Pregnant Inmate Surprised with Baby Shower in Jail by Sheriff's Office Before Giving Birth to Son By Becca Longmire

An inmate at a detention facility in Florida is expressing her appreciation after deputies supported her throughout her pregnancy and the birth of her baby.

In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Dec. 17, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office announced that Taylor, an inmate in the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility, gave birth to a “healthy” son on Thursday, Dec. 11.

They shared two photos of Taylor in hospital holding her baby boy, as well as a snap of the newborn sleeping.

“A healthy, full-term baby boy named Kingston Ryder, weighing 8 pounds, 12 ounces and measuring 20.5 inches long,” the announcement read, adding, “Mom is also healthy and in good spirits. ”

“Taylor was just six months pregnant when Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested her in August,” the Sheriff’s Office wrote in the announcement. “With a baby on the way, she was sentenced by a judge to the jail’s SMART Program, where she is now working hard to turn her life around.”

The SMART Program stands for “Successful Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Treatment,” according to a previous news release,

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The Sheriff’s Office continued, “During Taylor’s period of parental incapacity due to her incarceration, Kingston will be cared for by a loving family from Vermont who has been granted the legal authority of temporary guardianship.

“Taylor will strive to complete her SMART treatment program at the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility and be released next year,” the authorities said. “Upon successful completion of the SMART program, she will be reunited with Kingston and enter an outpatient treatment program that will allow for her to care for him while continuing her rehabilitation and substance use disorder treatment.”

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Before Taylor’s son was born, deputies and the SMART team arranged a surprise baby shower.

“Master Detention Deputy Justine Crego and Deputy Danielle Boyer went all out by purchasing gifts with their own money,” said the Sheriff’s Office on Facebook. “Sheriff Rick Staly believes that helping an inmate turn their life around and become a productive citizen and parent improves our community. This is an excellent example of the effort and dedication our team puts in to change inmates’ lives.”

Taylor told Fox 35 Orlando that she “got everything you could possibly think of” at the baby shower, with gifts ranging from a new car seat to hygiene items.

“This is my first boy,” she said, per the outlet, sharing how “lucky” she was to get into the jail program, which helps inmates “break harmful patterns, learn new skills and prepare for stable lives after release.”

“I was lucky enough to get into a program they have, which has been incredible and is changing my life,” Taylor said, per Fox 35 Orlando. “It’s going to be changing my son’s life for the better.”

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office didn’t immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for further comment.