About Us
Mission
Corrections U.S.A. (CUSA) is a not-for-profit corporation formed by correctional officers in 1998 to provide national representation to correctional officers employed by federal, state and local governments. We proudly represent over 80,000 publicly employed correctional officers from across this nation.
CUSA’s mission is to advance the correctional officer profession and serve as a national voice on issues of universal concern. CUSA educates the public, media, and elected officials, advocates for change, and provides a network of information on corrections. We work hard to improve the image of our profession and the lives and working conditions of correctional officers nationwide.
CUSA has “zero tolerance” for the privatization of federal, state, and local corrections as a matter of public safety. Organizations and individuals are not allowed to become members of CUSA if they work for a private prison company or represent private prison employees. Fighting prison privatization is CUSA’s number one priority. View CUSA’s resolution against prison privatization.
CUSA members are united in their dedication and commitment to making corrections nationwide safer, secure, efficient, and effective. We are the women and men who walk the toughest beat in the nation with the dignity, courage, commitment, and dedication necessary to keep the public safe from the criminal element.
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Executive Committee
CUSA's Executive Committee is comprised of active correctional professionals employed by the public sector.
- Jim Baiardi, Chair of CUSA, Florida Department of Corrections
- Roy PInto, Vice Chairman, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
- Todd Dunn, Treasurer, Michigan Department of Corrections
- Joe Baumann, Secretary, California Department of Corrections
- Mike Jimenez, Member at Large, California Department of Corrections
CUSA's Professionals
- Nina Salerno Ashford, Administrator
- Denise A. Hanna, Administrative Assistant to the Chairman
- Ken Kopczynski, Consultant for Corrections U.S.A. on prison privatization
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Organizational Members
CUSA represents over 10 unions and associations and over 80,000 publicly employed correctional officers.
- * Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs, California
* California Correctional Peace Officer Association
* Florida State PBA Corrections
* Michigan Corrections Organization
* Minorities in Law Enforcement
* Nevada Corrections Association
* New Jersey State Police Benevolent Association, New Jersey PBA Local 105
* Association of Oregon Correctional Employees
* The Correction Officers' Benevolent Association-New York City (NYC- COBA)
