(BOP) -Linda Geter, Senior Deputy Assistant Director (SDAD) of the Designation & Sentence Computation Center (DSCC) located in Grand Prairie, Texas, has been honored by Women in Federal Law Enforcement (WIFLE) as this year's "Outstanding Advocate for Women in Federal Law Enforcement" award recipient. This prestigious award recognizes an individual's contributions toward eliminating systemic barriers to career opportunities for women in law enforcement and recognizes leadership and advocacy efforts to support, recruit and promote women in law enforcement.
Prior to her recent promotion to SDAD of the DSCC, Mrs. Geter served as Warden at FCI Jesup, Georgia; the first African American female Warden in the institution's 30-year history. Upon her arrival, staffing levels were at 84 percent and contributing to rising overtime costs and low morale amongst staff. Through her leadership, recruitment efforts, and mentoring, FCI Jesup was able to increase staffing to 102 percent, including a 30 percent increase in female staffing and an increase in females in managerial roles. FCI Jesup became the highest staffed institution within the Southeast Region during her tenure as Warden. Additionally, the backlog of newly hired staff pending completion of Introduction to Correctional Techniques Phase II training decreased, and FCI Jesup was chosen as a new location for the training further helping to reduce the backlog.
SDAD Geter is an active member of the American Correctional Association and the Association of Women Executives in Corrections, and continues to build and maintain relationships with female leaders in various agencies. She is to be commended for her exceptional leadership, superior staff recruitment efforts and significant contributions to women in law enforcement, including women in the BOP.
Jasmine Elmore, Associate Warden (AW) at FCI Otisville, New York, has been honored by Women in Federal Law Enforcement (WIFLE) as this year's recipient of the "WIFLE Leadership Award." This prestigious award recognizes Federal law enforcement/private industry partnerships and emphasizes the importance of proactive and creative thinking to implement crime prevention modules in one's area of responsibility.
Prior to her promotion to AW of FCI Otisville, Ms. Elmore served as Executive Assistant/Camp Administrator at FMC Lexington, Kentucky. As part of her duties, Ms. Elmore was the liaison with the local Community Relations Board (CRB). She worked diligently to foster a positive relationship between the institution and the Lexington community. Through the CRB, Ms. Elmore facilitated a new community service project, in partnership with the American Legion Post 63 Honor Guard, where inmates at the institution made wooden shadow boxes to hold folded American Flags and smaller wooden boxes to hold three empty M1 cartridges, representing Honor, Duty and Country. These boxes were then presented to the loved ones of fallen soldiers at their gravesites. Additionally, inmates participated in other community service projects utilizing materials donated by the community, such as creating clothing, toys, blankets, and mats for children, the elderly, and the homeless in the local area.
Following the enactment of the First Step Act, Ms. Elmore developed and implemented training for several disciplines (Health Services, Unit Management, Legal, etc.) to specifically address updates to Program Statement 5050.50, Compassionate Release/Reduction in Sentence: Procedures for Implementation of 18 U.S.C. § 3582 and 4205(g), and the implementation of Operations Memorandum 001-2019, Home Confinement under the First Step Act. She also developed and led a multi-discipline committee to ensure timely disposition of Reduction in Sentence cases to meet the 30-day timeframe required by policy (14 days for terminal cases).
Additionally, Ms. Elmore proactively sought ways to reduce recidivism by creating educational programs, job training, and community partnership opportunities to prepare inmates for a successful return to their communities. She is to be commended for her exceptional vision and leadership, and her exemplary efforts to stimulate progress and generate partnerships with the local community to reduce recidivism, and thus prevent crime.