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>> HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS
AROUND INDIANA BROUGHT TO YOU
BY CHAPMAN HEATING AIR
CONDITIONING AND PLUMBING. THE

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MAN FOR ALL SEASONS CHAPMAN.
CHAPMAN HEATING.COM.
ONE NORTHWEST INDIANA COMPANY IS
PARTNERING WITH THE DEPARTMENT

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OF CORRECTION TO GIVE INMATES A
UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN
MANUFACTURING SKILLS AT A PLANT
BUILT INSIDE THE PRISON WALLS.

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AROUND INDIANA REPORTER,
MARY-RACHEL REDMAN AS EXCLUSIVE
DETAILS FROM DEMONTE.
>> YOU SEE THE TALL FENCES,

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RAZOR WIRE, DAUNTING, ONCE WE
GOT IN THERE AND GOT TO HEAR THE
OFFENDERS AND THEIR STORIES,
THEY'RE PEOPLE, JUST LIKE

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EVERYBODY ELSE, AND WE WANT TO
GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY.
>> AND THAT IS PRECISELY WHAT
GOLD STANDARD TRUST IS DOING AT

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WESTERVILLE CORRECTIONAL
FACILITY.
>> THEY GAVE US A TOUR OF THE
FACILITY. IT WAS LIKE WALKING

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INTO ANY OTHER MANUFACTURING
FACILITY. THERE IS GUYS JUST
WORKING, AND WORKING, AND
WORKING. AND I TALKED TO ONE OF

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THE MANAGERS, I SAID HOW MANY OF
THESE GUYS WOULD YOU HIRE AFTER
THEY GOT RELEASED?
HE SAID PROBABLY 85 TO 90%. AND

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WHEN I WALKED OUT, THERE'S
ANOTHER BUILDING OFF TO THE
SIDE, I ASKED THE TOUR GUIDE,
WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN THERE?

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HE SAID IT WAS EMPTY. AND IT
CLICKED, A COUPLE DAYS LATER WE
MADE THE DECISION TO PARTNER UP
WITH IDOC

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>> THE GOAL IS TO TEACH INMATES
VALUABLE MANUFACTURING SKILLS
THAT THEY CAN USE ONCE THEY
LEAVE PRISON. AND AT THE NEW

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LOCATION INSIDE WESTERVILLE
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, INMATES
WILL LEARN HOW TO BUILD TRUSSES
LIKE THIS GUY.

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>> GOLD STANDARD TRUSS IS
ACTUALLY BRINGING IN A TRUSS
MANUFACTURING COMPANY, THEY'RE
BRINGING IN SAVE OUR EQUIPMENT,

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MAKING A GOOD INVESTMENT IN THE
STATE OF INDIANA.
>> AND INVEST THEY DID. NEARLY
ONE-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS,

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TURNING THE ONCE EMPTY BUILDING
ON WESTERVILLE PRISON GROUNDS
INTO A FIRST RATE MANUFACTURING
FACILITY ABOUT THE SIZE OF A

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FOOTBALL FIELD THAT WILL EMPLOY
AROUND 30 INMATES BEGINNING NEXT
MONTH.
>> EXACTLY THE SAME SET-UP, SAME

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EVERYTHING. SO THEY'LL BE
LEARNING HOW TO BUILD WALLS,
BUILD ROOF TRUSSES AND BUILD
FLOOR TRUSSES. WE ALSO INTEND TO

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EXPAND THAT TRAINING PROGRAM TO
FRAMING CARPENTRY ITSELF. SO
ACTUALLY HOW TO THEN INSTALL
WHAT THEY'VE BUILT AND HOW TO

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STAND THEM UP IN THE FIELD AND
BUILD A HOUSE.
>> WHEN YOU WALK INTO THAT
FACILITY IN WESTERVILLE, YOU

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WOULD NEVER KNOW THAT YOU'RE
BEHIND THE WALL IN A MAXIMUM
SECURITY PRISON SETTING. IT'S
GOT THE MOST MODERN TECHNOLOGY

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INSIDE OF IT TO BUILD THE TRUSS
COMPONENTS. IT GIVES THEMSELVES
A SENSE OF FREEDOM. THEY HAVE A
PURPOSE.

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>> ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES
OUTSIDE OF THE FACILITY IS
FINDING A STRONG WORKFORCE THAT
HAS GOOD WORK ETHIC. THESE GUYS

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ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO WORK
EVERY DAY. THE ALTERNATIVE IS
SITTING IN THEIR CELL. WE LOOKED

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AT THAT DEDICATION WE FEEL WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE FROM THE WORKFORCE
AND REALLY SAW THAT ADVANTAGE.
>> ANOTHER ADVANTAGE INCREASED

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PRODUCT VOLUME.
>> SO THIS WESTERVILLE FACILITY
IS REALLY GOING TO HELP YOU OUT
IN TERMS OF MEETING DEMAND.

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>> YES. 100%. IT'LL BASICALLY
DOUBLE OUR CURRENT PRODUCTION
CAPACITY. SO, IT WILL BE ABOUT 8
MILLION IN CAPACITY THAT WE CAN

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RUN OUT OF THAT PLANT.
>> WHEN YOU GIVE THESE PEOPLE
THE TOOLS THEY NEED WHILE
THEY'RE INCARCERATED, THEY HAVE

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A VERY HIGH SUCCESS RATE ONCE
THEY'VE BEEN RELEASED.
>> WE COULD HELP THOSE
BUSINESSES OUT ACROSS THE STATE

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THAT ARE STRUGGLING TO FIND
PEOPLE TO WORK FOR THEM.
>> GIVING THEM THAT OPPORTUNITY
TO LEARN, AND TO GO BACK INTO

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THE OUTSIDE WORLD, AND GET A
GOOD JOB, BE A GOOD HUSBAND, A
GOOD SON, A GOOD FATHER FOR
FUTURE GENERATIONS, AND NOT END

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UP BACK IN PRISON.
>> MARY-RACHEL REDMAN, INSIDE
INDIANA BUSINESS.
>> GOLD STANDARD TRUSS IS

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ALREADY IN TALKS WITH THE