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| Prisoners to Parents: DOC finding success |
| By .keprtv.com - Vince Sapienza |
| Published: 04/01/2013 |
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TRI-CITIES, WA. - Turning prisoners into parents..that's what the Department of Corrections is doing. Instead of time in a jail cell some offenders are being put back in their homes instead. It's not to let them off easy..but to make it easier on our community in the long run. KEPR looks at how the program is working two-years after it's inception. Second chances are not kind to those who break the law, but the Department of Corrections is looking to buck that trend for some parents. "It gives them chances and opportunities," said Officer Shallon Sanders. Offenders with children may qualify for the program. They can't have committed a violent or sexual offense. The program take a year. The goal is to make these people better parents, so their kids don't end up in the system down the road. Read More. |
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