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| Tiffany Franklin addresses inmates
Photo by Kelli Palmer
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[Baton
Rouge, La.] The SU Ag Center’s Second Chance to Recover (SC2R) Program provides
women who are three months from release with the self- sufficiency skills they
need to re-enter society. The program
focuses on topics such as resiliency and optimism, anger management, job skills
development, addictive behaviors and overcoming addiction.
With
Louisiana having the largest overall incarceration rate in the country and the
third highest incarceration rate for women, programs such as Second Chance to
Recover are becoming highly important. “You have to have a different mindset
once you get out of here,” said Tiffany Franklin, Program Coordinator for the
Second Chance to Recover program. “It can work, if you work it. Change comes
from within and you have to decide to do it for yourself, “said Franklin, as
she spoke to women in the SC2R Program at East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
Franklin,
along with Delores Johnson and Milissia John-Baptiste of the SU Ag Center
conduct the SC2R program every Tuesday at the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison
women’s facility. Together, they use a team-teaching approach to capture and
maintain the attention of the inmates. The team addresses family, social,
health, environmental and economic issues, which foster both outreach and
research efforts that will improve the quality of life for the inmates. “You have to begin to see yourself in a
different light and you have to start putting a positive light to difficult
situations in your life,” said John-Baptiste.
The
continuation of the SC2R program will continue to afford inmates who are within
3-6 months of being released the opportunity to engage in meaningful activities
to assist with their reintegration into their communities.
For additional information about the Second Chance
2 Recover Program, contact Tiffany Franklin at 225-771-2775 or tiffany_franklin@suagcenter.com
Writer: Kelli Palmer, 225-771-5696 or
kelli_palmer@suagcenter.com
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