(Decatur, GA) – The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) held a graduation ceremony for 52 newly trained Juvenile Correctional Officer (JCO) cadets on Friday, December 6, at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth, Ga. The cadets have joined the ranks of other JCOs at DJJ secure facilities across the state.

“Juvenile Correctional Officers help provide a safe environment to transform and rehabilitate the young lives in our care,” said DJJ Commissioner Shawanda Reynolds-Cobb. "I am so proud of these new officers' hard work and dedication. I welcome them to our team of juvenile justice professionals.”

Basic Juvenile Correctional Officer Training (BJCOT) is a 200-hour comprehensive program that provides basic skills training in security practices and procedures. To complete the program, a cadet must meet established standards on written examinations that evaluate cognitive knowledge and performance-oriented studies.

The graduates are assigned to a DJJ detention center or development campus in Baldwin, Bibb, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Dodge, Fulton, Hall, Laurens, Muscogee, Richmond, Rockdale, Terrell, and Wilkes counties.

Here is a list of BJCOT Class #272 graduates and their hometowns:

Graduate NamesHometowns
  1. Kierra Abram 
Smyrna, Ga.
  1. Cathy Amerson
Dublin, Ga.
  1. E’sis Andrews
Clayton, Ga.
  1. Jaela Bailey 
Villa Rica, Ga.
  1. Kwame Bell
McDonough, Ga.
  1. Roderious Benjamin 
Phoenix City, Ala.
  1. Leslie Bodrick
Decatur, Ga.
  1. Marvin Bonilla
Decatur, Ga.
  1. Kandis Bonner
Augusta, Ga.
  1. Antonia Booker
Augusta, Ga.
  1. Tonya Brown
Macon, Ga.
  1. Shequele Burch
Norcross, Ga.
  1. Anita Copeland
Calhoun, Ga. 
  1. Kimyatta Cross
Griffin, Ga.
  1. Janayia Dixon 
Milledgeville, Ga.
  1. Gabrielle Emory
Milledgeville, Ga.
  1. Raviennicole Green
Atlanta, Ga.
  1. Erikka Griffin
College Park, Ga.
  1. Bobby Hudson
Decatur, Ga.
  1. Nicholas Hurt-Brewer
Atlanta, Ga.
  1. Jermya Ingram 
Sparta, Ga.
  1. Audrey Irwin
Midland, Ga.
  1. Jarrett Jackson
Decatur, Ga.
  1. Jasmine Johns
Washington, Ga. 
  1. Shavon Johnson
Atlanta, Ga.
  1. Jaylen Jones
Jonesboro, Ga.
  1. Sidney Karr
Lovejoy, Ga.
  1. Tyneisha Kendrick
Thomas, Ga.
  1. Demetria Labat
Atlanta, Ga.
  1. Natori Lewis
Alpharetta, Ga.
  1. Kanessia Mayfield 
Atlanta, Ga.
  1. Laytata McMath
Dublin, Ga.
  1. Dajaia Miller
Conyers, Ga.
  1. Dextin Montgomery 
Ellenwood, Ga.
  1. T’Sheila Mungo
Charlotte, N.C.
  1. Phung Nicholson 
Columbus, Ga.
  1. Kenlyn Omar
DeKalb County, Ga.
  1.  Ja’Niya Phillips 
Columbus, Ga.
  1. Terron Pullen Jr. 
Wrightsville, Ga.
  1. Lori Redd
Waynesboro, Ga.
  1. Zonesha Reynolds
Macon, Ga.
  1. Sylvia Robinson
Atlanta, Ga.
  1. Quieon Scott
Atlanta, Ga.
  1. Deundre Seymore
Lithia Springs, Ga.
  1. Latoya Shinard
Atlanta, Ga.
  1. Marcus Simmons
Columbus, Ga.
  1. Ronald Swanson 
Hampton, Ga. 
  1. Brooklynn Talton
Macon, Ga. 
  1. Janae Taylor
Macon, Ga.
  1. Kaitlyn Tucker
Brunswick, Ga.
  1. Shalise Williams
Morrow, Ga.
  1. Faith Yorker
Sandersville, Ga. 

 

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The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice is a multi-faceted agency that serves the state's justice-involved youth up to 21 years of age. The Department's mission is to transform young lives by providing evidence-based rehabilitative treatment services and supervision, strengthening youth and families' well-being, and fostering safe communities.

 

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