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| Inmates helped fight flood in SE Missouri |
| By AP-stltoday.com |
| Published: 05/16/2011 |
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. • Many southeast Missouri towns that survived the flood have an unlikely source to thank - prison inmates. The Southeast Missourian reported Monday that inmates from several state prisons turned out to sandbag, build temporary levees and toil in the mud and the rain to fight the historic flooding. Inmates from minimum security prisons in Charleston, Farmington, Potosi and Bonne Terre were involved in the flood fight. The Department of Corrections says they filled 55,000 sandbags, among many other tasks. Read More. |
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