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Publication Date: 2015-Sep
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Correctional Agriculture as a Transformative Learning Experience: Inmate Perspectives from the Marion County Sheriff's Office Inmate Work Farm Program
Moore, Austen; Freer, Tiffany; Samuel, Norma
Journal of Correctional Education, v66 n3 p16-27 Sep 2015
The Marion County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) utilizes inmate labor to operate a 125-acre farm to reduce the tax burden in feeding approximately 2,000 inmates per day. Agricultural products from the farm include vegetables, poultry, and dairy contributing over $500,000 annually to the facility's operation.
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons, Agricultural Production, Semi Structured Interviews, Attitude Measures, Program Effectiveness, Job Training, Correctional Education, Qualitative Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Florida
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