The Lifer’s Club at the Bledsoe County Correctional Complex (BCCX) has raised $26,436 this year to give back to those in need. The group, comprised of inmates serving life sentences, collected money through charity drives to be given to organizations and nonprofits throughout Tennessee, including St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Samaritan’s Purse, First Southern Baptist Food Bank, and the Bledsoe County Family Resource Center.
The efforts of the Lifer’s Club, which are gaining recognition, inspired another group of inmates at the facility to initiate their own philanthropic efforts. The Veteran’s Unit at BCCX has collected $11,339 for organizations in East Tennessee.
In total, inmates at BCCX have donated $37,775.18 this calendar year. The Lifer’s Club has raised and donated $138,011 total since 2016.