Penobscot Bay Pilot mentions UMaine Extension in article about inmates’ re-entry to work, community
The Penobscot Bay Pilot mentioned an outreach effort by University of Maine Cooperative Extension in an article covering a March 20 public forum focused on ways to strengthen Maine prisoners’ re-entry process to work and community after release. As an example of a program facilitating successful re-entry, Maine Department of Corrections Commissioner Randall Liberty mentioned the Maine State Prison in Warren, where he was formerly the warden, that implemented a sustainable agriculture program with the help of UMaine Extension. Mark Hutchinson, UMaine Extension educator, visited the prison multiple times and taught the inmates about gardening, according to the article.