(Decatur, GA) – The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) held a graduation ceremony for 44 newly trained Juvenile Correctional Officer (JCO) cadets on Friday, July 12, 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 the hard work and dedication of these new officers. 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, Chatham, Clayton, Dalton, Dodge, DeKalb, Floyd, Fulton, Muscogee, Richmond, Rockdale, Terrell, Thomas, and Ware counties.

Here is a list of BJCOT Class #269 graduates and their hometowns:

Graduates

Hometowns
  1. Raymond Abdus-Salaam

Hephzibah, Ga.
  1. Uziela Ahava

Decatur, Ga.
  1. Yashica Askew

Macon, Ga.
  1. Daryle Christine Booker

Atlanta, Ga.
  1. Ethan Bright

Atlanta, Ga.
  1. Preonnatt Brown

Hawkinsville, Ga.
  1. Breyah Burke

East Point, Ga.
  1. Debrishua Chatman

Macon, Ga.
  1. Raquel Chatman

New York, N.Y.
  1. Glenroy Cole

Miami, Fla.
  1. Tyler Copeland

Escanaba, Mich.
  1. Keasia Covin

Albany, Ga.
  1. Shironda Crump

Columbus, Ga.
  1. India Davis

Macon, Ga.
  1. Annastaijia Day

Douglasville, Ga.
  1. Malik Duncombe

Decatur, Ga.
  1. Cherish Finley

Lafayette, Ga.
  1. Sheneeka Gilstrap

Atlanta, Ga.
  1. Calvin Gowdy

Conyers, Ga.
  1. Tekai Gowdy

Augusta, Ga.
  1. Derquavious Grant

Louisville, Ga.
  1. Eboni Gray

Macon, Ga.
  1. Seth Higby

Waycross, Ga.
  1. Talaysia Hill

Santee, S.C.
  1. Amika Hodges

Richland, Ga.
  1. Terrance Jackson

Newark, N.J.

  1. Marketta Johnson

Gary, Ind.
  1. Shaquelle Jones

Albany, Ga.
  1. Valajah Lee

McDonough, Ga.
  1. Lisa Leo

Hollywood, Fla.
  1. Zacarias Lynn

Sparta, Ga.
  1. Taniyah Mew

Thomson, Ga.
  1. Martin Miller

Dalton, Ga.
  1. Robert Nutter

Cartersville, Ga.
  1. Khamron Parker

Knoxville, Tenn.
  1. Jy’naesha Peterson

Lakeland, Fla.
  1. Cody Priest

Calhoun, Ga.
  1. Ronnie Rodgers Jr.

New York, N.Y.
  1. Shakara Ross

Covington, Ga.
  1. Daniel Singletary

Cairo, Ga.
  1. Drakaro Smith

Perrine, Fla.
  1. Syatana Smith

Atlanta, Ga.
  1. Garrett Strawder

Valdosta, Ga.
  1. Ja’Nia Taylor

Tallahassee, Fla.

 

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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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