Frequently, county or state prisoners in good standing are released from confinement temporarily to work on civic projects, such as cleaning up streets and sidewalks. This young woman was part of a contingent of women put to work in Ocala. I'm guessing they were from the women's prison in, where else, but Lowell, Florida?
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Did you wait long for this shot?
This is something we don't have here. (though we do have people who clean the streets, they just get paid)
Great photo, Lowell, and I think it is great that they put them to work.
Makes you wonder what she's in for. Lowell sure is on the map!
Lowell Florida, must be a tough place.
In the Phoenix area the Sheriff has chain gangs and makes them wear outfits of black & white horizontal stripes.
It's better than a chain gang! I really like the color effects you created with this photo.
In Portland, the county sheriff's office has work crews who clean graffiti, among doing other things across the metropolitan area and out in the county. I think I have a photo of them somewhere. I'll have to take a look and share some. Good idea, Lowell.
So how come you don't live in Lowell?
I've seen inmates like that. They were wearing orange jumpsuits.
Looks like she is doing a good job.
I think it's great the authorities put the criminals to do some positive work!
Léia
I wish we had vew good citizens around here. :)
Well, Dave said it before me. We have a very colorful sheriff as I'm sure you know. Let me be clear, I have no affection for him. He's pretty much a bombastic publicity seeker with an uncanny genius for getting elected.
Ah yes, this looks familiar. In Prescott the county prisoners do landscaping work around the courthouse.
Much better than the chain gang.
We have nothing like that here! The union of the city workers would go ballistic if someone was taking away any of their jobs.
I hope that these workers aren't volunteering just to get away from Lowell, are they? That would just go to show how far out of the mainstream they'd gotten. . .
So you own a prison too? Happens here too, specially along the freeways. MB
OMG!!! I was there when you took this picture...I am pretty sure of it....was it Friday two weeks ago???? The reason I am asking is because I saw this person pull one clump of weeds from that wall and then leave the rest..and I thought...what the heck??? Also...I had no doubt about the Lowe's photo....I am a frequent visitor there ;)
We used to see prisoners along the side of the highway in Jackson too. I guess it's good they're doing something productive. I'm not sure just locking people up really helps anyone.
Nice work!
Not better than staying in dirty jail ?
Pierre
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