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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office started our jail tour program in 2014 for students in the 8th grade and up. The purpose of our program is to give students a glimpse of what life is like behind bars. It has been our effort to show students what their lives can be like if they choose to make bad decisions and live a life of crime. Students have the opportunity to listen to inmates talk about their lives and ask questions. We have seen firsthand the impact the inmates have made on the students.

 

Since starting our program, four of the six school districts in Shelby County have brought their students through our doors: Shelbyville, Tenaha, Timpson and Excelsior. The officers and administration of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office would like to take this opportunity to extend our deepest thanks for allowing our office the opportunity to reach out to the youth of Shelby County. We appreciate the teachers, administrators and officers of these districts who see the importance of this opportunity. We know the effort each of you put forth into arranging times to tour the facility and we are grateful.

 

Our goal from the start was to reach at least one student from each tour and make a change in their life. We feel that one student we reach has the ability to go forward and set a positive example for other students.

 

To schedule a tour for your campus or to set up a one-on-one tour, please contact jail administrator William Cox at 936-598-5601.

Again, we thank you. Without the participation from our districts, the tours would not be successful.

 

Sincerely,

 

Sheriff Willis Blackwell

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