By HANNAH JOHNSON, Stillwater Gazette
Prisoners go in and out of the Stillwater State Prison. So do computers. Nestled on the recycling and production floor of the old prison in Bayport is Minnesota Computers for Schools (MCFS), a non-profit organization that trains inmates at the Stillwater Correctional Facility to refurbish and upgrade computer hardware donated by businesses. The refurbished computers are then placed in K-12 public, private and charter schools across the state. Computers are also placed in educationally based non-profit organizations. “The whole concept is working with local corporations and making employable job skills for inmates while also benefiting schools across the state,” said Executive Director Tamara Gillard. Computers and related equipment are sold to schools at a nominal fee. Generally, schools could purchase two to three refurbished computers or laptops at the price of one, Gillard said.
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