Sheriff Donna Buckley

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

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

we are able to impact people while we have them, the better shot they have in the outside and the better we can deliver on public safety and reduce recidivism.

we are able to impact people while we have them, the better shot they have in the outside and the better we can deliver on public safety and reduce recidivism.

we are able to impact people while we have them, the better shot they have in the outside and the better we can deliver on public safety and reduce recidivism.

It's what we, yes, it's what we need to be doing. And the only physical facilities, unfortunately, that we have are jails.

It's what we, yes, it's what we need to be doing. And the only physical facilities, unfortunately, that we have are jails.

It's what we, yes, it's what we need to be doing. And the only physical facilities, unfortunately, that we have are jails.

You know, the number of beds, I think right now, hang on one second, I have a statistic for you. In 1999, we had 1,170 beds. Today, we have less than 700.

You know, the number of beds, I think right now, hang on one second, I have a statistic for you. In 1999, we had 1,170 beds. Today, we have less than 700.

You know, the number of beds, I think right now, hang on one second, I have a statistic for you. In 1999, we had 1,170 beds. Today, we have less than 700.

We don't have less sick people. We actually have more sick people.

We don't have less sick people. We actually have more sick people.

We don't have less sick people. We actually have more sick people.

COVID did a number on our youth, and we're starting to see that as they become adults. Our world is a very mean, cruel, tough place to live, full of anxiety. It's full of damages from social media. We're seeing people struggling that would never be in that category before.

COVID did a number on our youth, and we're starting to see that as they become adults. Our world is a very mean, cruel, tough place to live, full of anxiety. It's full of damages from social media. We're seeing people struggling that would never be in that category before.

COVID did a number on our youth, and we're starting to see that as they become adults. Our world is a very mean, cruel, tough place to live, full of anxiety. It's full of damages from social media. We're seeing people struggling that would never be in that category before.

So I look at the work that we do here in sort of three spaces. We have a really robust youth program. We work with both sort of mainstream youth as well as at-risk youth. We do it through a summer program. We do it through school vacation weeks.

So I look at the work that we do here in sort of three spaces. We have a really robust youth program. We work with both sort of mainstream youth as well as at-risk youth. We do it through a summer program. We do it through school vacation weeks.

So I look at the work that we do here in sort of three spaces. We have a really robust youth program. We work with both sort of mainstream youth as well as at-risk youth. We do it through a summer program. We do it through school vacation weeks.