Gene Atherton

Institution Management

Gene Atherton is currently in his 40th year of service in the criminal justice field. He served 27 years for the Colorado Department of Corrections. After promoting thru the ranks, he became Director of Prisons for the Western Region in Colorado until retirement in 2004. For the last fifteen years Mr. Atherton has served as a technical assistance consultant and trainer for the National Institute of Corrections on a variety of topics related to corrections. He has served as an author of numerous ACA publications. He has served as mentor to Afghan Corrections Leadership and as a subject matter expert to the United States Embassy in Afghanistan. He has provided evidence in Federal Court as an expert witness on a variety of correctional issues, including conditions of confinement, use of force, unlawful discrimination, and management of high risk offenders. He is currently serving as an expert for the United States Department of Justice in the application of the CRIPA act to the Alabama Department of Corrections. Finally, Mr. Atherton currently serves as a member of several committees for the American Correctional Association, and as an ACA standards compliance auditor for the nation of Mexico.

Atherton joins Corrections1 through the Correctional Management Institute of Texas. See all the CMIT columnists here.

Full list of Gene Atherton results

7 steps to save $1,000 per inmate by "going green"
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How sustainable corrections can easily save your budget and the environment
Situational awareness in the correctional environment
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Why it is important and how we can utilize it
When unprofessionalism undermines safety and security
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The following strategies help in achieving professionalism in managing correctional institutions
How to combat unprofessional behavior in corrections
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These examples of unprofessional conduct will be familiar to most experienced correctional staff
The power of partnership: Is it time to rethink traditional corrections leadership?
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“When we feel good, we do much better at work” ~ Raine Eisler, The Power of Partnership Over my years in corrections, I have been exposed to many leaders who were very dominant and aggressive in th...