Day: March 7, 2024

You do the crime, you have to do the time. But what happens when a prison sentence ends?

Reintegrating into society can be difficult. The Vocational Village at the Southern Desert Correctional Center in Nevada is hoping to change that.

“A lot of people look down on you, not knowing that maybe you just made a mistake, and you’re willing to change. But if you don’t get that opportunity to change, then it’s pretty much impossible,” said prisoner Christopher Wynn, who was convicted for possession of crack cocaine. 

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Wynn will be one of the first students at the Vocational Village.

“Hopefully, they’ll help me further my life, so when I get out, I won’t return, cause this is my third time back,” said Wynn.

The Vocational Village was started by Hope for Prisoners, an organization that helps inmates successfully integrate into home and work life. 

Students must be within 18 months of their release date to participate. Luis Becerra, who has been in prison for two years, is planning to get out in July.

“I’m just most excited for everybody that’s going to be in the program and going to get the chance to further their talents and skills and stuff. That way, when they get out, they have something waiting for them, and they’re not just stuck. That’s what I’m most excited about, seeing everyone becoming successful,” said Becerra. 

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The village will teach skills, including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, welding and driving commercial vehicles.

“If we do it right, whomever comes here, when they get out, they’ll have the right training to be functional and never have to come back here. No offense, but I never want to see them again,” said Southern Desert Correctional Center Warden Ronald Oliver.

The prison hopes the village will inspire inmates from other institutions to want to transfer to take part in the project.

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“Over the next four years, we will have the great privilege of serving over 800 individuals. So, at any given time, any given phase, they will have access to 18-20 different training classes, everything from substance abuse treatment to leadership development to help them change their thinking in addition to the vocational training,” said Hope for Prisoners CEO Jon Ponder.  

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Officials said the village would not be possible without help from partners and the community.

Once the Vocational Village takes off in Clark County, the plan is to create one in Northern Nevada and eventually replicate the model across the United States. 

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A United Airlines flight that took off from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) was diverted to Los Angeles after losing a tire during takeoff Thursday that proceeded to damage several parked vehicles parked at the airport.

“United flight 35 lost one tire after takeoff from San Francisco. The flight will land at LAX. Once the flight lands in Los Angeles, we will arrange a new aircraft to continue this trip for our customers,” a United Airlines spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

The flight has since landed safely at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

The spokesperson said the Boeing 777-200 aircraft was carrying 249 people on board, including 235 customers, 10 flight attendants, and four pilots. 

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“The 777-200 has six tires on each of its two main landing gear struts. The aircraft is designed to land safely with missing or damaged tires,” the spokesperson said.

According to airport officials, the plane took off from SFO at 11:35 a.m. local time, and was diverted to Los Angeles about 25 minutes later.

The tire landed in an SFO employee parking lot and there were no injuries, SFO airport officials confirmed to Fox News Digital. However, multiple parked vehicles suffered damage as a result of the tire falling off the plane.

“United Flight 35 departing to Osaka lost a portion of landing gear tire during takeoff. The tire debris landed in an on-airport employee parking lot, causing damage to several vehicles,” airport officials said. 

The runway was briefly closed to clear debris, but has since reopened with no further impact on airport operations, officials said. 

It was the second malfunction in a week involving United Airlines, as a plane traveling from Honolulu to San Francisco encountered an engine failure over the Pacific Ocean.

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The crew on the Boeing 757-300 declared an emergency on Monday while the flight was approximately 270 miles from its destination, reporting a shutdown of the right-hand engine. 

United said despite the delay, the aircraft managed to land safely at San Francisco International Airport nearly an hour after the incident.

“On Monday afternoon, United flight 214 experienced an engine issue shortly before its arrival at San Francisco International Airport,” a United Airlines spokesperson said. “The flight landed safely and passengers deplaned normally.”

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