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Women in demand
By Kennebec Journal
Published: 04/02/2008

MAINE - Jody Roberts was looking for a change in her life. While working a desk job for an Iowa State University extension office, the Iowa native decided to move to Maine to be with her fiancé and enter a career where few women tread: county corrections. Roberts, a sergeant who has worked as a corrections officer for the Kennebec County jail for more than five years, never looked back.

"It's never the same routine, day in and day out," Roberts said. "Every day is a new day." She's also in the minority among county-corrections employees.

Only two of nine people who have applied to become a corrections officer are female, county human-resources manager Terry York told commissioners Tuesday.

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