First round of graduates complete ‘Renewed for Reentry’ program

Times staff report Nineteen men and women are prepared for life after incarceration following the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office program “Renewed for Reentry”.
Sheriff Mark Pettway started the program as a way to help repeat offenders. The program is designed to reduce the recidivism rate by providing education and job opportunities for individuals that are currently in the Jefferson County Jail.
“The students may be the ones graduating, but I feel like I’ve