[Conservababe]

Maybe the prisoners just want to get out for some fresh air. I remain skeptical of their motives.

[summer]

Re your post #17 - That, too, was something I considered. But, these inmates were building greenhouses -- and already outside. And, their original offer was to dedicate a plaque, there, to Carlie -- however, as the sheriff in the article explains, dedicating "prison property" to Carlie did not seem appropriate. The officials, it seems, changed the idea from the prison outdoors grounds to the school location, as the school is a more appropriate location for a memorial for Carlie.

[summer]

"A couple of the guys were talking about it," he said. "We have been working a lot of weekends on this new building and we thought it'd be a good idea to ask the family if we could build this new building in her name."

Sheriff's officials decided naming prison property after Carlie wasn't suitable.

[summer]

BTW, I don't mean to imply that every prisoner should be let out to build butterfly gardens. Rather, I concluded this article indicates there are some crimes that just go beyond heinous, as everyone here knows.

[KantianBurke]

Am a bit skeptical too. This sort of act plays really well with parole boards. On the other hand though, I hope that the sentiment is genuine and that a memorial of some sort is built.