Russell County Jail program designed to give inmates skills to stay out of trouble when released

PHENIX CITY Ala. (WRBL) There is a program in the Russell County Jail that is designed to give inmates the tools and opportunity to stay out of trouble when they are released.

WRBL talked to Sheriff Heath Taylor and two inmates about the IGNITE program.

“This is the opportunity to do something better with myself,” said inmate Mary Crews. “I mean, I’ve clearly made bad decisions. You know, that’s what led me here and is the fact that I can do something positive with my time and get tools that I can use so that when I do get out, I can make better decisions.”…

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