By C1 Staff
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — A correctional officer from Salem is in the running for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction’s Ronald C. Marshall Correction Officer of the Year award.
WYTV reports that William “Bill” Tungate will be representing the Ohio State Penitentiary at the Corrections Training Academy in May when the selection is made.
He’s competing against 30 other officers statewide.
“Officer Tungate goes above and beyond his job duties. He has been instrumental in the mentorship and training of new correction officers as a member of the Applied Learning Program (ALP). He has provided input on movement and restraint procedures that enhanced the overall security operations of the institution,” Warden Jay Forshey said.
Tungate is also an active member of his community, responsible for conducting scenario-based functional ICS training that included 47 hospitals and 11 districts. The training has now become an ongoing event for the past three years.