On Sept. 24, Anson County Jail Administrator Capt. Freddie Paxton was recognized and awarded the Jail Administrator of the Year for 2014 by the North Carolina Jail Administrators’ Association.
The presentation was made at their annual training conference in Greensboro. The Jail Administrators’ Association is made up of the 100-plus county jail administrators and senior jail staff across North Carolina. The association recognizes one of their own each year who has been nominated by their jail staff and recommended by their sheriff for “meritorious service and major accomplishments that enhances the overall operations of their county facility.”
Anson County Sheriff Tommy Allen, who attended the evening ceremony, said that he was most pleased with Paxton’s recognition by his peers.
“Capt. Paxton has been my jail administrator since 2006,” Allen said. “He has improved every aspect of our jail operations and continues to meet all local, state and federal standards for a facility this age and size. He has implemented all new policy and procedures in the jail; overseen a complete renovation of the main control room and holding cell area; updated medical and sick call procedures; implemented a “cashless” bookkeeping system; set up a new food service contractor and upgraded the jail’s computer and security camera systems. Those are all complicated tasks. The county could not ask for a more loyal, dedicated, hard-working and well informed employee. I’m fortunate to have someone of his caliber.”
