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Photos: Vocational programs give inmates at Lancaster Correctional Institution a second chance

Shannon Varnes, Warden of Lancaster Correctional Institution, left, Jody Hyde, center, and Britton Fletcher, right, the instructor at the Marine Service Technology Program for Inmates at Lancaster Correctional Institution, explains the process of becoming a part of the program intended for inmate rehabilitation and training on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. Fletcher said he’s “got a good crew,” and appreciates the opportunity to teach inmates. (Augustus Hoff/WUFT News)
Shannon Varnes, Warden of Lancaster Correctional Institution, left, Jody Hyde, center, and Britton Fletcher, right, the instructor at the Marine Service Technology Program for Inmates at Lancaster Correctional Institution, explains the process of becoming a part of the program intended for inmate rehabilitation and training on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. Fletcher said he’s “got a good crew,” and appreciates the opportunity to teach inmates. (Augustus Hoff/WUFT News)

The Lancaster Correctional Institution is a level IV youthful offender facility for male inmates between the ages of 15 and 24. Operated by the Florida Department of Corrections, it is located in Trenton, Florida and can house up to 730 minimum, medium, and closed-custody inmates. The Marine Service Technology Program is one of five vocational programs available to inmates.

 

 

 

Augustus is a reporter for WUFT News who can be reached by calling 352-392-6397 or emailing news@wuft.org.