3,000 miles away archery also changed the lives of students at this small public elementary school in oxford, new jersey. brad is the p.e. teacher. thanks to a grant from the state rob brought an unusual idea to the school principal. i looked at him and said you want to shoot arrows in a public school. i said did i look like i just dropped off the turn nip truck? there is no way unless you can convince me this is going to be good for kids. they have higher standardized test scores and concentrate better and can block out distractions. higher attendance rate in the program. lower discipline problems in the program. it kind of sold itself. one of the best decisions i made in six years. how many championships? you talked about how everybody knows the kids from new jersey. we had six straight state
2,200 offenders we have at this facility are diagnosed with a mental illness. i think these numbers are increasing throughout the country. increasing for everybody to deal with. superintendent craig hanks has been working at the prison since it opened in 1992. this is a multi-security level facility. it s a large facility. we re on over 500 acres of property. the perimeter is approximately a mile and a half around the facility. we have maximum security, medium security and minimum security offenders. what probably sets us apart is the different segregation units. offenders who assault staff or other inmates are moved to the secure housing unit, a prison within the prison, known as the shu. there have been discipline problems, they ve been assaulted and they ve had issues at other facilities. so they send them here. designed to look and function like pelican bay, a maximum security prison in california, the shu is composed of
also changed the lives of students at this small public elementary school in oxford, new jersey. brad is the p.e. teacher. thanks to a grant from the state rob brought an unusual idea to the school principal. i looked at him and said you want to shoot arrows in a public school. i said did i look like i just dropped off the turn nip truck? there is no way unless you can convince me this is going to be good for kids. they have higher standardized test scores and concentrate better and can block out distractions. higher attendance rate in the program. lower discipline problems in the program. it kind of sold itself. one of the best decisions i made in six years. how many championships? you talked about how everybody knows the kids from new jersey. we had six straight state titles which is really unique
also changed the lives of students at this small public elementary school in oxford, new jersey. brad is the p.e. teacher. thanks to a grant from the state rob brought an unusual idea to the school principal. i looked at him and said you want to shoot arrows in a public school. i said did i look like i just dropped off the turn nip truck? there is no way unless you can convince me this is going to be good for kids. they have higher standardized test scores and concentrate better and can block out distractions. higher attendance rate in the program. lower discipline problems in the program. it kind of sold itself. one of the best decisions i made in six years. how many championships? you talked about how everybody knows the kids from new jersey. we had six straight state titles which is really unique
increasing for everybody to deal with. superintendent craig hanks has been working at the prison since it opened in 1992. this is a multi-security level facility. it s a large facility. we re on over 500 acres of property. the perimeter is approximately a mile and a half around the facility. we have maximum security, medium security and minimum security offenders. what probably sets us apart is the different segregation units. offenders who assault staff or other inmates are moved to the secure housing unit, a prison within the prison, known as the shu. there have been discipline problems, they ve been assaulted and they ve had issues at other facilities. so they send them here. designed to look and function like pelican bay, a maximum security prison in california, the shu is composed of windowless, concrete cells measuring 7 by 12 feet. of the 288 inmates housed here, 179 have been diagnosed by psychiatric staff as mentally ill.