Official Twitter account of Michigan Department of Corrections-FOA Outstate Territory, Assistant Deputy Director James Blakley. News & updates in the Outstate
Agent Gonwicha was selected as Troy Probation's Employee of the Quarter. He goes out of his way to help others with computer issues and has developed a very useful spreadsheet to share with offenders to help them manage their financial obligations. Way to go Will!
Celebrate #LoveYourPetDay with a Mercedes update! Dawgz Adapt shared a photo of our girl with gifts made possible with a donation from a Barb Snyder. Mercedes is currently at Alger Correctional working on hand commands and will be heading to @DeltaAShelter to be up for adoption.
ADD Blakley welcomes our newest Agents/FSA from the “Denise Allsberry” class graduation on January 10th. We are honored to have such great individuals serving our community!
Region 4B fundraisers! Ionia County collected food for an after school program, Portland Backpacks for Bellies. Money was also raised for the Pediatric Congenital Heart Association through casual day collections and a pizza day. Thank you for your support!
Probation Agent Shelley Yambrick receives an award of Excellence in SCRAM alcohol monitoring. Congratulations and thank you for your excellent service!
Iosco County Parole/Probation Agents Doug Hedglin and Tiffany Richards received Life Saving Awards yesterday! They were involved in saving the lives of two individuals. Congratulations and thank you for your service!
Calhoun Probation Office says "You Are Appreciated", they are celebrating Parole/ Probation Week by raffling off gifts, and have made an Employee Engagement Thermostat! Their goal is 72% and they're currently at 61%!
Today at my staff meeting I had the privilege of presenting a couple dedicated people with service pins! ARU Lt. Charles Levens with his 25 year pin and ADD James Blakley with his 40 year pin. That’s right... 40 YEARS!!! Thanks to both of you for everything you do. #Congrats
Congratulations and Thank You to A/Operations Administrator, Russ Cilibraise, for 30 Years of Excellent Service! (shown here receiving his service pin from ADD James Blakley)
Congrats to Barry Co. agent Scott Johnson on his “Lifesaving” Award!Your work is an example of the level of integrity that we should all strive to achieve! Thank you for what you do everyday to make a difference! #WhatWeDoMatters#LetsGo
Our employees are among the biggest supporters of @SpOlympicsMI and raised more than $108,000 for the organization in 2018 alone. 👏 💪
Read more about what makes us passionate about giving back to Special Olympics athletes over on our @Medium blog:
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Congratulations to Absconder Recovery Unit investigator Stephen Cooklin, who today was named the 2019 @MichiganDOC Corrections Officer of the Year! A military veteran based in Macomb County, Stephen tracks down fugitives and helps keep our state safe. Thank you for all you do!