Corrections_Today_Fall_2024_Vol.86_No.3

NCOEW 2024

Green concluded his remarks by talking about the culture in the field of corrections. I would tell you that the culture of this profession is safe with each of you and the people who do this work every day. I have great hope for the future Tell your story. Protect your culture.” The wreath laying was preceded by the Roll Call of the fallen. Acting Deputy Warden Kelly Vick of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections, Lieutenant Linda Mahogany of the Montgomery County Department of Correction and Rehabilitation and COII Mitchell Eddy of the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services took turns reading the names of correctional officers and employees who were being honored. A single bell rang after each name as a uniformed cor rectional officer stepped forward and laid a single rose on the memorial in their honor.

NCOEW photos courtesy Carla DeCarlo/American Correctional Association

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