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Va. Corrections Officials Tout Offender Training
By newsplex.com
Published: 09/19/2014

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A Virginia Department of Corrections program is training nonviolent offenders for a career in wastewater treatment.

Eleven apprentices have completed the year-long program and 10 have passed the Class 4 wastewater certification and received an operator's license. At least one former offender now works at a wastewater treatment plant.

Only inmates deemed low security risks can apply for the program. Besides violent offenders, inmates with a history of sexual offenses are also ineligible for the program.

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