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There are growing calls to reopen prison farms across the country.
The farm programs were shut down by the Harper Conservatives as part of its tough-on-crime agenda.
Supporters believe the work of prison farms can help rehabilitate prisoners.
Nowhere does that belief run deeper than among one group near Kingston, Ont. They’ve been safeguarding a herd of cows from one of the farms in hopes a new government might bring a change in attitude.
APTN’s Annette Francis has this story.
