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| Local jail's reintegration program proves successful for inmates, expansion in the works |
| By kwtx.com- Rissa Shaw |
| Published: 07/25/2017 |
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WACO, Texas (KWTX) A group of inmates took the next step in turning their lives around Monday night. The McLennan County Jail hosted a graduation ceremony for nine inmates in the McLennan County Reintegration Program. "I feel like it's something that I can be proud of, ya know what I mean, 'cuz it's a step towards a positive direction,” said graduating inmate Roger Nawara. “I don’t have to do it, I sincerely wanna do it.” Of the nine “trustees” (well-behaving, low-risk inmates), Nawara graduated from the final phase of the in-jail portion of the program, the other eight were promoted to the next phase in their individual programs. “I’m starting to learn to actually learn from my mistakes,” said Nawara. “It's taught me coping skills and how to interact with others, and just how to think differently ya know, how to not constantly think about drugs all the time." Read More. |
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