William Young

Correctional Advocate/Author

William has worked in the correctional profession since March of 2005. He has worked as an Officer throughout his facility in various areas ranging from Sanitation to Segregation and almost everywhere in between. Currently, he is working to develop a new role for his agency as the Wellness and Retention Coordinator. William is the Assistant Coordinator for his agency’s Crisis Negotiation team, a member of the Peer Support team, and has been a part-time training instructor for his department since 2009.
William is the author of two books, When Home Becomes a Housing Unit and The Nothing That Never Happened. Both books highlight the way that the correctional environment can negatively impact an officer on the outside, in his/her personal life.
In addition to his writing, William creates correctional content on his YouTube channel (Just Corrections with William Young). Currently, he has over 10,000 subscribers and over a million views. William’s videos are being viewed around the world in countries such as Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Germany.
William has appeared as a guest on several podcasts and has presented information related to correctional staff wellness at several agencies and conferences to include an appearance on the Dr Phil show.
His mission is to assist correctional staff by helping them identify, manage, and reverse the side effects that surface when subjected to situations that are considered just “part of the job”.
To contact William email him at Justcorrections@gmail.com or visit his Facebook page at www.facebook.com/wllmyoung.