DEDHAM, Maine — Several inmates from the Penobscot County Jail have been helping to build a new deck around the bunkhouse at Camp CaPella as part of a Community Works Project.
The project is all about “giving back to the community,” Penobscot County Sheriff Glenn Ross said in a statement released by the camp. “Helping Camp CaPella, and the children and adults with disabilities served by the camp, is the right kind of project for our program — good for all of us.”
Inmates have been volunteering time each week for about three weeks and are almost done, Dana Mosher, executive director of Camp CaPella, said Thursday.
“Yes, this is about community, and we’re glad these volunteers are recognized and included as part of our community resource,” Mosher said in the same release.
The camp that serves people with disabilities and their families is located on Phillips Lake. For information, visit www.campcapella.org.
That’s awesome, all county jail’s should take part in community service projects, these inmates need to begin to have a feeling of accomplishment for a job well done to gain self esteem and acceptance so when they are released they can come back into the community with the skills they have gained to help find employment.
I don”t know about their feelings of accomplishment, but it”s a fantastic idea; they pay for their stay, this being a way. I agree there should be more of this practice implemented ! Glenn Ross…good job and congrats to the ambitious inmates!