Washington County sheriff plans for the ‘community rebuilding initiative’ to help inmates after release [Video]

WITH THE SHERIFF, THE COMMUNITY REBUILDING INITIATIVE AIMS TO HELP INMATES SUCCEED AFTER THEY GET OUT AND TO ADDRESS OVERCROWDING AT THE JAIL. >> THIS IS VIDEO FROM INSIDE THE WASHINGTON COUNTY DETENTION CENTER TODAY. >> A PILOT PROGRAM TO SEE IF WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN SOME OF THESE DETAINEES LIVES AND AND PERHAPS REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TIMES THEY COME BACK TO JAIL. >> SHERIFF JAY CANTRELL SAYS A PERSON DETAINED IN THE WASHINGTON COUNTY JAIL RIGHT NOW HAS BEEN BOOKED IN, ON AVERAGE, MORE THAN SIX TIMES. >> SOME OVER 100 TIMES IN JUST IN THE WASHINGTON COUNTY JAIL. SO IF WE CAN REDUCE THAT, IF WE CAN GET THEM SOME TOOLS, SOME EDUCATION, SOME COMPONENTS TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR LIFE OUTSIDE OF JAIL, MAYBE THEY WON’T COME BACK. >> THE COMMUNITY REBUILDING INITIATIVE, WHICH WILL BE AT THE OLD CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT, WOULD HAVE …