Natural Hair Program Helps Prepare Inmates For Re-Entry

The 300 hour program through the Memphis, Tennessee Division of Corrections educates and prepares inmates for a career in hair care once released.

In Memphis, Tennessee, the Shelby County Office of Re-Entry — under the Division of Corrections — is rolling out a newly developed program that trains women in natural hair care.

Zana Smith is one of the four incarcerated women that recently graduated from the program and now hopes to open her own shop one day.

She's tried enrolling in hair schools before but says they never worked out, until now.