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A prison in Scotland County is being turned into a park and sustainable farm. It's also aiming to turn lives around.
Mandy Mitchell, WRAL reporter
"Growing Change" in Scotland County is turning an abandoned prison into a park and sustainable farm and changing lives. An uplifting WRAL Original.
The Wagram site of Scotland Correctional Facility closed in 2001 after 71 years as a prison farm.
A nonprofit called Growing Change in Scotland County has taken over an old, abandoned prison and is planning to turn it into a park and sustainable farm. The project is providing purpose for a younger generation dealing with poverty and violence.