The Orange County Corrections Department (OCCD) was pleased to host the 3\/347th Regiment based in Orlando, on Friday, April 10, for an inside look at county jail operations. The group of about 25 service men and women were given a behind-the-scenes tour of the Orange County Jail, one of the largest in the nation, in preparation for their various military assignments.<\/p>\n
The reservists included several local and statewide deputy sheriffs as well as correctional officers, many of whom will work or train those who will work within protective services, fire and corrections capacities overseas. For some of the guests, the visit provided a first glimpse inside an operational detention facility.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was the last aspect that I wanted my team to have \u2014 an overview of the daily operations of a jail of this magnitude,\u201d said Correctional Officer Ruben Rodriguez, who is an officer at the jail, as well as with the 3\/347th<\/sup>. \u201cWhile some have worked in jails in Iraq and Afghanistan, many haven’t seen a modern, state-of-the-art facility like OCCD.\u201d<\/p>\n The 25 service men and women were welcomed by Chief of Corrections Cornita A. Riley and Deputy Chief Paulette Juliene, who is also former military, along with other retired military staff now at OCCD including Maj. Rich Powell and several master correctional officers. Of special interest, was the agency\u2019s veterans\u2019 dorm, which currently houses approximately 25 inmates who were honorably discharged from military service prior to their arrest.<\/p>\n \u201cAs an organization that values knowledge and shared experiences, we welcome special guests to OCCD, especially our military service men and women,\u201d Chief Riley said. \u201cIt\u2019s always an opportunity to learn from each other.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Orange County Corrections Department (OCCD) was pleased to host the 3\/347th Regiment based in Orlando, on Friday, April 10, for an inside look at county jail operations. The group of about 25 service men and women were given a behind-the-scenes tour of the Orange County Jail, one of the largest in the nation, in preparation for their various military assignments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5258,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[130,24,29],"class_list":["post-2639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community-services","tag-corrections","tag-county-news","tag-featured-stories"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n