Workforce development now extends inside the razor wire at Mike Durfee State Prison in Springfield.
A job fair Monday attracted about fifteen companies and hundreds of inmates looking for jobs and careers after they finish their sentences.
Warden Brent Fluke says it’s the second year for the job fair…
Fluke says work training and the job fair are good incentives and goals for inmates…
Inmate Justin McKinney says he is in the construction trade program…
McKinney says he has some goals in front of him when he is released..
McKinney, of Canton, is serving a term for aggravated assault, and will be eligible for parole in February.
