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| Inmate Rewarded for Exceptional Prison Work |
| By Business Wire |
| Published: 08/06/2001 |
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A former female inmate, who demonstrated outstanding skills while working for the Prison Industry Authority at the Valley State Prison for Women in Chowchilla, Calif. received an American Laundry and Linen College scholarship from the National Association of Institutional Linen Management recently. Carolyn Williams, who paroled last month, has been working for more than three years as the inmate leadperson in PIA's laundry at VSPW. (PIA is the state organization that provides productive work assignments for inmates.) Williams applied for the award while still incarcerated and received notice of her scholarship while she had one month to serve. She plans to use the scholarship to further her education in the laundry industry and subsequently to obtain employment. PIA operates more than 60 factories that produce a variety of goods and services, including: flags, coffee, shoes, printing services, signs, binders, eye wear, gloves, office furniture, license plates, clothing and cell equipment. PIA products and services are available to governmental entities, including federal, state and local governmental agencies. Court-ordered restitution/fines are deducted from the wages earned by PIA inmates and transferred to the Crime Victims' Restitution Fund. |
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