Georgia may use prisoners to fill farm labor gap

State officials have set their sights on another potential pool of workers to help bridge Georgia’s severe farm labor gap: prisoners.

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They came to the farm from Mexico through the federal guest worker program. But Georgia farmers say there is a labor shortage and the state may turn to prison and jail inmates.

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The idea is to put nonviolent inmates -- who are spending the end of their prison terms at one of the state’s 13 transitional centers -- to work picking fruits and vegetables across Georgia.

This is at least the state’s second attempt to tackle the labor shortages since enacting a tough new immigration law many farmers blame for their problems. State officials started experimenting last summer by encouraging criminal probationers to work on the farms, but results are mixed.

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Georgia may use prisoners to fill farm labor gap

Georgia may use prisoners to fill farm labor gap

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