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| Southeast Missouri inmates nurture a career in agriculture |
| By kfvs12.com- Nathan Ellgren |
| Published: 01/04/2019 |
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SIKESTON, MO (KFVS) - Some inmates at the Southeast Correctional Center are using their time behind bars to grow in more ways than one. It’s paid opportunity for low-level offenders to nurture a career in horticulture and one of their classroom’s is at Amanzi Farms, a high-tech greenhouse in Sikeston, Missouri. Those involved in the program are calling it a win-win because it is creating a skilled workforce and offers inmates a second chance. Ryan Ardis who is an inmate at prison in Charleston, MO and was one of the first to enroll in the horticulture apprenticeship program at Amanzi Farms. Read More. |
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