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As Virginia Jail Inmates Prepare for Release, Challenges Aboundnew

Of the roughly 4,800 men who are inmates each year at the Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail, 72 go through the eight-week Re-entry program. Who gets tapped is mainly a matter of scheduling, but once on the list, they're given a choice: Take the eight-week course, or lose as much as six months time off they've earned for good behavior.
C-Ville Weekly  |  Erika Howsare  |  09-02-2009  |  Crime & Justice

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