Completing repairs after Hurricane Ian can be a huge relief.
For the leadership at the Charlotte County jail, rebuilding the destroyed hydroponics farm has been a big sense of pride since it's become more productive than ever.
But for inmates like Travis Palmer of Bokeelia, it's much bigger than that. In many ways it's an escape. "We call it the golden-ticket job. We have the job that everybody wants, but only certain few have," said Palmer.
Palmer has been in the jail since January. "When you're stuck in there, you have nothing but negative thoughts. You got to think about the situation you're in and there's not a whole lot of positive in a jail setting. So to be able to come out here, you're learning something new, almost every day," said Palmer.
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