(MURFREESBORO)  Congratulations to Lt. David Hutsell of the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center. He earned the “Facility Training Officer of the Year Award” from the Tennessee Corrections Institute. Hutsell received the award during the TCI Jail Issues and FTO Conference last week.

Lt. Hutsell commented, “I am very honored I was recognized.”

Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh commended Hutsell, “Lt. Hutsell has always been a committed servant in his role at the detention center and has never failed when asked to take on a challenge,” Fitzhugh said. “He is a dedicated employee and has a desire to teach those who have chosen the corrections path.”

Jail Administrator Kevin Henderson described Hutsell as being innovative and creative trainer. “He can get the message across in so many ways, power points and videos,” Henderson said. “The award is well deserved. He worked hard to get extra training for the staff.”

As the training coordinator, Hutsell coordinates the state mandated 40 hours of training for new corrections deputies. The Adult Detention Center requires a minimum of eight weeks of training for corrections deputies.

He adopted the patrol deputies’ training adapted to jail standards.

Hutsell said, “Our goal is to give more training. We want to keep high standards of training in the facility for the safety of our community.”

Detention deputies receive additional training during roll call meetings and mandatory 40 hours of annual in service training. Some deputies attend specialized training classes.

The honoree concluded,  “This is our effort in making sure the next generation of corrections officers are well trained and ready for the future.”

Hutsell earned his B.S. degree in communications from MTSU. He has 24 years of experience as a corrections officer. He has served as the detention center’s training coordinator for 10 years.

Also, he is a certified jail manager, and attended the National Institute of Corrections’ executive warden classes and the National Jail Leadership Command Academy. Hutsell is a member of the American Jail Association.

Lt. David Hutsell ensures the detention center meets compliance standards and supervises the classification and the sentence management of inmates.