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| Prisoners behind bars in Jessup see a future in trees |
| By capitalgazette.com - Pamela Wood |
| Published: 04/17/2013 |
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MARYLAND - The comeback of the American chestnut tree is being planned, in part, behind the bars of a maximum-security prison in Jessup. In a small greenhouse at the Patuxent Institution, where pansies and forget-me-nots crowd the tables, one row is reserved for hundreds of chestnut seedlings. Prisoners and biologists hope the seedlings will play a role in the repopulation of a tree nearly erased from the American landscape. At the same time, prisoners are learning landscaping skills. “We want them to develop a marketable skill for re-entry,” said Randall Nero, director of Patuxent, a prison that specializes in treating male and female inmates with mental illnesses or substance abuse problems. Read More. |
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