Comments on: Escambia Hires New Corrections Director

By: No Excuses

No Excuses — Fri, 03 Feb 2017 03:09:05 +0000

To all you Nay Sayers – I know of Ms. Javis and she is well respected by both staff and inmates alike in the BOP. Wardens come into daily contact with inmates and expect all of their staff to do the same. I bet you will see some positive changes in the DOC in Escambia County. Hiring an EXPERIENCED outsider is not always a bad thing! The BOP is the prison model for the rest of the world, and they get visitors from all over the world who want to see how they do things. Give her at least a year before you start bad mouthing!
I’ve worked with the BOP for the past 19 years, and I can assure you, she knows her stuff if she was at Coleman.

By: Molino Mom

Molino Mom — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 22:59:46 +0000

According to ‘the net’, $165,000 per year…

By: Dennis HE Wiggins

Dennis HE Wiggins — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 22:53:59 +0000

@Chris in Molino ~ That matters A LOT. Even if she never has any contact directly with an inmate, if she has never been in an Officer’s shoes, she will not be able to look at it from “the inside.” This is true regardless of hte profession. I worked for a company whose CEO graduated from Harvard but, to the best of my knowledge, had no experience in retail sales. While he may be able to make things look good on paper, he has no idea whether the things for which he was asking were something that the average worker “in the trenches” could accomplish with the limited resources available. In his perfect “classroom theory” world, it probably WOULD work, but that does not guarantee it works in the REAL world! What was it Atticus told Scout? “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view . . . until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” If she’s never worked in the same position as the employees she’s managing, she’s never climbed “into [their] skin and walked around in it.”

By: chris in Molino

chris in Molino — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 18:55:51 +0000

@BB– What would that matter ? A director would very very rarely have any contact with an inmate anyway. Very similar to her former position. For that matter, it’s rare for an inmate to get to deal with a Sgt unless their in trouble or happen to catch one going to recreation by chance.

By: BB

BB — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 16:55:06 +0000

…soooo, was she really ever an actual corrections officer? Lots of education, and accolades, but did she ever have experience dealing with inmates? Good luck to her.

By: bartender

bartender — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 14:54:23 +0000

well im glad to see a woman in there but im surprised they didnt hire within the dept.they usually do.tells me one thing its not the good ole boys over there as it is with the road dept..its ashame there is not more woman at the road dept cause women can work just as hard as some of those men.they always have an excuse why there arent no women working there.

By: Bobby C

Bobby C — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 12:57:27 +0000

I think the County would’ve been better served by choosing an insider as opposed to an outsider. Someone who’s been here know the problems that are unique to our County Jail. Especially after the explosion and the rebuilding efforts being so drawn out.