[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 61 (Thursday, May 14, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E861-E862]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


 RECOGNIZING THE WORK OF MR. ARNETT FLOWERS, WARDEN OF EL RENO FEDERAL 
                         CORRECTIONAL FACILITY

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                          HON. J.C. WATTS, JR.

                              of oklahoma

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 14, 1998

  Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, recently, we recognized the hard 
work of the dedicated men and women who work in correctional facilities 
across the country. Today, I wish to honor the accomplishments and 
efforts of Mr. Arnett Flowers, who is the Warden at the Federal 
Correctional Institution in El Reno, Oklahoma.
  Prisons and correctional facilities are not easy places to work. They 
are dangerous places and an officer risks his life every day he or she 
works there. We must therefore especially appreciate the excellent work 
of people like Warden Flowers, who go the extra mile to serve the 
public and keep our families safe.
  For 26 years, Warden Flowers has dedicated his life to saving 
taxpayer dollars by running efficient prisons. Most recently, by

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streamlining offices while maintaining the quality of prison 
maintenance at the El Reno facility, Warden Flowers has saved taxpayers 
$850,000 in operating expenses.
  Under his direction, the El Reno Facility has worked with several 
state and federal law enforcement agencies to improve the quality of 
law enforcement. For example, Warden Flowers worked with the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation to construct a badly-needed pistol range on 
Bureau of Prisons property, therefore allowing both FBI agents and 
state correctional officers to use the new facility to improve their 
training.
  Perhaps Warden Flowers' most important accomplishment is his work to 
help prisoners rehabilitate themselves, to cut down on the rate of 
repeat offenders. He has worked with several youth crime prevention 
initiatives, public, private and religious in nature. Warden Flowers 
realizes the best way to prevent crime is to give kids a positive 
influence and spiritual guidance at an early age.
  Dedicated correctional officers like Warden Arnett Flowers play an 
integral role in maintaining law and order in our society. All 
Americans should appreciate the efforts of the hard-working 
correctional officers across our country who help keep violent 
offenders behind bars and who work tirelessly to keep our families 
safe.

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