Hogan, Val wrote:
>
> Please excuse my ignorance, what misdemeanor is "DWI" ?
>
> Val H.
> > ----------
> > From:         Rio Grande Valley Museum[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Reply To:     Museum discussion list
> > Sent:         Wednesday, 24 December 1997 1:18 AM
> > To:   [log in to unmask]
> > Subject:      Re: Prison labor in Museums
> >
> > Davis,
> > when i was in louisiana at a 1796 antebellum mansion we had almost no
> > financial resources.  "community service" workers were often a godsend
> > to us.  they did the grounds (4 acres of lawns and gardens), designed
> > and printed stationery, assisted in lots and lots of ways.  ours were
> > people who had received community service for dwi only - no drug
> > crimes,
> > no violence, no anything else.  we saw people from all levels of the
> > community and we had no probs with them.  but the judge was careful
> > about whom he assigned to us.  for us it was a definite plus.
> > linn
> >
> > David Driscoll wrote:
> > >
> > > For a possible session at next year's Midwest Museums Conference
> > annual
> > > meeting, I would like to hear from anyone with experience using any
> > kind
> > > of prison labor (community service, work release, adults, juveniles,
> > > etc.) in museum operations.  I am curious about how extensive the
> > > practice currently is, what applications it is notably effective or
> > > ineffective at, and whether--given current trends in both museum
> > funding
> > > and in the costs of correctional systems--prison labor may become
> > more
> > > common in the years ahead.  Please reply either directly or through
> > the
> > > list.
> >
Driving While Intoxicated.  Texas uses it, though other states use terms
such as D.U.I.--Driving Under the Influence, etc.