Opinion
Restorative Justice gardens a win-win
We’re excited to hear a progress report from a Missouri Department of Corrections program that benefits both offenders and their communities.
Aug. 4 2021 @ 11:05pm
We’re excited to hear a progress report from a Missouri Department of Corrections program that benefits both offenders and their communities.
As we recently reported, the Restorative Justice program provides literally tons of produce for local food banks while teaching offenders valuable skills. We profiled the Algoa Correctional Center’s program in a recent article, but the programs exist statewide.
Algoa has three gardens, each about 80 feet by 50 feet where inmates grow cucumbers, corn, squash, zucchini, tomatoes, peppers, okra, four kinds of radishes, turnips, beans, beets, cabbage, watermelon and cantaloupe.
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