No more moldy bread: This pilot program can improve Texas prison food | Opinion
from the lack of air conditioning during the summer. Another common complaint is food.
Under this pilot initiative, the prison agency will be partnering with the Windham School District to establish a meal program for the inmate population. The school district provides educational services for state prisons, and it will be in charge of training about 20 culinary art students at the beginning of the pilot.
There is an added benefit from this program. State officials have set a goal to have 95% of inmates leave prison with a job by 2030.
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