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| Ohio Restaurant Trains Inmates To Be Cooks |
| By WLWT |
| Published: 08/06/2003 |
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The idea is to offer non-violent inmates a career once they are released from jail, WLWT reported July 24. So far, 60 percent of the non-violent offenders who go through the training leave the correctional facility and stay with Frisch's. The jobs make all the difference in helping these folks taste some success. At training headquarters in Camp Washington, you'd think you're in the kitchen of one of Frisch's restaurants. The equipment's the same, and the menu's the same, WLWT reported. But the cooks are not the same. They are RCCF prisoners, 12 of whom who are seeking the recipe for success. 'I got tired of being locked up, going out and doing the same thing over and over again, ' 42-year-old inmate/trainee Joseph Presswood told WLWT. Presswood, a recovering drug addict who stole to support his habit, said he now sees a way out of his old life. 'I know what I want to do with my life,' he said. 'I want to spend time with my kids, and I want them to be proud that I'm their father.' Presswood is guaranteed a job with Frisch's when he gets out of jail in two months, Robertson reported. In five years, Frisch's has hired about 300 of the inmates who finished the work release. About 60 percent of them remain cooks. Presswood said he looks forward to becoming one of them, since he enjoys cooking so much. In fact, he made lunch for a WLWT reporter, which she said she enjoyed. 'I guess I like creating and seeing something come to life,' he said. The innovative program drew representatives from correctional facilities in Louisville, Ky., Columbus and Dayton to learn more about it recently. |
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