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| Inmate Crews Assist with Clearing Hydrants |
| By Connecticut Department of Corrections |
| Published: 02/04/2011 |
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Inmate work crews from the Connecticut Department of Correction are working with municipal fire departments to clear snow from fire hydrants. Currently offenders from the Enfield and Willard-Cybulski Correctional Institution are working in the Enfield area, while inmates from the Bergin Correctional Institution in Storrs are assisting the Tolland Fire Department. Corrections Commissioner Leo C. Arnone had directed the agency’s correctional facilities to make the offer of inmate assistance to their host communities. Additionally, he informed the State’s Emergency Operations Center, that inmates would be available to local municipalities for the clearing of hydrants. “When it comes to our mission of public safety, there are few things more basic than insuring that hydrants are clear should they be needed to fight a fire,” said Commissioner Arnone. “This gives the inmates an important opportunity to give back to the community,” said the Commissioner. The inmates are carefully screened, minimum security offenders who are under the supervision of corrections officers. |
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