A DeKalb County detention officer said she believes a man’s death could have been prevented if the jail’s medical staff took his cries for help seriously.
A DeKalb County detention officer said she believes a man’s death could have been prevented if the jail’s medical staff took his cries for help seriously.
DeKalb County Sheriff s Office celebrates graduation for young men s camp
Boys to Men camp, put on by the DeKalb County Sheriff s Office, graduated it first class.
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A group of about 15 young men graduated Friday from a new summer program put on by the DeKalb County Sheriff s Office.
Sheriff Melody Maddox said she organized the Boys to Men camp to help improve the relationship between law enforcement and boys ages 9 to 16 in the community. It s bridging that gap between law enforcement and especially our young men, Sheriff Maddox explained. These classes are taught by individuals that look like them. So, they are able to look up to these law enforcement officials in a positive light.
DeKalb County summer camp teaches boys how to become young men
Sheriff Melody Maddox created a summer camp where law enforcement teaches life lessons to young men in Dekalb County. Author: Tracey Amick Peer Updated: 9:47 PM EDT July 22, 2021
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. A class of 16 young men in Dekalb County is almost through a special kind of summer camp that teaches them life lessons.
The Boys to Men program, created by Sheriff Melody Maddox is a summer camp equipping young boys between the ages of 9-16 with the life skills they will need as they become men.
Sheriff Maddox said she created the program after talking to inmates about why they ended up behind bars and what could ve made a difference.