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In Depth
Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015

Long road to
recovery:
Sheriff’s Office
graduates first
drug treatment
program class
Kicking a drug or alcohol habit is a long, hard road, and
the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office recently launched
a program that helps inmates start that process even
before they leave the jail.
The RCSO recently celebrated its first Rockdale
Residential Substance Abuse Treatment graduation at
the Rockdale County Jail. The graduation included 11
graduates who completed a 90 day intensive substance
abuse recovery program.
The RCSO launched the grant-funded program with the
aim of reducing repeat offenders. Jail officials recognized
that most inmates incarcerated in jail will be released
and will become the neighbors, co-workers or family
members and friends of the rest of the community.

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