Program helps prevent former inmates from returning to jail
Only 3% of people who completed the test program returned to jail
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Nearly 80% of those at the Rockbridge Regional Jail end up coming back.
Now, a partnership through TAP is going to offer support to find work, housing and transportation once they are out of jail.
This is the first time leaders have done this.
“This is our first shot at actually making a positive impact in this particular area and if we do that, I feel confident that we will have positive results,” said Derek Alamarode, superintendent of Rockbridge Regional Jail.
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