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Inmates push for healing garden on grounds of the Oregon State Penitentiary
By oregonlive.com- Noelle Crombie
Published: 09/26/2017

SALEM -- A group of Oregon State Penitentiary inmates hopes to carve a one-of-a-kind healing garden out of a small space wedged between the massive prison yard and an imposing cellblock.

The effort, spearheaded by two prison clubs, the Asian Pacific Family Club and the Veterans Association, has been underway for about three years as inmates built a network of supporters and champions among prison administrators, staff, volunteers and their fellow inmates.

Their biggest booster: Hoichi Kurisu, the highly regarded landscape designer who supervised construction of the Portland Japanese Garden.

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