Prison programs are helping the public see those behind bars as people and not prisoners and equips them with important life skills, from growing and cooking food to classroom learning to health care.
In August, Grafton Correctional Institution hosted a five-course meal served to the public.
The food was grown and prepared by inmates under the direction of a Cleveland-based chef who’s running similar program in more than 1,000 programs in the U.S.
In another program, Ohio State students attend classes in prison with fellow students who are incarcerated, and OSU medical students help women inmates with their health.
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Guests:
- Chef Brandon Chrostowski, founder, president and CEO, EDWINS Leadership & Restaurant Institute
- Tiyi Morris, co-founder and co-director, Ohio Prison Education Exchange Program/Associate Professor, Department of African American and African Studies, Ohio State University-Newark campus
- Nicolette Le, second-year med student and project leader, House Call, Ohio State University
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