New Correction Officers Are On the Job

The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office held a graduation ceremony for 12 new Correction Officers at the Van Nostrand Theatre at the Grant campus of Suffolk County Community College.

Family and friends were there to celebrate the achievement of their loved ones. During the ceremony, several awards were presented to the members of the graduating classes, including Sheriff Errol D. Toulon, Jr.’s Award for Academic Excellence.

Awardees are:

•  Dr. Errol D. Toulon, Jr. Academic Award: Correction Officer Austin Tracy 
• Leadership Award: Correction Officer Joseph Clarke 
• Physical Fitness Award: Correction Officer Joshua Saint Fort 
• Salutatorian Award: Correction Officer Carlie Cirillo
• Top Gun Award: Correction Officer William Dalo 
• Morale Award: Correction Officer Matthew Paglia

The Correction Officers spent the last 16 weeks in a rigorous training program that included instruction in security and supervision, defensive tactics, legal issues, implicit bias training, essential services, chemical weapons and firearms, role-play, and more.

These new officers join a force consisting of more than 850 Correction Officers working in the Suffolk County Correctional Facility. Two of the new Correction Officers have prior law enforcement experience and many are law enforcement legacies with family who have served in various law enforcement agencies.