“A Liberal government remains steadfast in its commitment to restoring the prison farm program and will consult with agricultural, corrections and community groups and experts to ensure the program is successfully restored.
“To ensure a successful restoration of the prison farm program, we must consider to what extent we can build on the previous program and how we will introduce new skill-training opportunities into the program, like green agriculture, while retaining the core rehabilitative strengths of the prison farm experience.
“The Liberal Party stands by its condemnation of Stephen Harper’s misguided decision to cut Canada’s federal prison farm program.
“Under Stephen Harper, the Conservatives have ignored the fact that inmates working on prison farms develop critical life and employability skills that reduce their risk of re-offending after release – helping to prevent crime and protect our communities.
“The Liberal Party of Canada understands that prison farms benefit everyone involved in them: farmers, corrections workers, and inmates, which is why a Liberal government will restore Canada’s federal prison farm program.”
