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.