In memoriam.Susan C. Cranford 1947-2007 Corrections mourns the loss of Susan C. Cranford, who died March 22 after a long battle with cancer. Cranford distinguished herself in the field of criminal justice with a lifetime of service to the state of Texas as well as her commitment to state and national professional organizations. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cranford began her career in 1973 as a teacher for the Windham School District, where she taught offenders incarcerated incarcerated /in·car·cer·at·ed/ (in-kahr´ser-at?ed) imprisoned; constricted; subjected to incarceration. in·car·cer·at·ed adj. Confined or trapped, as a hernia. within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ TDCJ Texas Department of Criminal Justice ). Working her way up through the Texas prison system, she served as a substance abuse counselor and an assistant warden. In 1985, she was promoted to senior warden and achieved acclaim for her development of innovative programs for female offenders. In 1994, Cranford was appointed to TDCJ's State Jail Division as assistant director. In this position, she worked to reduce the inmate population by diverting lower-degree offenders from prison. Two years later, she was promoted to director of the Community Justice Assistance Division. Cranford reorganized re·or·gan·ize v. re·or·gan·ized, re·or·gan·iz·ing, re·or·gan·iz·es v.tr. To organize again or anew. v.intr. To undergo or effect changes in organization. the division to better serve local supervision offices, strengthened the division's commitment to drug treatment programs, established an offender tracking system and improved the division's auditing program. She retired in 2001 as director of the TDCJ's Private Facilities Oversight and Monitoring Division. Cranford also worked with the National Institute of Corrections The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is an agency of the United States government. It is part of the United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons. as a consultant. Her example of leadership in corrections helped open doors for more women to join the profession. Cranford's involvement with ACA ACA - Application Control Architecture goes back 20 years. She served on numerous committees, including twice on ACA's Congress Program Planning Committee planning committee n (in local government) → comité m de planificación , and she sat on its Delegate Assembly for four years. In addition, Cranford was a past president of the Texas Corrections Association, a member of the board of directors for the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Association of Wardens and Superintendents, and a member of the Association of Women Executives in Corrections. Cranford was known and loved by many friends, family and colleagues for her cheerful spirit and her belief in the potential for anybody to be successful. She leaves a legacy of accomplishment and inspiration. |
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