Growing Connection Beyond Prison Walls: How A Prison Garden Fosters Rehabilitation And Healing For Incarcerated Men

Written By Kelsey Timler

Authors: Kelsey Timler, Helen Brown, & Colleen Varcoe

Publication Date: 18 June 2019

Journal: Offender Rehabilitation

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PREVIEW: Evidence suggests that correctional agriculture and gardening bolster physical, social and mental health benefits, as well as impacts on inmate rehabilitation and recidivism. We outline the positive impacts associated with the planting, harvesting of food, as well as the benefit associated with the donation of food to local communities and discuss implications for correctional research and programming.

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