This program employs three program inmate aides and twenty inmate handlers. Circle Tail, Inc. provides coordination in the community. The benefits to the inmates are increased responsibility, employable skills, increased self-esteem and the opportunity to provide community service. The primary objective is to provide to the youth an effective deterrent to juvenile delinquency and criminal behavior. Inmates use their experience and knowledge to apply problem-solving strategies to the youths' conditions and problems.
Inmates help the youth to construct personal inventories and set short and long-term goals.
Without using scare tactics, this intensive program involves supervised inmate youth interaction over a three-week period, one day a week. Inmates have been screened and trained for the program. Inmates benefit by helping to make a difference in keeping the youth of today from becoming statistics of tomorrow. Visiting hours are subject to change without notice.