SCI Fayette holds inmate re-entry seminar
Employees from the State Correctional Institution at Fayette recently held a re-entry seminar for inmates called “Overdose Awareness and Re-entry.”
“Ninety percent of inmates will return home following incarceration,” said Mark Capozza, SCI Fayette superintendent. “While they are in our custody, it is our duty to provide inmates with information to help them change their behaviors so they can achieve a successful re-entry and not commit future crimes. This workshop is one way we work to educate employees about the dangers and barriers they may face in the community upon release from prison.”
Speakers included Carmen Capozzi from Sage’s Army, who spoke about losing his son and stepson to overdoses; Jessica McAffery from Westmoreland County Community Action, who spoke about how she was revived from an overdose and how she saved someone with Narcan; and Jodi Axe, clinical director of Allied Addiction Recovery and a representative from the Greater Pittsburgh Chapter of Not One More.
In addition, a certified recovery specialist, who has survived multiple overdoses and has been in recovery for nine years, spoke about addiction and recovery.