Congratulations to the following SCI Smithfield employees for being awarded letters of commendation from the facility's security office:
(Note: Acting Major Eichenlaub is included in each picture presenting the letters.)
Officer Horner (pictured above) received a letter of commendation for assisting the security office in identifying an internal threat to security. His identification resulted in the apprehension and removal of the threat.
Officer C. Jones received a letter of commendation for alerting the security office of inconsistencies in additions to an inmate visiting list. As a result, a plan to introduce contraband into Smithfield was thwarted and arrests by outside authorities were made.
Officer Husick's quick recognition of an inmate who was experiencing a serious medical incident was instrumental in getting him needed medical assistance and potentially saved the inmate's life.
Officers R. E. Miller and Biss were on an outside transport with an inmate whose behavior became suspicious in nature. Both employees recognized the behavior and worked as a team to address behavior. Upon return to the facility they provided a report to the shift commander. Their ability to quickly assess the inmate's behavior, work as a team to address it and then pass the information along to the shift commander not only kept their transport safe but also allowed for additional precautions to be taken to ensure upcoming transports with the inmate were safe and secure.
Officer M. McConaughey was scheduled to deploy and his last day at Smithfield was March 3. On Feb. 29, while working the search team, McConaughey discovered a homemade weapon on an inmate. His hard work and commitment to duty right up until his deployment are commendable.
