MUSKEGON, Mich. (RFD-TV) — Michigan is using agriculture to help prepare prison inmates for life and employment after incarceration.
The Muskegon Correctional Facility offers horticulture training that allows participants to earn Green Industry Professional and pesticide applicator certifications while gaining hands-on experience growing fresh produce and maintaining landscapes.
Across the state, 19 correctional facilities maintain gardens where inmates grow food for food banks, churches and other community needs.
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