GRAYSON – Carter County Jailer R.W. Boggs announced that the jail has been approved to provide Moral Reconation Therapy. This expands the treatment services the jail is able to provide “in house” to its inmates suffering from addiction.
“I sent two deputies to become certified as MRT instructors in hopes of expanding opportunities to fight addiction and help those individuals lessen their chances of relapse and return to jail,” said Boggs.
Boggs, who has a Masters in Psychology, understands the cognitive damage that addiction does to an individual. MRT is a form of cognitive therapy that expands on ones moral reasoning, self-reliance, and changing negative thought patterns. Boggs said the jail’s approval allows them to start offering the classes November of this year to eligible inmates. As an incentive to participate in the classes, Ky Department of Corrections reduces sentences up to 90 days for eligible non-violent inmates. The programs also creates some revenue for the jail which ultimately makes it no cost to the county.
“In the long and short run, it saves taxpayers money, generates the county some money, and gives people additional opportunities to change their lives,” Boggs noted. “This is a win-win for the county.”
