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| Department of Correction graduates new class of correctional officers |
| By capegazette.villagesoup.com |
| Published: 01/05/2015 |
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Delaware - During a Dec. 12 ceremony attended by more than 200 family, friends, and state officials, the Delaware Department of Correction marked the graduation of 30 employees who have completed the Department’s Correctional Employee Initial Training program. The graduating class was comprised of 26 correctional officers, one correctional officer maintenance trades mechanic, two correctional counselors, and one education administrator who will take up assignments in prison facilities that together house nearly 6,000 offenders across the state. The ceremony featured remarks from Delaware First Lady Carla Markell who provided the keynote address, Department of Correction Commissioner Robert Coupe, training staff, as well as correctional officer candidate John Faulkner Jr. of Newark, who was selected by his peers to be the class speaker. Markell spoke about the meaningful opportunities that exist to change lives for the better within Delaware’s correctional system. “A lot of the inmates in the system are at a crisis point in their lives, and we’re working very hard to strengthen our focus on rehabilitation by providing expanded addiction and mental health treatment, along with teaching skills that give offenders strength and independence so that they are better prepared to stand on their own feet when they return to the community,” Markell said. “You are in the unique position to really see these people at their most vulnerable moments, when they’re at a point of critical decision-making. I hope you’ll always have a place in your heart for offenders who are trying to improve and I encourage you to support them as they transform their lives for the better while they are in our prison facilities.” Coupe recognized the graduating class for its willingness to put themvelves in a challenging and demanding job to protect public safety, and he acknowledged the sacrifices made by each graduate’s family to support their loved one’s career path. He emphasized the dual responsibilities of correctional officers and staff - to not only to maintain public safety and physical security, but also to support the rehabilitative efforts of Delaware offenders, most of whom will complete their term of incarceration and reenter the community. Read More. |
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