Field Days

On the latest episode of Field Days, MDOC Probation Agent and recently crowned Miss Michigan USA, Chanel Johnson chats with Chris and Greg about her pageant win and her plans for the upcoming Miss USA competition in 2020. Make sure to stay tuned after the interview for a shout out to Chanel from a very special guest. Listen now!Photo Credit: Chanel Johnson via Twitter @MissMIUSA

On the latest episode of Field Days, Greg is celebrating World Sight Day with producer Joelle Craddy and some very special guests. Melissa Spooner is the coordinator of Prison Puppies, a training initiative of Leader Dogs for the Blind that pairs prisoners with puppies for twelve months of intensive training toward the pup's future career as a leader dog. Prison Puppies is currently operating in ten prisons throughout Michigan and Dianna LaFraugh, an MDOC Reentry Coordinator, serves as the Corrections Liaison. Golden retriever Gordon Ramsey joins the group as the Leader Dogs for the Blind ambassador.

On the latest episode of Field Days, Chris is joined by producer Joelle Craddy for a tour of the Women's Huron Valley Horticulture Program and the Green Valley Farmers Market. The first of its kind in Michigan, Green Valley is a farmers market held behind the prison gate, with produce grown and sold by prisoners and purchased by MDOC employees. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel even had the chance to stop by recently! Listen now to find out how the first year went for this unique and innovative program.Check out our Flickr Album of photos from the Valley Farms Market at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/142788094@N03/albums/72157711251165946

On the latest episode of Field Days, Chris and Greg celebrate #InternationalPodcastDay with a return to one of our most popular episodes - the unveiling of the MDOC's new Strategic Plan with Director Heidi Washington. Listen now!

On the latest episode of Field Days, Chris and Greg once again hand the mics over to a few of their hardworking MDOC co-workers. This time around it's some of the amazing CFA administrative assistants we have working at facilities throughout Michigan. Chris had a chance to catch up with them at the recent CFA Administrative Assistants Conference in Mount Pleasant. Listen now!Music from filmmusic.io"Wholesome" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

On the latest episode of Field Days, Chris and Greg share the mics with Kevin Weissenborn and Greg Torrey for a COMS update all about MDOC Food Service.

Tune in to this week's abbreviated episode of the Field Days Podcast where hosts Chris and Greg share all the events happening this week - from Thursday's MSP Pistol Shoot to Saturday's ChadTough5k.

Communications Representative Holly Kramer and Physical Plant Administrator Ed Vallad join Chris for an episode of Field Days all about planning Michigan's first green prison. Ed shares details on the future solar array at St. Louis Correctional, what cost and energy saving measures are currently underway across the MDOC, and a few of the other projects on his greening wish list. Along the way you'll hear from special guests, with surprise shout outs you don't want to miss. Wondering where Greg was this week? Have a listen!

On the latest episode of Field Days, Chris and Greg sit down for a chat with Bridget Mary McCormack, Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court.Field Days was honored to meet with Chief Justice McCormack in her chambers at the Michigan Hall of Justice to discuss the Criminal Justice Commission, her plans to sit in on circuit and district court cases and so much more. Tune in now to hear Chief Justice McCormack's plan to head to prison in September for the ChadTough5k.

On the latest episode of Field Days, Chris and Greg sit down with Community Coordinator Angie Sprank and Grand Rapids Police Officer Dan Myers to discuss CLEAR - Coalition, Leadership, Education, Advice, Rehabilitation. Formed a decade ago, the CLEAR West Michigan group exists to provide guidance and mentoring to returning citizens, while forging a positive relationship with law enforcement. And it's not alone; several CLEAR groups, including a West Michigan group specifically for women returning to the community, have followed. Listen now!Calling all MDOC employees and retirees! Learn more about the upcoming Employee Recreation Day in the U.P. with a previous episode of Field Days: https://soundcloud.com/field-days/up-engagement-event-dayA CLEAR way forward - MDOC Medium Blog: https://medium.com/@MichiganDOC/a-clear-way-forward-c418f6c7a453