http://www.northescambia.com/2016/02/lawmakers-look-at-revamping-prison-vocational-programs Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sat, 11 Apr 2026 17:01:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.northescambia.com/2016/02/lawmakers-look-at-revamping-prison-vocational-programs/comment-page-1#comment-316220 M in Bratt Fri, 05 Feb 2016 13:23:33 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=242425#comment-316220 The State would save money on prison costs as well as lowering the recidivism rate by offering vocational training to any prisoner that wants to avail themselves of it. Prison vocational programs could be maintaining all the State vehicles, as well as county and city vehicles at a great savings to taxpayers (let's refurbish that old garbage truck or school bus and stretch the life of it another 5 yrs.). There are shortages of labor in other trades that could be filled by convicts that want to get on the right path. It would be way cheaper to train them than it is to keep them in jail. The State would save money on prison costs as well as lowering the recidivism rate by offering vocational training to any prisoner that wants to avail themselves of it. Prison vocational programs could be maintaining all the State vehicles, as well as county and city vehicles at a great savings to taxpayers (let’s refurbish that old garbage truck or school bus and stretch the life of it another 5 yrs.). There are shortages of labor in other trades that could be filled by convicts that want to get on the right path. It would be way cheaper to train them than it is to keep them in jail.

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