The Logan County Sheriff’s Office is often viewed as just a place where inmates are housed, but Jessica Lasley and Van Hudson will tell you its more than just a jail.
Van Hudson and Jessica Lasley are pictured with Chief Deputy Rob Groseclose and Sheriff Jim Bauman.
Both Lasley and Hudson were recognized, along with detention center volunteers, by Sheriff Jim Bauman and Chief Deputy Rob Groseclose for their leading efforts in helping those not only housed in the jail, but all of those who leave the jail with the Inmate Betterment Program.
Both Lasley and Hudson were given plaques for their time and effort that they have put forward in helping those in need.
Hudson, who is a minister, helps inmates with faith and scriptures. He shared with the group that he has baptized 40 people this year alone in the jail. Hudson will go to a local feed store, borrow a feed tank and fill it up with water and use it as a baptistery.
“The water is cold, but they don’t care,” Hudson said.
Lasley, among many other achievements inside the jail walls, help start the General Equivalency Diploma Test in September and had their first graduate in October.
Lasley said it is a major step forward for all citizens as they are trying to provide life skills to inmates to reduce the likelihood of repeat offenders.
Bauman and Groseclose spoke to the group and let them know that what they do for the Sheriff’s Office is valuable and is a reminder that while jail is not a place to be, it’s not the end for the most who are brought in.
“A lot of these people are not criminals they just made a bad mistake,” Groseclose said.
*snickers* they are such a huge help. Rob is a waste of a TON of space