MONROE COUNTY, Michigan — The Monroe County Sheriff's Office announced Tuesday that its jail garden has produced 2,202 pounds of produce, all of which were donated to local organizations.
According to a press release from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, the garden, which was tended in part by incarcerated people, grew squash, cucumbers, zucchini, green beans, green peppers, jalapenos and watermelon.
The sheriff's office said all produce was donated to the following organizations:
- Monroe County Opportunity Program
- Monroe Senior Citizens Center
- Oaks of the Righteousness
- Bedford Senior Community Center
- Frenchtown Senior Citizens Center
- Dundee Senior Citizen Center
- Monroe YMCA Meal Distribution Program
The garden will be expanded in 2024 in order to donate more produce to organizations, an official with the sheriff's office said in the press release.
A photo of the garden is included below:
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