[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 178 (Thursday, December 20, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2380]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                TRIBUTE TO CAPTAIN VIRGIL AUGUSTUS KING

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                            HON. ZOE LOFGREN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 20, 2001

  Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to commend Captain Virgil Augustus 
King, who will be retiring from the Santa Clara County Department of 
Correction on December 28th after twenty-six years of service to Santa 
Clara County.
  Captain King joined the Department of Correction in 1989 after 
serving as a Deputy Sheriff and Sergeant for the Sheriff's Department. 
Since that time, he has served as a Sergeant in the Main Jail, Work Out 
of Class Lieutenant in The Training Unit, Personnel Unit and the 
Elmwood Complex. Captain King was promoted to Captain in July of 1999, 
and currently serves as the Programs Division, Professional Compliance 
and Audit Unit and Special Projects Commander.
  Captain King was integral to the development of the Regimented 
Corrections Program (RCP), a modified boot-camp program with a strong 
emphasis on education. RCP has been a highly successful program which 
this December is celebrating its 5th Anniversary. Captain King was also 
instrumental in the development of the Artemis Program, a similar 
program designed for pregnant women and women with young children, 
which was selected as the 2001 recipient of the Thomas M. Wernert Award 
for Innovation in Community Behavioral Healthcare. The latest 
innovative program developed under Captain King's direction is Women in 
Community Services, a pre- and post-program for female inmates in Santa 
Clara County, which starts with classes inside the jail and extends 
into the community for supportive aftercare. Each of the participants 
is matched up with a professional mentor for up to six months to assist 
them in the successful achievement of their individual goals.
  I wish to thank Captain Virgil King for his compassionate dedication 
to the County and wish him the best in his future endeavors. His 
innovation and loyalty will be sorely missed, but the people of the 
County are the richer for his service.

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