A Massachusetts sheriff wants to offer his jail inmates a deal: do community service by volunteering to go build President-elect Donald Trump’s border wall.
Bristol County Sheriff Thomas M. Hodgson detailed the offer as he was sworn in to a fourth term in office on Wednesday, saying he hopes Mr. Trump will take him up on the plan, which he said would pay dividends for both the country and the inmates.
“I can think of no other project that would have such a positive impact on our inmates and our country than building this wall,” Sheriff Hodgson said in remarks prepared for his swearing-in ceremony. “Aside from learning and perfecting construction skills, the symbolism of these inmates building a wall to prevent crime in communities around the country, and to preserve jobs and work opportunities for them and other Americans upon release, can be very powerful.”
It was a bold statement at a time when many other local officials across the country are moving the other direction, promising to try to thwart Mr. Trump’s immigration plans.
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I like it. Good thinking.
ReplyDeleteLove the idea. Only question is where would they be housed and at what expense. Would it be cost effective? Would the convicts be charged a fee for housing as pre-release pays?
ReplyDeleteJust a point of information....Sheriff Tom Hodgson was a former police officer in Ocean City, Md.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely good thinking, like every sheriff in every state should be doing. If they all put their thinking hats on they could figure out how to house and feed them. Got to be a base somewhere that Obama closed.
ReplyDeletethem and all on welfare.
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