Inmates and power tools: Meade Co. Jailâs woodworking program changing lives Share Updated: 7:10 PM EDT Apr 26, 2021 Share Updated: 7:10 PM EDT Apr 26, 2021
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Show Transcript INSIDE THE MEADE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER. THE WOODWORKING PROGRAM AT THE MEADE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER WAS CREATED BY ACCIDENT A FEW YEARS AGO, AFTER A GROUP OF INMATES MADE A BENCH FOR T COURTHOUSE. JAILER J.J. SCARBOROUGH SAYS ITS BEEN A HUGE SUCCESS SINC IN THE LAST 5 YEARS, ITS GROWN EVERY YEAR AND WEâ HOPING WITHIN ANOTHER FEW YEARS, WE ARE GOING TO DOUBLE THE SIZE OR TRIPLE THE SIZE WE ARE AT NOW. JULIE: ABOUT TEN INMATES AT A TIME ARE HIRED. YES, HIRED. INMATE MICHAEL ABELL EXPLAINS, NON-VIOLENT OFFENDERS APPLY FOR THE PROGRAM LIKE YOU WOULD ANY JOB. AND IT GIVES HIM A REASON TO GET OUT OF BED. I HAVE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE IN MY LIFE. I STARTED DOING IT OUT HERE AND JUST FIGURED IT WOULD BE GOOD TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW. ITâS MORE OF A MI