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. >