(Decatur, GA)— During the month of April, the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) welcomed 47 newly trained Juvenile Correctional Officer (JCO) cadets. The cadets joined the ranks of other JCOs at DJJ secure facilities across the state.

"Our dedicated Juvenile Correctional Officers help to ensure a safe and secure environment for rehabilitating the young lives in our care,” said DJJ Commissioner Shawanda Reynolds-Cobb. “I am so grateful for these new officers' commitment to supporting our justice-involved youth as they build a brighter future.”

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, including sixteen second-generation JCOs, have been assigned to 16 DJJ secure facilities in Bibb, Baldwin, Clayton, Cobb, Crisp, Dalton, Dodge, DeKalb, Floyd, Fulton, Hall, Muscogee, Richmond, and Rockdale counties.

Here is a list of BJCOT graduates and their hometowns:

Graduates Names

Hometowns
  1. Khalea Blakey

New York, N.Y.
  1. Carolanne Briscoe

Tortola, British Virgin Island
  1. Jamari Bryant

Hollywood, Fla.
  1. April Carswell

Miami, Fla.
  1. Eizel Chavez

Atlanta, Ga.
  1. Victor Corsey

Seaford, Del.

  1. Kimberly Fennell

South Carolina
  1. Lauryn Gary

Atlanta, Ga.
  1. Gladys Jackson

Phoenix, Ariz.
  1. Genea Jenkins

Hartford, Conn.
  1. Larry Jenkins Jr.

Hartford, Conn.

  1. Miaya Luckett

Jackson, Miss.
  1. Pamela Lukes

Miami, Fla.
  1. Ashley Printemps

Miami, Fla.
  1. Jamesha Robinson

Long Beach, NY
  1. Ta’Shandre’ Smith

Monroe, La.
  1. Eric Smith

Detroit, Mich.
  1. Jermaine Summers

Atlanta, Ga.
  1. Kacey Thompson

New York, N.Y.
  1. Don White

Miami, Fla.
  1. Roderick Wilkerson

Birmingham, Ala.
  1. Kathleen Barnes

Jacksonville, N.C.
  1. Chase Bell

Hazlehurst, Ga.
  1. Jamalia Chisholm

Chicago, Ill.
  1. Shakier Collins

West Palm Beach, Fla.
  1. Julian Cooper

New York, N.Y.
  1. Shakara Gilmore

Wadley, Ga.
  1. Audri’Yana Goolsby

Macon, Ga.
  1. Kalib Goolsby

Eastman, Ga.
  1. CorDarylius Green

Columbus, Ga.
  1. Kristan Jackson

Swainsboro, Ga.
  1. Destiny Johnson

Augusta, Ga.
  1. David McCord

Atlanta, Ga.
  1. Dalton Nazworth

Cordele, Ga.
  1. Tasheka Neal

New York, N.Y.
  1. Jikevious Oliver

West Palm Beach, Fla.
  1. Tyconia Oliver

Pahokee, Fla.
  1. Scott Robinson

Quincy, Fla.
  1. ReNyea Russell

Sandersville, Ga.
  1. Bryant Sauni

American Samoa
  1. Javan Syas

Compton, Calif.
  1. ReAna Thompson

South Bend, Ind.
  1. Emoni Gambrell-Toliver

Milwaukee, Wis.
  1. Chelsea Walker

Ardmore, Okla.
  1. Jalen Warren

Chattanooga, Tenn.
  1. Arecia Williams

Sparta, Ga.

  1. Allyson Richardson

Atlanta, 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.

Contact

Communications Glenn Allen

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