be advised that these programs are often co-opted by local officials to boost numbers and reduce actual available services to incarcerated populations, or to deflect blame for employee drug smuggling

your experience will vary depending on the county

its wise to partner with an existing, experienced program first to learn the field a bit and avoid the pitfalls counties lay for beginners

for example, many counties will use bureaucratic expense approval hurdles or materials clearance and transportation hurdles to slow down and exhaust your efforts, but there are people with the specific experience and networks to navigate that stuff already in some cases