P.E.A.C.E. (Positive Energy Always Creates Elevation)

P.E.A.C.E. (Positive Energy Always Creates Elevation)

The P.E.A.C.E. (Positive Energy Always Creates Elevation) Unit, launched by Sheriff Tompkins in 2018, is a specialized treatment housing program that is focused on providing a therapeutic space where young men between the ages 18 and 25 will have the opportunity to develop the skills and tools necessary to effect positive change in their lives.

As many studies and reports have confirmed, young men in this age cohort typically possess a lower level of maturity in judgment and less emotional regulation than older adults. Their reasoning skills and impulse control is still developing, and, so, the goal is to help these young men to learn how to begin making better and more mature decisions. The ultimate purpose of this program is to break the cycle of incarceration. With a “think outside the box” approach, these programs and services have been specifically designed to help the men in this unit by focusing on education, job training and developing skillsets, individual/group counseling, attitudinal changes and conflict resolution.

Through a variety of programmatic components, we work to encourage positive growth and instill coping skills to provide a different perspective on life with accountability for self-actions and decisions, introducing practical life skills that will prepare them for a successful reintegration and help to break the cycle of incarceration.

This unit is centered on transformative and restorative change, with a willingness to succeed and the promotion of the idea that “Positive Energy Always Creates Elevation.”