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Fayette County jail to add GED program

Starting next month, at least five inmates at the Fayette County jail will have an opportunity to earn their GED as part of the county’s initiative to reduce recidivism. “We hope that at our next (IGNITE) graduation … we’re going to have some residents in caps and gowns for their ...

County receives funds to help curb recidivism

The Fayette County Community Action Agency (FCCAA) announced they have received $900,000 in federal funding to continue supporting a reentry program for inmates being released from the county jail. “This will go toward employing a state certified adult education instructor, so we’ll be ...

U.S., Ukrainian veterans discuss war in Ukraine, honor U.S. veterans

Vadym Korobenko was a television sports reporter in Ukraine until he joined the Ukrainian National Guard in 2014 after Russia’s first invasion of Ukraine. Korobenko fought in and around the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol. A decade later, Korobenko, 39, and a retired lieutenant, is ...

IGNITE program launches at the Fayette County Jail

Fayette County Sheriff Jim Custer started his law enforcement career in Fayette County in 1993 as a state trooper. “I’ve arrested people and put them in jail and thought that was the end of it — they do their time and get out,” Custer said. Over time, however, he started seeing the ...