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| Missouri Department of Corrections Director Touts Work Release Program |
| By ozarksfirst.com |
| Published: 09/08/2016 |
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.--Of the 30,000 inmates in Missouri’s prison system, about 700 of those are in the Department of Corrections work release program. The program has been in existence for at least 30 years. Director George Lombardi says some of the types of work release jobs that prisoners can do include: maintenance, mowing, sandbagging in response to flooding and working at the Governor’s mansion. Lombardi says most of the offenders work for the Missouri Department of Transportation. MODOT has about 550 inmates working for the department. “MODOT could not possibly hire 550 people at regular wages. You would see that your highways and bi-ways would be a lot more littered and undone. Does that save taxpayer money? I’m not sure but it does ensure that the communities are cleaner,” says Lombardi. About two dozen local governments also have work release help. Read More. |
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