Morris County graduates 10 correctional officers in Newark ceremony after 19-week academy

NEWARK, N.J. — Ten newly trained correctional officers graduated Wednesday from the Essex County Police Academy, completing a 19-week program that prepares them to serve inside Morris County’s correctional system, according to the Morris County Sheriff’s Office.

The recruits, known as County Corrections Police Officer Class 25-3, began training in December and finished a curriculum that included firearms instruction, defensive tactics, CPR certification, and first responder training, Sheriff James M. Gannon said in the announcement.

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