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In a significant milestone for the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC), Josh and Tracy Smith recently journeyed to Florida to deliver an insightful speech at the inaugural FDC Leadership Conference. This groundbreaking event served as a platform to unite FDC leaders from across the state, fostering a collaborative environment aimed at enhancing their expertise and capabilities in effectively serving their staff and the communities they oversee.

Florida stands out as home to one of the largest state agencies, the third largest state prison system in the country. With a staggering workforce of approximately 24,000 individuals, the FDC takes on the critical responsibility of managing over 80,000 inmates and supervising more than 146,000 offenders within the community. This sheer scale conveys the immense significance of the FDC's efforts in ensuring public safety and facilitating the successful rehabilitation of those under their care.

Josh's impactful speech at the FDC Leadership Conference shed light on the crucial distinction between rehabilitation and transformation in correctional facilities.Rehabilitate means something or someone was once right, then broken, then fixed to its original state. Whereas transformation is to grow into a new state of being that is healthier than before. Transformation is the Fourth Purpose Foundation's mission. To make prison a place of true transformation. With an emphasis on corrections, working from the top down. Corrections leaders are the turning point for the offenders to access healthy inspiration for growth.

By emphasizing the need for a shift in perspective, he delved deep into the significance of fostering environments that encourage growth and positive change. His speech resonated with the audience, highlighting how corrections leaders play a pivotal role in providing healthy inspiration for the growth of offenders.

Furthermore, the speech signified the correlation between prison transformation and the creation of safer communities. By advocating for a more positive and supportive approach within correctional systems, Josh emphasized the potential for reducing the number of victims and contributing to the overall well-being of society. Conversely, he also addressed the adverse implications of neglecting opportunities for growth and healthy inspiration within correctional facilities.