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    :: Friday, September 02, 2005 ::

    Inmate labor now costs a bit more - By KAREN VOYLES, The Gainesville Sun
    "We have 51 inmate labor crews, and the work they do is pro-rated - we have a schedule we use," Yates said. "So ditch digging would be measured by the distance or the length of the ditch and is reported back as man hours under the contract."
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