WALKER STATE PRISON AT ROCK SPRING, HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED AS THE FIRST "FAITH AND CHARACTER-BASED PRISON" IN GEORGIA.  THE FAITH AND CHARACTER-BASED PROGRAM PROVIDES AN ATMOSPHERE FOR OFFENDERS TO DEVELOP INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS, UNDERSTAND DIVERSITY AND PARTICIPATE IN THE REHABILITATIVE PROCESS.  THE TWO-YEAR PROGRAM ALSO PROMOTES PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY, RESPONSIBILITY, INTEGRITY AND THE BUILDING OF ONE’S FAITH AND CHARACTER.
   

PRISONS COMMISSIONER BRIAN OWENS SAID "OUR GOAL IS TO EQUIP OFFENDERS WITH THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO LIVE PRODUCTIVE, CRIME-FREE LIVES AND REDUCE RECIDIVISM."  STATE REPRESENTATIVE JAY NEAL GAVE THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT THE ROCK SPRING PRISON, DURING THE COMMISSIONING OF THE "FAITH AND CHARACTER-BASED" PROGRAM AT WALKER STATE PRISON.

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