DuPage County Jail Honors First Graduates of Janitorial Work Program

DuPage County Jail, about 25 miles from Chicago, has just honored the first eight graduates of DuPage County Sheriff’s Janitorial Work Program.

In honor of their accomplishment, the inmates tossed their blue work caps into the air and were awarded a pizza lunch.

The program was funded entirely by grant money and “was great for the health and safety of everyone in the jail and the inmates’ morale,” according to DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick.

“Our whole goal is to give these inmates a life outside of jail,” he added.

“We want them to better themselves while they’re here. We want to give them stability so they can take care of their families. That’s what this is about.”

The Janitorial Work Program takes six weeks to complete. During that time, inmates are taught cleaning methods and how to use cleaning solutions, tools, and equipment properly.

They then practice what they have been taught by cleaning sections of the jail, areas normally cleaned by the professional cleaning staff at the prison.

The Kaivac No-Touch Cleaning® system played a key role in the jail training program.

According to Mendrick, with this system, “high-pressure water brings up the soil from the [jail] cells; then they use a vacuum-like device [built-in to the machine] for cleaning and sanitizing the cells in less than three minutes.”

Another benefit of the Kaivac system Mendrick mentioned is that inmates don’t have to “get on their hands and knees to clean.”

As for reactions to their graduation, one of the eight inmates said, “unfortunately I’m in jail, but I still achieved a certificate, and it helps with my overall personality.”

Another said, “it gave us a chance to look at our lives as productive members of society and not only the criminals that we are looked upon as.”

Once out of jail, inmates will also receive help finding a job, another benefit of the program. The goal, of course, is that they never see the inside of a prison again.

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