03/06/2026
Great work Bartow County! What an amazing program!
“Kudos to your Sheriff’s Office for allowing this program to happen.”
Truly.
It doesn’t matter how many people in a community are willing to volunteer their time, resources, and expertise to build programming. If the Sheriff’s Office isn’t willing to open the door, it simply isn’t happening.
We couldn’t be more grateful that our Sheriff gave his blessing for this program, and for the leadership within the Sheriff’s Office that helps make it possible day in and day out.
Major Mayton agreed to oversee the project and has been instrumental in its success in every aspect.
He’s been in law enforcement for 38 years and often says, “What we’ve been doing, just locking people up, clearly isn’t working. We’ve got to try something new.”
He’ll also be the first to admit he hasn’t always thought this way. Like many of us, it’s been a learning curve.
We recently convinced him to start sharing more about why he believes programs like this matter, how they can reduce recidivism, strengthen families, and ultimately make our community safer.
If you have a minute, go give his page a follow Mark Mayton as a small thank you for his leadership and willingness to think differently.
