Richmond County inmates gain job skills to use when they’re released
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Some inmates at the Charles B. Webster Detention Center on Thursday graduated from a food-service program that has prepared them with job skills they can use when they’ve been released.
The ServSafe Work Preparation Program is sponsored by the jail’s food-service provider, Aramark.
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They get hands-on experience not only in preparation but also food management, said Danielle King with Aramark.
That gives them a lot of job opportunities in the future.
One of the graduates, Darryl Nunnally, said the program will help him make a change in his life going forward.
He said it feels good to have made such a strong accomplishment to get through the program.
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“Anytime we can provide meaningful life learning skills to the residents here to help them become better citizens and partners within our community, I think that’s a great idea,” Sheriff Eugene Brantley said. “I think you give them some optimism that there is hope. A lot of times, people make mistakes, and so this gives them a way to bounce back from those mistakes, and they still have a life to live, and they can be a productive citizen even though they made a mistake.”
“A lot of times, people make mistakes, and so this kind of gives them a way to kind of bounce back from those mistakes,” he said. “They still have a life to live ... I think that’s what this is all about — giving them a second opportunity.”
King agrees that this is a good thing.
“It makes me very very proud to be part of their rehabilitation,” she said.
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