Five Vanderburgh County jail inmates are in a position to pursue careers in cooking. WNIN’s John Gibson has the story:
The sheriff’s office conducted a ceremony Thursday with the inmates, their families, and representatives from Aramark.
The five completed the IN2WORK program which provides training and resources to empower individuals for future employment in the food industry.
The participants prepared a meal for their families and spoke about their plans for life post-incarceration.
In a release, Sheriff Noah Robinson said programs like IN2WORK offer a “clear opportunity to break the cycle of criminal behavior.”
The Sheriff’s Office has had a longstanding partnership with Aramark, which has provided food service to the jail since 1977.
Robinson says the office will announce new recidivism reduction programs later this year.