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Rush City's Diane Reineccius Promoted to Lieutenant
By Captain Nate Bartz
On June 7, Lt. Reineccius began her new position as 1st Watch Commander. Diane has many years of experience in uniform as she started her career as a CO at Rush City. Diane also has non-uniform experience as an OSI Special and Lead at the Moose Lake Facility.
Welcome back to Rush City Lt. Reineccius!
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Prison Ministry Thanks Rush City Staff
By Stephanie Huppert
The Residents Encounter Christ (REC) Prison Ministry group came to Rush City to provide coffee, soda and snacks to the staff at Rush City to show thier support, appreciation, and gratitude for the noble work they do day in and day out. Their thank you note reads:
To the Correctional Staff at Rush City, thank you. We appreciate all you do.
"A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself."
Thank you for your sacrifice.
From the Residents Encounter Christ Prison Ministry.
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Rush City's Cortney Gay Needs Your Help
By Lacy Kreye
Cortney is a case manager at MCF-Rush City and has recently been diagnosed with Leukemia. She has been with the DOC for over 16 years and her and her family could really use your help! A GoFundMe account has been set up to assist with her medical bills and a Caring Bridge site set up for updates on her progress. Please keep her and her family in your thoughts and prayers.
Fundraiser by Joanie Lasiuk : Help for Cortney and her family! (gofundme.com)
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Shout Out: Rush City Nurses
By Candace Mack and Amanda Bodway
Thank you for being amazing nurses. Our team appreciates all that you do. Happy Nurses Week!
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Rush City Recognizes Mental Health Awareness Month
By Johanna Gasper
MCF-Rush City celebrated Mental Health Awareness Month by hosting the first installment of its Speaker Series on May 2. Titled “Mind Matters: A Conversation on Mental Health," the event was organized by WOOC CPD Becki Erickson and featured three speakers: Farji Sharheer, Lacey Thompson, and Jordan Hansen.
Mr. Shaheer is the CEO/Founder of Innovative SOULutions. He spoke on the topic of overcoming trauma brought on by gun violence. Ms. Thompson is the CEO/Founder of Laceys' Light and she discussed the way human emotions work and how to work through anger and conflict. Finally, Mr. Hansen, CEO/Founder of YourPath, told the audience his story of addiction and the path he took to achieve 14 years of sobriety.
The event was attended by 65 incarcerated individuals, along with multiple staff. Recruiter Victor Archibong was also present. He took photos and recorded the speakers so those incarcerated who were unable to attend in person can view the event on the offender network.
MCF-Rush City's band, Voices of Hope, provided music between orators and incarcerated individual Jermaine Ferguson served as the emcee. The attendees were able to ask questions and provided plenty of positive feedback to those that spoke.
In fact, the event was so well received that afterwards, attendees were already asking CPD Erickson when the next Speaker Series would happen. Overall, the event was well received, and the staff and incarcerated at Rush City are excited for the next installment!
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Shout Out: WOOC Corrections Program Director Becki Erickson
By Michelle Saari
Becki Erickson is in a WOOC Corrections Program Director (CPD) position at Rush City. In addition to her job duties, she took on the idea of starting a speaker series in the facility. On May 2, 2023 she had her first event that was attended by 65 incarcerated individuals on the topic of mental health and wellness. The Rush City music group made up of incarcerated individuals, Voices of Hope, also performed.
The event was well planned, well attended, and a SHOUT OUT to Becki for helping bring back programming to our population post COVID.
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Shout Out: Rush City's Green Committee and Helpers
By Lona Mack
Shout out to a group of motivated individuals that did not hesitate to help when asked: Barry Lund, Tiana Knudson, Dustin Carlson, Mike Brown, Bill Aagaard, Wayne Whited, Gerry Beaudry, Dan Cummings, Tim Struss, Ed Trevis, Lonnie Miller, Cory Swenson, Kevin Paxton.
The Green Committee was shorthanded, and we needed help cleaning our adopted highway and our facility road. Thanks for your help!!!
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Shout Out: CPT Joshua Holmes
By Darryl Goebel
A Shout Out to CPT Joshua Holmes for helping when help was needed and providing assistance with getting incarcerated individuals from the living units to Psych Services area for meetings with the provider. This unselfish act reminds us that we’re all in this together and that we’re stronger working together than working apart.
In the times of facilities running short-staffed and more and more being asked of everyone, it is great to see staff come together, helping where and when help is needed.
Thank you Josh, for your help and dedication to your fellow staff and everyone at MCF-Rush City!
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New Lieutenants Promoted at Rush City
By Captain Nate Bartz
On March 29, MCF-Rush City promoted Lt. Brad Steele, who has accepted 1st Watch Command, and Lt. Scott Huckell, who has accepted 3rd Watch Command. Congratulations to both of these outstanding individuals who possess many years of corrections experience!
Left to Right: AWO Vic Wanchena, Capt. Ashlee Berts, Lt. Scott Huckell, Lt. Bradley Steele, Capt. Erik Rasmussen, AWA Stephanie Huppert, Capt. Nate Bartz
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Rush City's Binger Promoted to Sergeant
By Captain Nate Bartz
Rush City welcomes Mackenzie Binger as its newest Sergeant. He will be assigned to 1st Watch and has experience at multiple facilities.
WOOC Lt. David Schmitt, Sgt. Mackenzie Binger, Cpt. Nate Bartz
