{"id":36872,"date":"2026-05-01T09:54:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T14:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=36872"},"modified":"2026-05-01T09:55:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T14:55:19","slug":"may-3-9-is-national-correctional-officers-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/36872-may-3-9-is-national-correctional-officers-week\/","title":{"rendered":"May 3-9 is National Correctional Officers Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>May 3-9, 2026 is National Correctional Officers Week.<\/p>\n<p>Effingham County Sheriff Paul Kuhns said, &#8220;In 1984, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the first week of May as National Correctional Officers Week to acknowledge the sacrifices Correctional Officers make and the work they do to support the criminal justice system. During this week, we recognize Correctional Officers, who exemplify professionalism, integrity and strength in the face of a difficult and often dangerous work environment. Correctional Officers have a thankless job, but play a vital role in the criminal justice system and serve our community, even though are mostly unseen.<\/p>\n<p>Please take the time to thank them for being an integral part of our team and continue to support them. We would not be able to fulfill our obligation to the community without them.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 3-9, 2026 is National Correctional Officers Week. 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