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<\/a>The jail garden serves as more than a food supply for the inmates.\u00a0 Many of them have never completed a given task.\u00a0 They have begun many things, but have quit before they reached their goals.\u00a0 Numerous inmates have dropped out of school because it seemed too hard or a waste of their time.\u00a0 Some have had several jobs, but didn’t find satisfaction in any of them.<\/p>\nWhen working the jail garden, they aren’t given the opportunity to quit.\u00a0 They work the ground, plant the seed, water and weed, and finally, they harvest the crop.\u00a0 For some this is the first time they have ever completed a project they began.<\/p>\n
Most of the inmates don’t complain about their garden work.\u00a0 I<\/em>t builds character and self esteem in them.\u00a0 They have a feeling of accomplishment when they can carry in a bushel of sweet corn they helped plant.<\/p>\nOnly the low level offender get to work in the garden.\u00a0\u00a0 They may grumble at the idea at first (slave labor), but they soon come to enjoy the time outdoors and the feeling of hope that comes from watching something grow.\u00a0 It sure beats sitting in a cell all day, counting flies on the wall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When an individual chooses to break the law in Sandusky County, I’m sure they are not imaging themselves planting cabbage and snapping string beans.\u00a0 That is\u00a0 not typical behavior for someone incarcerated.\u00a0 However, Kyle Overmyer is not your typical sheriff. The jail garden serves as more than a food supply for the inmates.\u00a0 Many of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":420,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,27],"tags":[17,45],"class_list":["post-676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-inspiration","category-news-or-feature","tag-courage","tag-personal-growth"],"yoast_head":"\n
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<\/a>The jail garden serves as more than a food supply for the inmates.\u00a0 Many of them have never completed a given task.\u00a0 They have begun many things, but have quit before they reached their goals.\u00a0 Numerous inmates have dropped out of school because it seemed too hard or a waste of their time.\u00a0 Some have had several jobs, but didn’t find satisfaction in any of them.<\/p>\n