EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) and the local 4-H Club launched a partnership that connects incarcerated individuals with local youth through agricultural education and art.
According to EPSO, the “Cultivating Change: Agriculture and Mental Health Initiative” allows 4-H members to share agricultural research with people in the county jail. The program was established in recognition of National Agriculture Month and is managed through the Jail-Based Behavioral Services program.
More than 250 incarcerated individuals across seven wards completed the initiative, according to EPSO…