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Detention center receives medical accreditation
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Maj. Jeff Johnson, from left, Nurse Tammy Tyler, Nurse Pam Jones and Sheriff Billy Carlisle recently accepted recognition that the Dawson County Law Enforcement detention centers medical component is now accredited by the Medical Association of Georgia. - photo by For the Dawson County News
The Dawson County Detention Center recently received a prestigious recognition that few law enforcement agencies can claim. The detention center's medical component received accreditation as awarded by the Medical Association of Georgia. The Medical Association of Georgia created the Correctional Medicine Committee in November, 1975.