Background
Johnson, Sylvia Jewell was born on September 25, 1936 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Daughter of Virgie B. Benson and Jewell L. (Franklin) Greenwood.
corrections facility administrator
Johnson, Sylvia Jewell was born on September 25, 1936 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Daughter of Virgie B. Benson and Jewell L. (Franklin) Greenwood.
Bachelor in Sociology, University Southern California, 1958. Certs. in Management Techniques, Collective Bargaining, University Southern California, 1982. Certified in Adult and Adolescent Drug Abuse Group Counseling, Los Angeles Center for Group Psychotherapy, 1971.
Certified in Effective Treatment of Offenders, Adult and Adolescent, Charles Drew Postgraduate Medical School, 1976.
With Los Angeles County Probation Department, 1960-1976. Substance abuse counselor, program consultant Riverside County Health Department, 1977-1980. Deputy superintendent California Institution for Women, Chino, 1980-1981, superintendent, 1981-1984.
Director San Bernardino County (California) Juvenile Hall, since 1985. Training consultant State of California Department of Youth Authority, Santa Barbara, California, USCSch. of Social Work.
Member American Correctional Association, California Probation Parole and Correctional Association, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Urban League, Black Women's Forum.
Married Edward L. Mitchell (divorced 1970). 1 child, Holly J.