South Carolina prison becomes first in U.S. to grow food with vertical farm – WTOC

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This is a summary of reporting published by WTOC on March 20, 2026. It was not written by Georgia Prisoners’ Speak. GPS tracks coverage of Georgia’s prison system so the record stays in one place. The full article is on WTOC’s own site.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – A South Carolina women’s prison has become the first correctional facility in the country to grow its own food using a vertical farm. Fourteen inmates at the Camille Graham Correctional Institution help transplants grow into full heads of lettuce. The opportunity provides agricultural experience and a chance at a new beginning. “To be within these walls…

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