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Convicts in open prisons in Turkey produced 19 thousand tons of agricultural production in 2020

Turkiye
Published Nov 6, 2021

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Last year, 19 thousand tons of agricultural production, more than 6 thousand tons of vegetables and fruits, was made in more than 16 thousand acres of open penal institutions. According to the information received from the sources of the Ministry of Justice, the convicts who learned farming through trainings within the Penal Institutions and the Prisons Workshops Institution, produce in the fields of grain, fodder and ornamental crops, legumes, fruits, vegetables, and greenhouse cultivation in 92 open prisons across the country.

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Last year, 19 thousand tons of agricultural production, more than 6 thousand tons of vegetables and fruits, was made in more than 16 thousand acres of open penal institutions. According to the information received from the sources of the Ministry of Justice, the convicts who learned farming through trainings within the Penal Institutions and the Prisons Workshops Institution, produce in the fields of grain, fodder and ornamental crops, legumes, fruits, vegetables and greenhouse cultivation in 92 open prisons across the country. In order to enable them to acquire a profession and make production, convicts who become "certified farmers" participate in production activities in open penal execution institutions after being trained by experts in their fields. In 2020, nearly 3,000 tons of fruit, including apples, olives, watermelons, melons, oranges, tangerines, lemons, strawberries, cherries, bananas, dates and kiwis, were produced by convicts who completed their training in prisons ...
Source: Sondakika
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