Mr. Jason W. Faro has served with the Essex County Sheriff’s Office since 1998, rising through the ranks from a correctional officer to his present position of assistant superintendent. He is currently responsible for the day-to-day operations of the newly formed Specialized Reentry Services Division. Mr. Faro currently manages all services that involve medication-assisted treatment, offender diversion programming, and pretrial reentry services. Current initiatives involve breaking with traditional practice through the adoption of validated classification methods. Mr. Faro holds a BS in criminal justice and political science and an MS in human services. He is a graduate of the Essex County Sheriff’s Department Basic Training Academy, Middleton, Massachusetts and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, US Border Patrol Academy Class 284, Artesia, New Mexico. He also regularly acts as adjunct faculty at local colleges instructing on subjects of criminology, corrections, and treatment within correctional settings.