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Floyd County, state leaders help kick off a pilot prison program to assist with re-entry into society
By northwestgeorgianews.com- Jeremy Stewart
Published: 04/25/2014

Eight state prisoners returned home to Floyd County on Tuesday as the first participants in a new program that hopes to make their transition into normal society as positive as possible.

The eight men, all serving time for non-violent crimes, were selected to take part in the Floyd County Corrections’ FIRE program at the Floyd County Prison and Work Release Center.

As one of three pilot programs in the Georgia Department of Corrections’ Re-entry Initiative, FIRE — which stands for Focusing Impact on Re-Entry — will place each inmate on a custom path to becoming a contributing member of the community.

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