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Board honors correctional staff; sheriff highlights rehabilitation, names officers of the year
Summary
Solano County adopted a resolution recognizing correctional officers and employees, and Sheriff Brad Dwyer praised staff work, noted rehabilitation programs and named Correctional Officer and Supervisor of the Year.
The Solano County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution recognizing May 2026 as Correctional Officers and Correctional Employees Appreciation Week.
Sheriff Brad Dwyer addressed the board and attendees, thanking correctional staff for around-the-clock service and describing efforts to expand medical accreditation, medication-assisted treatment, vocational training and rehabilitative programming inside county jails. He noted the operational challenges of custody work and said the staff "step up to those challenges" in demanding conditions.
Dwyer announced the department's Correctional Officer of the Year, Bruce Walburn, and named a correctional sergeant, Clinton Gibson, as supervisor of the year, noting their roles in training and morale-building. "This is a calling for them to serve this community," Dwyer said, emphasizing crisis intervention, suicide prevention and reentry supports as part of corrections work.
The board approved the ceremonial resolution by the clerk's announcement. Remarks highlighted both security responsibilities and rehabilitative services county staff provide.
