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| Symbol of freedom made by Missouri prisoners |
| By stltoday.com- Kurt Erickson |
| Published: 07/05/2016 |
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JEFFERSON CITY • Betsy Ross may have crafted the first American flag to celebrate the country’s newfound freedom, but her modern-day equivalent is housed in a prison in mid-Missouri. That’s right: Old Glory, a symbol of the land of the free and the home of the brave, is being produced by someone behind bars for breaking the law. As part of a wide-ranging program that teaches convicted criminals various trades, the Tipton Correctional Center has for the past decade been home to the Missouri Vocational Enterprises flag production program. The workers have sewn up more than $102,804 in sales this year, Missouri Department of Corrections spokesman David Owen said. The money generated by selling the inmate-made flags goes back into the vocational program to help fund the prison work program. Read More. |
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