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County staff propose pilot garden using jail inmates to grow produce for community distribution
Summary
A LaSalle County staff member described a proposed pilot program to use inmates in educational gardening tasks; committee gave informal approval to proceed with planning and coordination with extension and health officials.
A county staff member proposed a pilot gardening program that would give participating inmates hands-on horticulture experience and produce food that could be distributed to low-income families and county staff.
"I have one of my officers who has equipment and has offered to bring that equipment in and till up an area for a garden so that they can take those inmates that are in those programs out there and have them work in a garden," said Mr. Edgecomb (staff member), who presented the idea to the LaSalle County Properties Committee.
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