FLORENCE — A program that allows Arizona prison inmates to help tame wild horses is also helping to tame recidivism rates.
The Arizona Republic reports that the Wild Horse Inmate Program at a state prison in Florence is being credited with bringing about positive changes in participating inmates.
According to program officials, about 50 inmates who have completed the program have been released since 2012. Their recidivism rate is zero.
Randy Helm, who teaches the inmates, says they learn the joy of accomplishing a project to its end.
The program is a partnership between the state Department of Corrections and the Bureau of Land Management.
The federal agency corrals wild horses and takes some to the prison facility.
The program averages getting about 150 horses from the program adopted every year.
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Information from: The Arizona Republic, http://www.azcentral.com
