6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Welcome Reception 

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Breakfast

9:00 AM – 9:10 AM

General Session

Welcome & Introductions

• Bryan Collier, Executive Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice

• Chad Dotson, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections

9:10 AM - 10:00 AM

General Session

Tasers & Other Non-Lethal Weapons

• Bryan Collier, Executive Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice

• Ricky Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

General Session

Cell Phone Detection Systems

• Bryan Collier, Executive Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice

• Tyrone Oliver, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Corrections

• Bryan Stirling, Director, South Carolina Department of Corrections

10:45 AM - 10:55 AM

Break

10:55 AM - 11:40 AM

General Session

Peer-Led Recovery Programs

• Bryan Collier, Executive Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice

• James LeBlanc, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections

• Christopher Carter, Director of Rehabilitation Programs Division, Texas Department of Criminal Justice

11:40 AM - 12:40 PM

Lunch

12:40 PM - 1:10 PM

Transition to the Golf Course or Tour of Colonial Williamsburg

1:30 PM - 6:00 PM

2024 CLA Annual Southern Region Golf Tournament or Tour of Colonial Williamsburg

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Reception

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Breakfast 

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Recent Trends in Correctional Litigation

• Bill Lunsford, Legal Counsel for Association Governance, Correctional Leaders Association

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

Preparing Your Leadership for Depositions and the Challenges of Rule 30(b)(6) Depositions 

• Bill Lunsford, Legal Counsel for Association Governance, Correctional Leaders Association

10:50 AM - 11:00 AM

Break

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Recent Trends in Correctional Litigation

• Bill Lunsford, Legal Counsel for Association Governance, Correctional Leaders Association

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch 

1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Legal Issues Arising from Correctional Staffing Challenges

• Bill Lunsford, Legal Counsel for Association Governance, Correctional Leaders Association

1:50 PM - 2:35 PM

Southern States Round-Up

2:35 PM - 3:20 PM

General Session

Making the Hard Decision: Settling Litigation (Closed – DOC Staff Only)

• Bill Lunsford, Legal Counsel for Association Governance, Correctional Leaders Association

3:20 PM - 3:30 PM

Break

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

General Session

Executive Session (Closed - DOC Staff Only)

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Reception