Middlesex Sheriff Looking To Bolster Correction Officer Support
Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian is organizing efforts to improve support programs for corrections officers.
Corrections officers face many dangers in their work environment, but none may be more serious than the stresses they endure from years of working in such an extreme setting. To improve the health and wellness of corrections officers nationwide, the Middlesex County Sheriff's Office is launching a campaign to better support officers who feel the heavy burden of their jobs. One part of the effort will be a conference to share ways to assist corrections officers facing mental or physical job-related stresses, according to the Sheriff's Office. The conference will host experts from across the country to discuss the causes and consequences stemming from a prison work environment. The Sheriff's office, in partnership with the National Sheriff…
joshua wells
9:52 am on Tuesday, November 13, 2012
I llove how people are so concerned with the harsh working enviorment for correctional officers. What about the Inmates, who have to live in these conditions 24 hours a day? I know, they deserve what they get, lock em up and throw away the keys right! There is a problem when you turn crime reform into a for profit entitiy. America locks up more of its young men than does any civilized country in … more ›