Association of State Correctional Administrators

Formally founded in 1987 as a nonprofit 501(c)(3), the Association of State Correctional Administrators (ASCA) is managed under a contractual agreement with the Criminal Justice Institute, Inc. The ASCA Executive Office is located in Hagerstown, MD. ASCA was founded on the belief that each represented correctional jurisdiction is unique with regard to obligatory statutes, policies, structure, incarcerated population, resources, and burning issues, but that similarities of purpose, responsibilities, principles, and challenges among its member jurisdictions unite them in a quest for public safety, secure and orderly facilities, and professionalism that can be achieved through sharing ideas and vigorously entering into collaborative efforts to persistently improve the corrections profession. Major tasks include managing the accounts, supporting committees, updating the website, planning and coordinating meetings and trainings, producing publications, and directing cooperative agreements, grants, and contracts used to further ASCA’s goals and objectives as delineated in its constitution and bylaws. The Executive Office also annually publishes and distributes 10 Corrections Directions newsletters.