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>> we talked about, women have a very difficult time in recovery why? because of the shame, guilt and remorse they experience. and its hard for them to let that go. because you made a mistake doesnt mean that you are a mack. >> reporter: the program is called enough is enough. and its run by the jails substance abuse coordinator, ken wright. >> you have the disease and youre not some for having it, but you are responsible for your recovery. >> the focus is on basic recovery to kind of help them ...

Who want to make a change. >> we talk about women have very difficult in recovery because of guilt, shame and remorse they experience. its hard for them to let that go. because you made a mistake doesnt mean that you are a mistake. >> the program is called enough is enough and its run by the jails substance abuse program coordinator ken wright. >> you have a disease and you are not responsible for having it but you are responsible for recovery. >> the focus on basic recovery to help them get bac...

Im tired of the same road i was going down the wrong path and i want the good path. >> let me tell you a couple of things about it. its the most structured dorm. we do 12-step meetings, relapse prevention, life skills, big book study and we do a mens group. the hardest part of the program and i need to be real honest, is what we call accountability. whats going to go against the whole jail code, that means that your peers will hold you accountable. we dont use the word snitch, we dont use the wo...

Difficult in recovery because of guilt, shame and remorse they experience. its hard for them to let that go. because you made a mistake doesnt mean that you are a mistake. >> the program is called enough is enough and its run by the jails substance abuse program coordinator ken wright. >> you have a disease and you are not responsible for having it but you are responsible for recovery. >> the focus on basic recovery to help them get back into main stream society. one of the things that happens t...

Perfect. >> im sick and tired of being sick and tired. im tired of the same road i was going down the wrong path and i want the good path. >> let me tell you a couple of things about it. its a more structured dorm. we do 12-step meetings, relapse prevention, life skills, big book study and we do a mens group. the hardest part of the program and i need to be real honest, we have what we call accountability group. its going to go against the whole jail code. that means that your peers will hold yo...

Substance abuse coordinator, ken wright. >> you have the disease and youre not responsible for having it. but you are responsible for your recovery. >> the focus is on basic recovery. one of the things that happens traditionally in corrections, theres not a lot of programs to address resit vichl, rearrest, the same old kind of soup every day, get locked up, stay in jail, learn how to be a better criminal but never address the issues that are actually related to people coming in and out of jail. ...

To lift them you have and let them know there is help in the trauma. there is help in the shock that went on. and we are here as an extension of the church to let them know that they do have help in the rescue. jane: are they getting enough from the company itself? we heard the governor reference that. >> im not sure exactly what they are getting from the company. i do not know what massey has done or hasnt done. but i know they will get enough from the churches. and the lord. and we need to rea...

stay tuned for all that enough and the latest from west virginia as we roll on. martha: well see you tomorrow. jane: good morning, im jane skinner, jon: im jon scott, "happening now" in the top box, minutes away from the news conference with the governor of west virginia on the countrys deadliest mine disaster in 25 years. we expect well hear more about the fate of those four miners still missing. jane: in the middle were waiting to see in court attorneys for three teenagers charged wi...