Sheriff Donna Buckley

I don't think the jail facility itself is the best place to hold people, but if the work that we can do is checking off all the boxes, then that's a good thing.

So you are 100% right. I'll talk specifically about Barnstable. One of the things that we instituted when I became sheriff in January of 2023 was a case management model. So now every person who's in our facility has a case manager and everyone has an assessment. That helps us figure out placement. It helps us figure out classification.

So you are 100% right. I'll talk specifically about Barnstable. One of the things that we instituted when I became sheriff in January of 2023 was a case management model. So now every person who's in our facility has a case manager and everyone has an assessment. That helps us figure out placement. It helps us figure out classification.

So you are 100% right. I'll talk specifically about Barnstable. One of the things that we instituted when I became sheriff in January of 2023 was a case management model. So now every person who's in our facility has a case manager and everyone has an assessment. That helps us figure out placement. It helps us figure out classification.

We also, as a rule, have a separate housing unit for, I call them high-profile, more serious types of cases. That's not part of a general population unit. And then we really do our best to meet people where they're at, whether it's an orientation unit or a programming unit or different levels of programming or special management.

We also, as a rule, have a separate housing unit for, I call them high-profile, more serious types of cases. That's not part of a general population unit. And then we really do our best to meet people where they're at, whether it's an orientation unit or a programming unit or different levels of programming or special management.

We also, as a rule, have a separate housing unit for, I call them high-profile, more serious types of cases. That's not part of a general population unit. And then we really do our best to meet people where they're at, whether it's an orientation unit or a programming unit or different levels of programming or special management.

We are making sure that we are not putting people in worse positions through the experience of coming through the jail. So that is a primary effort on our part. I don't know. The model that you described to me is sort of that stereotypical state prison model where, you know... Everybody's here and everybody's got to figure it out. That is not how we operate.

We are making sure that we are not putting people in worse positions through the experience of coming through the jail. So that is a primary effort on our part. I don't know. The model that you described to me is sort of that stereotypical state prison model where, you know... Everybody's here and everybody's got to figure it out. That is not how we operate.

We are making sure that we are not putting people in worse positions through the experience of coming through the jail. So that is a primary effort on our part. I don't know. The model that you described to me is sort of that stereotypical state prison model where, you know... Everybody's here and everybody's got to figure it out. That is not how we operate.

So we actually call them corrections officers.

So we actually call them corrections officers.

So we actually call them corrections officers.

Those are the security staff who work in-house. And actually, that's who I was referring to when I talked about who we are training to deal with the population. So mental health first aid was the first thing that we did. We've already put one cohort through and we're working on the rest to make sure all of our staff have cognitive behavioral therapy training. We're going to be hosting.

Those are the security staff who work in-house. And actually, that's who I was referring to when I talked about who we are training to deal with the population. So mental health first aid was the first thing that we did. We've already put one cohort through and we're working on the rest to make sure all of our staff have cognitive behavioral therapy training. We're going to be hosting.

Those are the security staff who work in-house. And actually, that's who I was referring to when I talked about who we are training to deal with the population. So mental health first aid was the first thing that we did. We've already put one cohort through and we're working on the rest to make sure all of our staff have cognitive behavioral therapy training. We're going to be hosting.

It is correctional behavioral health training and certification so that we'll be hosting that in the fall. You know, we're asking people who are signing up to be security officers to be medical and mental health workers at the same time. And what's interesting is that a lot of people are interested in that job. We are getting a lot of people.

It is correctional behavioral health training and certification so that we'll be hosting that in the fall. You know, we're asking people who are signing up to be security officers to be medical and mental health workers at the same time. And what's interesting is that a lot of people are interested in that job. We are getting a lot of people.

It is correctional behavioral health training and certification so that we'll be hosting that in the fall. You know, we're asking people who are signing up to be security officers to be medical and mental health workers at the same time. And what's interesting is that a lot of people are interested in that job. We are getting a lot of people.

It used to be, I'll be a correction officer until I can get hired as a police officer. That's not the track anymore. We are getting people with social work backgrounds, with human service backgrounds, who want to come in and make a difference. The difference that they're making is in public safety. Because