The child-support inmates [in South Carolina] are notorious
for recidivism. "It's a revolving door," Mr. [Keith] Novak
says.
Which is why prison officials, judges, child-support
enforcers and the mayor perked up a few years ago when the Rev. Dallas
D. Wilson Jr., known as "Brother Dallas," proposed Project
Restore.
"It's a combination of work-release, life-skills
and relationship programs "but with a faith-based and ownership
component," Mr. Wilson says. The unique aspect of the program is
its construction company, in which the men can become part owners, he
says.
Empowering