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Apply to Join the Alexandria Sheriff’s Academy

Academy participants tour the Adult Detention Center. (Photo courtesy City of Alexandria)

ALEXANDRIA, VA-Have you ever wanted to learn more about the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office? A unique and free opportunity is coming this spring. For three weeks, March 1 to 22, the Sheriff’s Office is hosting its Community Academy. Classes are held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the William G. Truesdale Adult Detention Center (2001 Mill Road). 

The curriculum consists of elements essential to understanding what the Sheriff’s Office does to help the community and keep us safe. The city website says attendees will explore operations, learn from staff, participate in demonstrations, and take tours of the Alexandria Courthouse and Adult Detention Center.

The website reads in part, ” In the past, participants have learned about jail operations, court security, transportation of inmates, civil process, inmate classification and services, facility support, equipment, and training.”

To apply, click HERE

This report has been updated to add the correct name of the Adult Detention Center.

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Kevin Dauray

Kevin is Publisher's Assistant and Senior Editor with The Zebra Press. He has been working for Alexandria's "Good News" newspaper since 2019. A graduate of George Mason University, he earned a bachelor's in English with a concentration in Creative Writing. He also studied at the Columbia School of Broadcasting and holds a master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Marymount University. He is an alumnus of T.C. Williams High School. Go Titans!

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