12 Inmates Complete Personal Growth Program | News

A total of 12 inmates at the Lexington County Detention Center will graduate at 1 p.m. on Monday, May 7 from a faith-based program that teaches inmates how to understand psychological needs and other factors that can result in criminal behavior. A graduation ceremony will be conducted at a courtroom that is adjacent to the front entrance of the Detention Center at the Lexington County James R. Metts Law Enforcement Complex, 521 Gibson Road, Lexington.

Lexington County Sheriff James R. Metts said the 12 inmates successfully completed the eight-week Celebrate Recovery program that First Baptist Church of Lexington administers at the Detention Center. The goal of the program is to enhance inmates’ spiritual lives and show inmates how they can use their faith to overcome personal problems and experience emotional growth in their lives.

Metts said the following 12 inmates successfully completed the personal growth program:

• Dara Jolene Frye
• Deborah Denise Manning
• Shannell Smith
• Charlene Angelica DeJesus
• Margaret Marie Driggers
• Amanda Nicole Furr
• Chantiny Monique Jeffcoat
• Shellie Lavette Davis
• Angela Renee Griffin
• Juan Rodolfo Arroyo
• Warren Glasper
• Joe Chester Walker

Celebrate Recovery reflects the Sheriff’s Department mission of providing professional law enforcement services that enhance the quality of life for all people in Lexington County, Metts said.