Inmates at Crenshaw County Jail are gaining valuable skills and certifications through a partnership with Lurleen B. Wallace Community College's Skills for Success program. The program offers free basic training in high-demand and high-paying jobs, providing inmates with second chances and opportunities for a better future upon release.
“It’s stressful. It gets a little easier, but you still miss your family,” said inmate Matthew Davis.
Right now, offenses like theft and possession of a firearm are read on some of these inmates’ records. Officials are hoping this new program will give them something to live for. “If you don’t have an education, if you don’t have skills, and it’s extremely tough to find a good-quality, high-paying job,” said Crenshaw County District Judge Jon Folmar.
The county approached Lurleen B. Wallace Community College to enroll its inmates in the college’s Skills for Success program. This is a program anyone in the state of Alabama can enroll in. “It is a free basic training in a wide variety of jobs that the state has specifically identified as high-demand and high-paying jobs,” said Lurleen B. Wallace Community College workforce coordinator Jeanni Sanders.More than 30 licenses have already been issued and 66 inmates are on their way to receive their credentials by the end of February.“It’s all about second chances.
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