JESSAMINE COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — The Jessamine County Detention Center is celebrating success through the Jubilee Jobs of Lexington Reentry Academy, a program that's making strides across multiple counties by giving inmates the tools they need to successfully reintegrate into their communities. Eleven inmates just completed the second cohort in Jessamine County.

As Jessamine County Jailer Jon Sallee put it, programs like this are made possible through strong community partnerships and a shared belief that second chances create stronger communities.

"I hope it's the future of corrections," Sallee said.

According to Sallee, the approach is holistic in nature.

"We should be doing everything we can to help these individuals re-adapt into the community without wavering back into the way the

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