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| CrossFit Program Helping Inmates At Shelby County Jail |
| By localmemphis.com- Dave Detling |
| Published: 06/29/2018 |
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MEMPHIS, Tenn (localmemphis.com) - One Memphian is working to help change the mindset of prison inmates waiting for trial. For nearly two years James Lancaster has volunteered his time to coach and mentor men at the Shelby County Jail. When you drive past the Shelby County Jail your first thought might not be of a gym. But behind the barbed wires and prison cells there is a workout regimen going on. "Planks, those are rough," said one inmate. "You have to be on your elbows and toes." The 23-year-old from Whitehaven, who Local 24 is not naming, takes part in CrossFit at the Shelby County Jail. He said working out helps him focus and at times zone out. Read More. |
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