addiction all of which have led to multiple incarcerations. i m comfortable more locked up than i am out there and that s sad, you know? especially because i m a very proactive person. like, i can do something with myself, i have a lot of potential. i m not dumb, you know? i might get overwhelmed and i feel alone. and i have a hard time accepting help. i guess some of that s due to me being in prison a lot too because you don t ask for help, you don t accept things from other people. you just do you, you know? it s a waste of life. it s a waste of my life and my kids . though she lost her spot in the culinary program, anderson will be able to participate in other re-entry programs designed to provide her with both the skills and mindset to not commit further crimes. she says her goal is to become a personal trainer. anybody that was supposed to work out here is amazing i feel because i feel it s good for
short-term facility for pretrial detainees to lousing long-term felons, many of whom were seasoned prison inmates. since these state prison inmates will now be released directly into their communities the law came with an important provision. funding for a variety of re-entry programs, some of which provide real-world job skills. one program for female inmates is a culinary arts course run by a professional chef, trun bui. the training das signed for two months so the lady can go out and get a job in albertson s, food mart, everywhere. chef bui emigrated to the united states in the early 1970s at the end of the vietnam war. he has since owned and operated several restaurants and businesses. i have my b.s. in food service management and i have my master s degree in education. i enjoy teaching.
but i kind of got used to programming in here and doing what i got to do in order to survive. i eat everything, every day, breakfast, lunch and dinner. it tastes better? yeah, it tastes better now. what i see from greggs, he s optimistic. there is no concrete evidence that says yes, he is going to make it, and here is the reason why. he went to four classes here and parenting classes and got his certificate and everything like that, and based on that he s going to be successful. i wish it were that easy. inmates who go through the re-entry programs can still reach out to case workers for questions and support up to one year after their release. but jason whatley is proof that it doesn t work for everyone. you heard the saying in one ear, out the other ear. it s hard to stop what you re doing and doing right, especially if you re used to doing wrong for so long. whatley did a one-year stay here for credit card fraud. six months after his release, he violated his parole and w
first arrived. when i first came here, i couldn t eat, i thought the food of the nasty. but i got used to the programming in here, and learned how to do what i need to survive. i eat everything every day, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. tastes better? yeah, it tastes better now. what i see from greggs, he s optimistic. he went to four classes here and parenting classes and got his certificate and everything like that, and based on that he s going to be successful. i wish it were that easy. inmates who go through the re-entry programs can still reach out to case workers for questions and support up to one year after their released. but jason whatley is proof that it doesn t work for everyone. you heard the saying in one here, out the other. it s hard to stop what you re doing wrong, especially when you ve doing it for so long. whatley did a one-year stay
burglary, and forgery. she s also struggled with a met addiction all of which have led to multiple incarcerations. i m comfortable more locked up than i am out there and that s sad, you know? especially because i m a very proactive person. like, i can do something with myself, i have a lot of potential. i m not dumb, you know? i might get overwhelmed and i feel alone. and i have a hard time accepting help. i guess some of that s due to me being in prison a lot too because you don t ask for help, you don t accept things from other people. you just do you, you know? it s a waste of life. it s a waste of my life and my kids . though she lost her spot in the culinary program, anderson will be able to participate in other re-entry programs designed to provide her with both the skills and mindset to not commit further crimes. she says her goal is to become a personal trainer. anybody that was supposed to work out here is amazing i feel