BELLVILLE — National Cor-
rectional Officers Week ended on May 11, and the Austin Coun - ty Sheriff's Office recognized the Austin County Jail division for completing a Defensive Tac - tics course held by Sgt. Rocky Bustamante of the Austin County Sheriff's Office. The course centered around Gracie Survival Tactics Level 1 (GST) Brazilian jiu-jitsu, is a tes - tament to the increasing risks the correctional officers face within the jails. Jiu-Jitsu equips them with an effective method to safe -
ly resolve altercations, preventing them from escalating to inhu - mane and/or excessive levels. According to published data at agencies in the United States, regular jiu-jitsu practice has re - vealed a reduction in officer field injuries by as much as 48 percent and a reduction in subject inju -
