NY Correction History Society images of NYC DOC

Women’s History Month event

at Rikers Island’s

George MotchanDetention Center,March 24, 2011.

PresenterPresentation NotesNew York Correction History Society images of Women’s History Month event March 24, 2011, at the George Motchan Detention Center, Rikers Island. Thanks to Deputy Commissioner Sharman Stein for the invitation to attend and to Communications Director Stephen Morello, Captain Sean Jones, C.O. Nishaun McCall Sr. and P.A.A. Sharon George for their assistance.The song heard on the opening slide that announces this NYCHS images presentation and on the last slide describing the NYCHS web site was not played at the DOC event itself. The webmaster chose Rosie the Riveter for those 2 NYCHS-related slides because this cultural icon symbolizes the pivotal role played by women on the WWII homefront. Their contribution forever changed the notion of what work fields a woman might enter.

The celebration of Women’s History Month by the NYC Dept. of Correction (DOC) was highlighted by a program held March 24, 2011 in the George Motchan Detention Center auditorium on Rikers Island.

It included the showing of The Women of DOC video crafted by CO Nishaun McCall Sr., and a discussion by a panel of women who have distinguished them-selves in their respective fields: Law, Correction and Journalism.

PresenterPresentation NotesThe celebration of Women’s History Month by the New York City Department of Correction (DOC) was high-lighted by a program held March 24, 2011 in the George Motchan Detention Center auditorium on Rikers Island.

It included the showing of The Women of DOC video crafted by C.O. Nishaun McCall Sr., and a discussion by a panel of women who have distinguished them-selves in their respective fields: Law, Correction and Journalism.

The front of the printed program

displayed a montage of

generic women’s history photos and listed the

featured participants, the

order of their appearance, and their roles in the

event.

PresenterPresentation NotesThe front of the printed program displayed a montage of generic women’s history photos and listed the featured participants, the order of their appearance, and their roles in the event.

The back of the printed program,

in addition to displaying a montage of

generic women’s history photos, also listed the DOC-affiliated organizations

who supported DOC’s Women’s History Month celebration.

PresenterPresentation NotesThe back of the printed program, in addition to displaying a montage of generic women’s history photos, also listed the DOC-affiliated organizations who supported DOC’s Women’s History Month celebration.

Correction Officer Keisha Mayo

sang theNational Anthem.

PresenterPresentation NotesCorrection Officer Keisha Mayo sang the National Anthem.

Chaplain Aisha

Muhammad gave both

the Invocation

and the Benediction.

PresenterPresentation NotesChaplain Aisha Muhammad gave both the Invocation and the Benediction.

Audience watched video on drop-down screen as panelists watched TV monitors on sides of stage.

PresenterPresentation NotesAudience watched video on drop-down screen as panelists watched TV monitors on sides of stage.

Among those watching from the front row on the left side (as one faces the stage) in the GMDC Auditorium was Commissioner

Dora B. Schriro.

PresenterPresentation NotesAmong those watching from the front row on the left side (as one faces the stage) in the GMDC Auditorium was Commissioner Dora B. Schriro.

Watching from the front row on the right side (as one faces the stage) were (left to

right) CO Mayo, Chaplain Muhammad, retired CO Vivian Squires, her friend

Ronell Davis, COBA president Norman Seabrook & ADW/DW Assn. president

Sidney Schwartzbaum.

PresenterPresentation NotesAmong those watching from the front row on the right side (as one faces the stage) in the GMDC Auditorium were CO Mayo, Chaplain Muhammad, retired CO Vivian Squires, a Squires relative, COBA president Norman Seabrook and ADW/DW Association president Sidney Schwartzbaum.

NYC DOCCommissionerDora B. Schriro

deliverswelcoming remarks.

PresenterPresentation NotesCommissioner Dora B. Schriro delivers welcoming remarks. She noted that DOC had been led by a female commissioner in 1914/15 -- even before American women won the right to vote. Since then the Department has had five female Commissioners (counting current one), two female Chiefs of Department (the highest uniform rank), and countless female wardens (including several current ones) commanding large jail staffs and inmate populations. It’s a public safety agency whose uniformed work-force is 45% female. Working alongside their male counterparts, they are proud to be outstanding Correction professionals who enjoy meaningful careers, playing vital roles in NYC’s criminal justice and public safety network.

Retired CO VivianSquires, at 89

still goingstrong, accepts

bouquet from Commissioner.

PresenterPresentation NotesRetired CO Vivian Squires, at 88 still going strong, accepts bouquet from Commissioner..

Discussion moderator,

NYC Dept. of Investigation

Commissioner Rose Gill Hearn,

introduces the panelists.

PresenterPresentation NotesDiscussion moderator, NYC Dept. of Investigation Commissioner Rose Gill Hearn, introduced the panelists. She is the longest serving Investigations Commissioner in that agency’s history.

they never had a chance” to get justice. “It has been the greatest gift of my life.”

Marjory Fisher, Queens District Attorney’s Office Special Victims Bureau Chief, spoke of how prosecuting those who have committed crimes against women and children has given her the opportunity to render service to “people who thought

PresenterPresentation NotesMarjory Fisher, Queens District Attorney’s Office Special Victims Bureau Chief, spoke of how prosecuting those who have committed crimes against women and children has given her the opportunity to render service to “people who thought they never had a chance” to get justice. “It has been the greatest gift of my life.”

Former WNBC-TV (Ch. 4) reporter & anchor Mary Civiello recalled when media editors assigned reporters by gender, men to cover crime, women to cover “the flower show.” That has changed but she sees Mid-East sex attacks against female reporters as a threat to equality in assignments.She is now a media & presentation train-er for corporate & government execs.

PresenterPresentation NotesFormer WNBC-TV (Channel 4) reporter and anchor Mary Civiello recalled the tendency of media editors to assign reporters according to gender, sending male reporters to cover crime and females to cover “a flower show.” While that practice has changed, she expressed concern that following the sexual assault of a network correspondent covering the revolution in Egypt, there might be a backlash in which women lose out on opportunities to cover important but dangerous stories. Ms. Civiello is currently a media and presentation trainer for corporate and government executives.

Former (& 1st female) NYS Court of Appeals chief judge Judith Kaye recalled she was 1 of just 10 women in a law school graduating class of 300. She became an attorney “in the male dominated world of 1962” that believed women joined law firms only to find husbands. “Ijoined a firm & did meetmy husband. But that didn’t stop me. We had 3 children, and that didn’t stop me either. And I keep on going even now.”

PresenterPresentation NotesJudith Kaye, the former (and first female) Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals, recalled she was one of only 10 women in a law school graduating class that totaled 300. She noted that she became an attorney “in the male dominated world of 1962.” One difficulty in finding work in a law firm, she said, stemmed from the widely held belief then “that women joined law firms only to find husbands. “Well, guess what—I joined a firm and I met my husband. But that didn’t stop me. And we had three children, and that didn’t stop me either. And I keep on going even now.”

Asst. Commissioner for Equal Employment Opportunity Patricia LeGoff & CO Kenyatta

Johnson of DOC Criminal Justice Bureau spoke of their experiences as women in Correction.

PresenterPresentation NotesAssistant Commissioner for Equal Employment Opportunity Patricia LeGoff and CO Kenyatta Johnson of DOC’s Criminal Justice Bureau spoke of their experiences as women working in Correction. All four DOC female staffers stressed the opportunities open for women in the agency to realize their full potentials as professionals performing public service, helping people and making a difference.

Investigations Captain Seeta Deochan of Otis Bantum Correctional Center & Correction

Academy Exec Officer ADW Pennye Jones spoke of their experiences as women in Correction.

PresenterPresentation NotesInvestigations Captain Seeta Deochan of Otis Bantum Correctional Center & Correction Academy Executive Officer ADW Pennye Jones spoke of their experiences as women in Correction. All four DOC female staffers stressed the opportunities open for women in the agency to realize their full potentials as professionals performing public service, helping people and making a difference.

Panelists replied to questions from DOCers, including two in the audience: GMDC Warden Joandrea Davis, above left, & GRVC Warden Kathleen Mulvey. DOC held Women’s History

Month events in past years, but this is believed the first to use a panel discussion format.

PresenterPresentation NotesPanelists responded to questions from DOCers, including two in the audience: GMDC Warden Joandrea Davis, above left, and GRVC Warden Kathleen Mulvey. While DOC held Women’s History Month events in past years, it’s believed this was the first to employ the panel discussion format.

www.correctionhistory.org

NY Correction History Society

The web resource for NY correction history

3000+ files of text & images totaling 70+ megabytes.

7.000+ files

PresenterPresentation NotesNYCHS is a nonprofit Regents-chartered historical society dedicated to the pursuit, preservation and promotion of the interconnected and overlapping histories of correctional agencies, governmental and non-governmental, in the state, cities and counties of New York.

The song heard on the opening slide that announces this NYCHS images presentation and on the last slide describing the NYCHS web site was not played at the DOC event itself. The webmaster chose Rosie the Riveter for those 2 NYCHS-related slides because this cultural icon symbolizes the pivotal role played by women on the WWII homefront. Their contribution forever changed the notion of what work fields a woman might enter.

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