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| Secretary Buss pays tribute to Corrections Officers |
| By Edwin G. Buss, tallahassee.com |
| Published: 05/04/2011 |
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Day after day, correctional officers throughout the state enter places where most citizens never want to go — correctional institutions. Behind those wired fences and steep walls live inmates who broke laws and threatened society, in some cases violently and with no remorse. The work environment of a prison system offers a unique set of workplace challenges and often provides few rewards. By the same token, probation officers put themselves at risk when they make field visits to probationers' and parolees' residences and places of employment, often in high-crime areas, during all hours of the day and night, on holidays and weekends, with the purpose of enhancing public safety. Probation officers accept a challenging role in the community: They are responsible for maintaining public safety by enforcing conditions of supervision, while at the same time providing guidance and referrals to assist a diverse population in becoming productive, law-abiding citizens. Gov. Rick Scott has declared the week of May 1-7 as Correctional Employees Week, to honor the correctional and probation officers, and all corrections employees who fulfill their duty to protect the public every day of the year. Department of Corrections employees serve a vital role in the criminal justice system, diligently working to keep the public safe from criminals while providing coordinated rehabilitative services to ensure our inmates' successful re-entry into Florida's communities. Those working in this profession deserve the thanks and appreciation of all Floridians for their vigilance and dedication. We need only remember the death of Correctional Officer Colonel Greg Malloy, who lost his life this year in the pursuit of a suspected killer in Holmes County. With that in mind, I encourage the citizens of Florida to join me in celebrating Correctional Employees Week and to share in recognizing the exemplary work correctional employees carry out day after day. Whether the staff member is a correctional officer, probation officer, administrative staff, maintenance worker or counselor, FDOC employees are dedicated to changing offender behavior and improving outcomes. I cannot fully express how proud I am of the department's approximately 30,000 employees who do so much for their communities and for our great state. For these reasons, Gov. Scott and I urge all Floridians to extend thanks and gratitude to all correctional employees throughout the state. Read More. |
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