A company in Chandler says it's only had positive experiences with Arizona Department of Corrections inmates coming on board, leaving the confines of their cells Monday-Friday, and helping build homes in Arizona.
housing market, experts say things are starting to slow down – mainly because of rising mortgage rates – but the demand for newly built homes continues to grow, and construction companies can’t build them fast enough.
"Work was booming, and we needed more people, and this was just a great opportunity," said Mark Frankson, Operations Manager with Erickson Framing AZ LLC. "We saw the program from some other facilities and looked at it the best we could, like, 'hey, this is great. This might work out.' You have a few reservations going in, you know it’s inmate labor, but I will tell you what: for the eight years we've been doing it, it’s been nothing but positive.
employs 2,000 offenders daily throughout the state, offering dozens of opportunities, ranging from agriculture to metal fabrication and construction, among others, thus providing not only a service to the community, but trade skills to the offenders.The partnership with Erickson Framing has been one of their most successful.
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