When I worked at The Wallkill Prison here in N.Y. State we had a thousand acres, most of it farmed. We had 300 head of cattle, a pasteurizing plant with a 20 Qt. bag and box system. We had a refrigerated truck on the road daily picking up bag and boxed milk from our place and 4 other prison farms, delivering to other prisons without farms. We also had apple orchards and a USDA inspected slaughter house. Inmates worked the farm under the supervision of a Farm Manager and several civilian farmers. The most trusted inmates got to work the acreage with only minimal supervision by a patrolling Correction Officer.
Unfortunately, a few years after I retired in '95, the state did away with all the farms. It wasn't exactly profitable when factoring in the salaries of the civilian staff. I always thought there was something to be said for teaching the inmates work ethic. I bet most of them were proud to tell their kids and grandkids they once milked cows, harvested crops or butchered beef. Oh well!
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