Barren County Jail, Private Company Partnering in Job Training Program for Inmates

Barren County is partnering with a local industry to train jail inmates for life outside the fence. Johnson Controls is establishing a training program for inmates to become certified HVAC technicians. The company and inmates will work to reduce energy costs in county-owned facilities. Kentucky Labor Secretary and former Barren County Judge-Executive David Dickerson says the results will be two-fold.