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| DOC Work Crews Lower Costs |
| By winonadailynews.com |
| Published: 01/12/2011 |
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Crews restarted work on the community center in Rushford, Minn., Tuesday, months after contract disputes between city officials and the project’s developer halted construction. The workers — inmates at the Fillmore County Jail — dug trenches for electrical conduits only a day after the city council unanimously approved using the state’s Sentence to Serve program to save on construction costs. “I wanted to keep moving forward, so I said, ‘Let’s save the city some money,’” said Jeff Copley, public works director for Rushford. The measure will save about $80,000, as inmates help install sheetrock and insulation, leaving plumbing and electrical work to contractors. The program uses county and state prisoners that have a long record of good behavior and are at low risk for escape, Fillmore County Sheriff Daryl Jensen said. An unarmed Department of Corrections staffer supervises the workers, who aren’t handcuffed or shackled. Read More. |
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