Grayson County Jailer Jason Woosley has been selected Kentucky Jailer of the Year.
Woosley was bestowed the award, voted on by his peers, at the Kentucky Jailers Association Summer Conference.
“What a great honor it was to be chosen by my fellow Jailers and what a great honor it is to serve next to them,” Woosley said in a social media post. “Over the last 24 years I have had the privilege of building relationships and friendships with the best there is!”
Woosley was presented with the Kentucky Jailer of the Year award by last year’s winner, Hardin County Jailer Josh Lindblom.
In November 2024, Woosley and staff members were recognized with two Community Partner Awards at the second annual Stave Awards. The awards were bestowed by the U.S. Marshals Service for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
“It is an honor to be recognized as an outstanding community partner by the US Marshals Office in Lexington,” Woosley said at the time. “As you know, it is not a one-person show. We have 150 employees, and it takes all of us working in unison as a team to make things go smoothly and to be successful.”
Woosley added that his team has booked over 4,600 inmates this year, and traveled over one million miles for the U.S. Marshals Service “moving inmates to and from court and prisons all over the United States.”
“I cannot say enough great things about our team of corrections professionals here at GCDC. It is a great privilege to serve our community and we look forward to continued growth and strength in our relationships with community partners,” Woosley stated.
In addition to the Community Partner Awards, the GCDC was presented with a letter from U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell recognizing the detention center’s “continued service to the commonwealth of Kentucky.”
Woosley and the GCDC, a financially self-sufficient entity, have a lengthy track record of donating vehicles and labor to assist local causes, as well as providing assistance to other counties.
The GCDC doesn’t hesitate to provide inmate labor to assist any number of local entities, including saving construction costs on the new bathrooms and concession stand at the softball fields at Beville Park, and assisting with expenses related to the E911 Call Center.
The GCDC has also donated vehicles to the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office, county Road Department and county fire departments, among many other generous offerings to the community.
(Photo: Hardin Co. Jailer Josh Lindblom (r) presents Grayson Co. Jailer Jason Woosley with the Kentucky Jailer of the Year award, courtesy of social media)
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
