Monday, February 01, 2010
Inmates Allowed To Work On Habitat for Humanity
KENTUCKY...
Jail inmates in Mason County will be allowed to work on future Habitat for Humanity projects. The ruling involved a change of heart by the state. Inmates can now work on houses as long as the jail holds the deed to the property showing the work is being done for a nonprofit organization. If the deed is transferred to an individual the inmates could not work on the project. The state had stopped similar work because, the department said, the projects were benefiting a private citizen more than an organization.
Jail inmates in Mason County will be allowed to work on future Habitat for Humanity projects. The ruling involved a change of heart by the state. Inmates can now work on houses as long as the jail holds the deed to the property showing the work is being done for a nonprofit organization. If the deed is transferred to an individual the inmates could not work on the project. The state had stopped similar work because, the department said, the projects were benefiting a private citizen more than an organization.
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