After three decades as a correctional officer for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Preston Smith Unit Sgt. Simon Acosta has served his time. He turned in his uniform, handcuffs, radio and badge this past Wednesday.It was his final day on the job. He and his fellow officers celebrated his retirement with a luncheon conducted in the same room where inmates visit with family members.“It’s always great when you work at a facility where people are friends and family,” said Smith Unit Warden Bryan Williams. “I hate to see it (staff leave due to retirement), but they’ve earned it.”As a ...