NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A new program at the Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center — the first of its kind — is preparing women for success beyond incarceration.
A partnership between the Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC) and the Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology (TCAT) created the “Building Trades” class, new this year and the first construction program at any female prison in the state.
The class teaches the basics of construction, plumbing, and electrical, so that inmates will eventually be able to build a house themselves…