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FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — Davis County is saving thousands of dollars by contracting inmates to help make renovations to the county jail.
The Deseret News reports (http://bit.ly/234I3Rr ) that project foreman Bracken Ricketts says about 40 inmates have been chosen to help with the four-year project. He says their work is saving about $400,000.
The project involves removing older vinyl floor and using fewer paint colors.
Jessy Spruell is one of seven inmates helping jail staff renovate cell blocks in the building's older wing. He says working with his hands is "almost a form of meditation" and a break from the monotony of incarceration. He says it's inspired him to "want to find light in normal routines in life."
The upgrades are expected to be finished in a few weeks.
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