Minnesota Prison Program Preps Inmates for Solar Jobs

It's still too soon to tell if the program will succeed in helping inmates find work.

Dec. 3, 2018

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The growing demand for skilled trade workers and clean energy prompted the Minnesota Department of Corrections to offer a solar installation course to two classes of inmates prior to their release dates, according to a report from the Energy News Network.

Held last spring and summer, 30 men took the 48-hr training course from instructors working with the Wisconsin-based Midwest Renewable Energy Association. The nonprofit used the same course it offers the general public.

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