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| State stops inmate highway crews |
| By Salt Lake Tribune |
| Published: 10/19/2007 |
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UTAH - Two inmates tried to escape while picking up trash and another pair got drunk, leading officials to stop putting prisoners on highway litter crews. "We're probably going to re-evaluate it," said Jack Ford, spokesman for the Utah Department of Corrections. About 30 inmates from the Draper and Gunnison prisons are used to pick up litter along highways. They typically are close to parole and are considered minimum-security prisoners with good conduct. Inmates even earn money. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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The offenders were drunk? Drunk?! Where were the correction officers?! And why do they still have a job?! S. Barnhill, Dallas, TX