S-CAP Program Detailed

Lisa Lewis told Sooner Rotary Club of her life before a friend introduced her to cocaine and of her subsequent fall in which she lost everything.  She views being jailed in Cleveland County as a positive thing as it is through the S-CAP program that she is rebuilding her life.

S-CAP (Second Chance Access Pilot Navigation program) is a program operated by the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office which provides support services for women leaving incarceration.  Program Director Rock Richardson told the group that the program has dropped the recidivism level for females from 70 per cent to 10 per cent.  Eighty-five per cent of females who are incarcerated are mothers, Richardson said, and being incarcerated affects the entire family, and usually means the children go into foster care, an additional cost to the taxpayers.

S-CAP provides 24/7 support navigating, advocating and educating which stops the negative emotional, financial and social impact on their children, the community and themselves.