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Anthony Gangi

Anthony Gangi has a BA in psychology and is a 20-year veteran in corrections. He currently works as an Associate Administrator for State Corrections and has worked his way up through the ranks, from officer to sergeant, and then into administration. Anthony currently sits on the executive board of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Correctional Association. To date, Anthony Gangi has been invited to speak on CNN, MSNBC, CBS, Lifetime, ABC, Fox and NewsNation. He is also the author of “Inmate Manipulation Decoded” and “How to Succeed in Corrections,” as well as the host of the Tier Talk podcast.

LATEST ARTICLES
Calling corrections a “stepping stone” is comparing corrections to some entry level position in which any move outwards is considered a move upwards
Without proper amount of staff, corrections solely becomes reactionary
From contraband to assaults, A&E’s “60 Days In” showed a jail that was seriously lacking in supervision, security, and control — a facility that allowed inmates to have free reign to do as they pleased
Without tools like segregation and security housing units, we will end up spawning situations where inmates may be forced to take matters into their own hands and staff may have to resort to using increasingly higher degrees of force
Corrections is in the midst of a battle to alleviate the negative stereotypes that the public holds to be true
COs responded to why they prefer ‘correctional officer’ over ‘guard’
Experience is key in this profession and can never be replaced with classroom knowledge
The biggest fear of any officer has to be collective unity amongst all the inmates that are housed within their area of control
What should you do if you find yourself questioning your ability to lead or questioning your ability to motivate others?
Corrections is not meant to be a profit-oriented enterprise — rather it is a civil service job built on the foundation to protect and serve