How Wateree Correctional Facility Is Cultivating Hope and Hard Skills Through Brilliant Stewardship and Resourcefulness: Donald Beckwith serves as the warden of Wateree Correctional Institution, a medium, level 2 security facility for incarcerated men in South Carolina. Established in the 1890s, Wateree is the oldest prison in the state and carries a rich legacy of offering second chances through its distinctive agricultural and farming programs.

What happens when freedom feels more like a sentence than a second chance? For thousands of men and women released from South Carolina prisons each year, “freedom” begins with nothing but the clothes on their back and the bus ticket in their hand. No job. No ID. No home. No one waiting for them. For many, it’s only a matter of days before desperation drives them right back through prison gates. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

🎨 It’s not about pencils or paper. It’s about presence. There’s no spotlight. No stage. Just a simple lesson. It often ends with a rustle of papers, a laugh about how “This isn’t anyone’s future career,” and a cheerful goodbye. From the outside, it may seem like an insignificant blip in the week.

Belonging is something that every human craves. A place to call home. A people to call your family. True connection to run to when things get tough. Tiffany's story is explored in this article focused around how she found her belonging in Christ.

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