This collaborative effort between the Georgia Department of Corrections and Middle Georgia Technical College provides pre-release training to inmates in 6 Georgia prisons. This training improves the inmates' opportunities for employment once released. Another significant feature is its emphasis on the customer-service skills.
Recent studies show a direct correlation between crime rates and a lack of job skills.
To date, Middle Georgia Technical College has trained over 600 inmates. Inmate response to this training has been so positive that some who were scheduled to be released before course completion have requested a delay in order to complete their training. This program is designed to help familiarize inmates with current technology, and provides them with some skills that may help them successfully re-enter society. The program also instructs inmates in job search skills and assists them in developing goals for their futures. To help the employment prospects of successful graduates, Middle Georgia Technical College staged a job fair within prison walls.