Prisoners gain opportunity in growth industry: tree trimming - The Detroit News
New program trains Michigan inmates for tree-trimming after prison - Detroit Free Press
From convicts to carpentering and construction, program helps train ex-inmates for work - Fox 2
Michigan's Vocational Village - America Working Forward
Former Inmates Are Getting Jobs As Employers Ignore Stigma In Bright Economy - NPR
Department of Corrections breaks ground on newest Vocational Village – Michigan Radio
Michigan Department of Corrections breaks ground on first Vocational Village site for women – WLNS
Rick Snyder, MDOC break ground on prison training site for women – MLive
Michigan inmates get job training in 'vocational village' – CBS Detroit
Vocational Village skilled trades training to be offered at second state prison – Crain’s Detroit Business
The Vocational Village, an innovative and first-of-its-kind program in the nation, was announced as a Newsmaker Finalist for 2016 by the Grand Rapids Business Journal.
