From GCM Online:
It’s easy to spot the newest members of the work staff at the two municipal golf courses in Tallahassee, Fla. Even after they’ve traded their prison-issue light-blue work uniforms for civilian dress, they tend to stand out.
“They’re all real well behaved,” says Phil Patterson, a five-day-a-week golfer at the 18-hole Hilaman Golf Course. “When they first get out there, they still have their prison face on. After a month or so, they learn to smile and wave and say ‘Hi’ again.”
There’s far more to it than simple pleasantries and minding of manners. For nine years, Hilaman and the nine-hole Jake Gaither Golf Course have served as a crucial part of a work-release and reentry program for former offenders. In fact, the courses’ nearly entire part-time staff comes from the Second-Chance Program — and some of the full-timers are program graduates. Continue reading >>>
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