By Matt Koesters
News and Tribune
JEFFERSONVILLE — Clark County Community Corrections Director Steve Mason got some good news on Wednesday: He still has a job.
Two weeks after the Clark County Community Corrections Advisory Board put Mason on paid leave and convened an ad-hoc committee to look into whether Chief Probation Officer Henry Ford’s decision to terminate Mason was proper and legal, the board voted to reinstate Mason effective Friday. Ford had claimed that Mason had exhibited a pattern of poor decision-making and inappropriate behavior. Ford later said he had “misspoke” when he told Mason that he was fired, noting that he lacked the authority to make that decision.
“I just want to thank God for being with me and giving me the strength to get through this,” Mason said. “I thank the committee and the board for making what I believe is the right decision, and I want to thank my family and my friends for being there.”
In addition to approving Mason’s return to active duty on Friday, the advisory board endorsed each of the committee’s other recommendations, most important among them being the separation of the probation department from the community corrections department.
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