00:02This lettuce has a short trip ahead of it.
00:05Grown inside Port Lincoln Prison, it's about to end up on a restaurant plate.
00:11This inmate who can't be identified while behind bars says working on the prison's farm has changed his life.
00:18Partially illiterate when I came here and didn't have really much expectations on changing it.
00:25While behind bars he has completed a certificate for in horticulture and plans to work in farming after prison.
00:33You can strive to be something more than just another prisoner. You don't have to let the walls confine you.
00:39Now spring harvest has begun, produce is picked, prepared, packed and delivered to local restaurants.
00:48Avoiding the long trip from Adelaide to the Eyre Peninsula.
00:51You can't really find anything close to how nice and fresh and beautiful that is so close to home.
00:58This cafe changes their menus to make the most of the prison's produce.
01:04It just keeps things nice and new, nice and fresh and I think there's always something different on offer.
01:09Practical training like this is part of the prison's push to reduce re-offending rates.
01:14South Australia already has the lowest re-offending rates in the country according to the police minister who aims to
01:21cut those by 30% in the next four years.
01:24It's cyclic, it just happens every year, year in, year out and it's just so rewarding.
01:32Helping prisoners find a reason to create a better life.
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