MARQUETTE, MI-- An employee with the Marquette Branch Prison has been named Corrections Officer of the Year.
The Michigan Department of Corrections chose Scott Nadeau for 2015. Nadeau has been with the DOC for 18 years, having also worked at the Alger Correctional Facility. He’s spent the past 13 years in Marquette.
Nadeau helped develop the Marquette Branch Prison’s Interim Care Program for prisoners who have severe mental disorders, and officials say his continued involvement is a big factor in the program’s success.
Nadeau is also credited with saving prisoners from injury and death in numerous medical emergencies.
