In December of 2016, there were about 6.6 million people in correctional facilities. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, about 54% of released prisoners were arrested during the first year following their release. With an increase of life-skill programs in correctional centers, that percentage is expected to decrease. For this reason, the director of the Chemical Dependency Program at Campbell County Detention Center contacted the Cooperative Extension Service looking for in-house programming. The Nutrition Education Program was a perfect fit.

Two groups of women who were close to being released were able to participate in the Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) conducted by a Campbell County program assistant. Due to this partnership with the detention center, these women were able to gain life skills such as meal planning, budgeting, food safety, and nutrition skills that they can take with them as they are released in the near future. Fifty participants are expected to graduate from the program by the end of 2018. The expectation is that learning these various life necessary skills will help keep these women at home with their families instead of falling into the statistics of recidivism.