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Muscogee County Prison warden outlines expanded training and reentry programs
Summary
Warden Herbert Walker told Columbus council about expanded GED, welding, safe-serve and OJT programs at Muscogee County Prison, emphasizing reentry and employer connections; a formerly incarcerated man shared his testimony.
Warden Herbert Walker told the Columbus City Council on March 11 that Muscogee County Prison has increased job-training and reentry services aimed at reducing recidivism, including welding certification, on-the-job training partnerships with Columbus Technical College and a safe-serve food-service certification.
Walker said the prison has 117 full-time employees and an average daily population of about 546 inmates. He said 528 inmates are assigned from the state Department of Corrections and the facility also houses a city population (he cited 48 city inmates), producing a working population used for city details and public projects.
Programs described by Walker and prison staff include: - A welding…
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