February 10, 2022 by Amanda Brandeis with ABC 10News San Diego

VISTA, Calif. — With more than 2 million people in the nation's prisons and jails, the U.S. leads the world in incarceration. About one-third of people released from prison will return at some point in their lives.

A former prisoner and horticulture specialist, Chris Burroughs, believes organic farming can help disrupt the cycle of recidivism.

"These plants, they don't judge," said Burroughs.

An unlikely spokesman for sustainability, he's recruiting new members for the veg-o-lution.

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