Planting Prisoners?

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Published: Wed, June 11, 2008 - 11:10 am
Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran is discussing the possibility of starting an inmate landscaping program what will service local municipalities and non-profits in an effort to save taxpayers money and beautify the area. Last month, the Sheriff's Office conducted a trial run of the service. Cochran says it was a great success: "The inmate crew provided quality work and we were able to cut our costs by more than half." Officials are now proposing to make the service permanent, assigning an inmate work crew to specific landscaping and ground maintenance jobs around the county. Cochran admits the program is still in its early stages, but he champions the inmate landscaping service as a way to " help local businesses that wouldn’t otherwise have the funding or manpower to complete these grounds projects." He also adds, "This program will provide a way for inmates to learn valuable skills while contributing to the beautification of Mobile County."

What do you think about the Sheriff's proposal? Is it a good idea? Potentially dangerous? A good rehabilitating tool or a way for criminals to get around their jail sentences? Sound off in the comments section below.

KxVx, thank you so much for the offer but My $2.00 keep my feet covered. There are people who have no shoes and even people who have no feet. God has blessed me. Just help those who have NO shoes.

Posted by The wife on 06/12/08 - 9:36 pm • Report Abuse   

The Wife.. What size do you wear? I will buy some name brand shoes for you, just because I think that story you told is so horribly sad.

Posted by KxVx on 06/12/08 - 3:28 pm • Report Abuse   

People who have a lot of money do not need to shop in thrift stores. They usually donate the really good things that I could not afford to buy unless it was in a thrift store. Most of my shoes are the little $2.00 slip on shoes from WalMart. I have never owned name brand tennis shoes.
Before the economy got so bad, I was buying new clothes from an outlet. Now I keep wearing what I have until they are so worn that they can no longer be used. Once in awhile I splurge for a new (to me) dress from Goodwill. I even say a little prayer for the gracious rich woman who chose to donate it instead of put it in a yard sale.

Posted by The wife on 06/12/08 - 2:57 pm • Report Abuse   

I didn’t get it, because I was under the impression that most people don’t shop at the thrift store because money’s tight, they shop there because people with more money than them donate great stuff.

Posted by KxVx on 06/12/08 - 9:25 am • Report Abuse   

I got your humor the wife!

Posted by SumOneILove on 06/11/08 - 7:24 pm • Report Abuse   

KxVx, like you, I was making a point. I would never pay that kind of price for any shoes. The economy has forced me to shop thrift stores or yard sales.

Posted by The wife on 06/11/08 - 7:14 pm • Report Abuse   

I see inmates on road crews and working at city facilities all the time.  What is new about this idea?  Putting them to work on private property?

Posted by BamaBob on 06/11/08 - 6:58 pm • Report Abuse   

I feel that all prisoners local,county,state,or Federal should be doing something while they’re spending their time for their crime.  I worked for ALDOT and worked inmates from the local work release and none of them ever got killed by doing a honest days work,in fact for alot of them it was their 1st. time doing any kind of work and they seemed to enjoy being away from the “CAMP” as they called the work release center.  I feel that everyone should pull their own weight in this world.  The world doesn’t owe us anything except to get a square deal. Even people with physical and mental disabilites can do things to not only improve their lives but also everyone elses’. So I say KUDOS to Sheriff Sam Cochran keep up the great work and maybe some other officals will jump on the bandwagon.

Posted by LONE WOLF on 06/11/08 - 6:52 pm • Report Abuse   

That whole “work for the city if you are on wellfare” is a great idea. Just like I would use that money to drug test students on welfare recipients before I used it on students!

Posted by KxVx on 06/11/08 - 3:43 pm • Report Abuse   

I wouldn’t even buy anything by Nike at the thrift store, THEWIFE.

I was making a point about child labor. Someone else made the connection about how easy our prisoners have it.

As a matter of fact, I think prison would be alot easier than working 60 hours a week and cooking my own food.

Posted by KxVx on 06/11/08 - 3:41 pm • Report Abuse   


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