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| Prisoners fix computers for kids |
| By dailycommercial.com |
| Published: 08/08/2011 |
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Inmates at two Florida prisons, including Sumter Correctional Institution in Bushnell, will be refurbishing donated computers for kids. The computers will go to nonprofits that serve children, including schools, religious organizations and community programs. "This is one of those win-win situations," said Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Ed Buss. "The kids get a free computer that may have otherwise ended up in a landfill, while inmates learn a useful trade that will provide them employment opportunities upon release." The other prison taking part in the program is Cross City Correctional Institution in Dixie County. Inmates at both facilities will be trained by vocational instructors. The Sumter prison is rated to hold up to 1,532 minimum-, medium- and close-security inmates. The "Computers for Kids" program is the department's latest re-entry program, designed to provide meaningful job training to inmates to better prepare them for employment upon release. Read More. |
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