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In American Jails Magazine - Grace, Music, and Second Chances at York County Jail

The York County Sheriff’s Office believes in leveraging outside resources within the community to provide more support for our corrections residents. We also place a high value on recovery and second chances. We have a former corrections resident who is in recovery and doing well, working in our kitchen. We allow those in recovery to participate, along with others, in Bible study and providing spiritual guidance. Sometimes, those second chances produce dividends for those who are receptive to thinking outside of the box.
 
Joshua Cormier had a troubled childhood and turned to drugs early in life. He offended and did various stints in county jails awaiting his federal sentence. Joshua turned his life’s work to helping others and is now associated with the Calvary Chapel Church in southern Maine. Read more.


 


 

 


  

The AJA Conference & Jail Expo is coming to Ft. Lauderdale in 2024!

If you work in corrections - you need to be here!
   

 
Attending the AJA Conference and Jail Expo provides you with the tools to better operate and support both your facility and your professional development.
 
Gain access to 50+ high-quality educational workshops designed specifically for jail professionals and relevant to local jails. Attendees can take the knowledge gained and invest it back into their careers, agencies, and facilities. Network and build relationships at the conference. the peers you meet can become a group to whom you can consistently contact for new ideas, innovative strategies on how to solve issues in facility operations and management, and an exchange of solutions that have worked. Be the first to review new and emerging jail technologies, products, and services with access to 200+ exhibitors at the Jail Expo.

Registration and Housing is Open! Click here for more information.
 

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