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Can prison gardens help solve the problem of mass incarceration?
Inmates carry boxes of supplies to the Correctional Institute
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Story
People work in the garden at the correctional institute
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Mental health in American prisons
Inmates harvest and pack cabbage in the garden
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Benefits for the community
Peppers Picked at Berks County Jail
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Benefits for inmates
An inmate consults gardening books at the organic garden at Boulder County Jail
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Concerns, gaps, discussion
Inmates tend to garden in Berks County Jail
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