 18, as a member of the House of Burgesses went on a hunger strike, and was able to achieve one of the greatest acquisitions of his political career with the Louisiana Purchase. Who am I?
Thomas Jefferson
"Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."
The Wizard of Oz
I wear a white uniform. My uniform always gets dirty. I work outside and inside. I know all the colors. What am I?
What can you put in a bucket to make it weigh less?
A Hole
What are the pathways an inmate can be referred into the SAM unit?
(4) Mental Health, Medical, Vulnerable, Re-Entry
A civil rights leader who had the honor of being the first black president of South Africa. The South African government imprisoned this person for around 27 years. Who am I?
Nelson Mandela
"You can't handle the truth."
A Few Good Men
I wear a special outfit. I have a long hose. To do my job you got to be able to withstand the heat. What am I?
A Firefighter
What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a 1,000 years?
The letter "M"
In 2022, how many SAM inmates successfully graduated from the program?
24 SAM inmates successfully graduated during the 2022 calendar year.
I was born in New York. I attended and played at Fordham University. I am a Hall of Fame Coach after winning 5 championships. As a coach I won the first Super Bowl. Every year, each team's number one goal is to win me. I was once quoted saying, "Winning is a habit. Watch your thoughts, they become your beliefs. Watch your beliefs, they become your words. Watch your words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your character.”
Vince Lombardi
"There's no crying in baseball."
A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him underwater for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner. How can this be?
The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of her husband, developed it, and hung it up to dry.
SAM Units utilize what integrated model to quantify criminogenic and symptomatic change?
COMPAS Criminogenic Risk/Need Assessment
This coach won 8 NCAA National Titles, compiled over 1,000 career wins, was named one of the 50 greatest coaches of all time, and finished behind UCLA's legendary coach John Wooden in wins. This coach demanded the best from the players and was known for strenuous practices and the legendary “look” that would send athletes for cover, spearheading a coaching philosophy that would be coined, "The Definite Dozen." A trailblazer for all women's sports. Who am I?
Pat Summitt
"A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti."
The Silence of the Lambs
A girl meets a lion and unicorn in the forest. The lion lies every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and the other days he speaks the truth. The unicorn lies on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and the other days of the week he speaks the truth. “Yesterday I was lying,” the lion told the girl. “So was I,” said the unicorn. What day is it?
Thursday. The only day they both tell the truth is Sunday; but today can’t be Sunday because the lion also tells the truth on Saturday (yesterday). Going day by day, the only day one of them is lying and one of them is telling the truth with those two statements is Thursday.
Identify 10 of the 16 variables that are tracked monthly on the PSCC SAM Data Spreadsheet
SAM Entry Date, Duration in SAM Program, SAM Program Completion Date, Reason for Graduation, Transfers from PSCC SAM, Recidivism Rate, RHU Lockup Post Graduation, Number of RHU Lockups, Number of Mental Health Precautions, Number of 100 Series Infractions, Number of 200 Series Infractions, Program Participation, Medication Compliance, Incentive Level 1 Percentage, Incentive Level 2 Percentage, Incentive Level 3 Percentage
This person dropped out of school at the age of 16 and was not just a cartoonist and an entrepreneur but during a school play performed as Peter Pan. Created history by winning the highest number of Academy Awards, loved trains, played the voice of one of his main characters, and always considered Cinderella their favorite princess. Who am I?
Walt Disney
"No man can eat 50 eggs." "What we got here is a failure to communicate."
Cool Hand Luke
The day before two days after the day before tomorrow is Saturday. What day is it today?
Friday. The “day before tomorrow” is today; “the day before two days after” is really one day after. So if “one day after today is Saturday,” then it must be Friday.