Posing together at the Suffolk County Sheriff Department’s “Directions for Corrections” public forum Feb. 12 at Roxbury Community College are panelists (from left) Peter Forbes, commissioners of the state Department of Youth Services; Ed Dolan, commissioner of the state Department of Probation; Sheriff Steven Thompkins; Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley; and Parole Board Chairman Josh Wall. At the event, held quarterly by the Sheriff’s Department, the panelists explained their jobs and answered questions. (Courtesy Photo)