From:
Bay Nature
Environmental Justice
BY Lia Keener
“Nobody’s got our kind of re-entry program that mixes soil, reentry, healing, and good pay,” says operations director Lynn Vidal. The nonprofit, founded in 2009, has employed more than 40 people transitioning from prison so far, many at the nursery. So far, the organization has seen a 2 percent recidivism rate, compared to 50 percent statewide, according to Vidal.