The Fayette County Jail could soon become one of the few facilities in the region to begin housing federal inmates. Fayette County Commissioners voted unanimously last week to enter into a contract ...

IGNITE PROGRAM FOR INMATES. THE GOAL WAS SIMPLE BUT POWERFUL HELP INDIVIDUALS REINTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, REDUCE RECIDIVISM, AND CHANGE THE CULTURE OF STIGMA IN PEOPLE THAT ARE INCARCERATED IN COUNTY ...

UNIONTOWN, Pa. — A unanimous Fayette County Commission voted to enter into a contract with U.S. Marshals to house federal inmates at the county jail in Uniontown. “We’ve been negotiating this for ...

The IGNITE program has grown into a national movement with a mission: changing lives and giving inmates second chances. The goal of the rehabilitation program is to bring education, workforce ...

With approval from the Fayette County commissioners and the county’s jail board, up to 30 federal inmates will be housed in the county’s lockup. Warden John Lenkey said Wednesday that the agreement ...

Thursday was a proud day for 22 inmates who graduated from the IGNITE program. IGNITE, which stands for Inmate Growth Naturally and Intentionally Through Education, is a program used by more than two ...