Inmates Prepare for Life On the Outside by Saving Classic Cars Behind Bars

Summary

---

Then he worked on a 1967 Ford Mustang fastback to give it the look of Nicholas Cage's Eleanor car in the movie "Gone in 60 Seconds," and he transformed a rust bucket Chevy Cavalier into a saucy, metal-flaked cruiser that looks like it just drove off the set of MTV's "Pimp My Ride."

"I've come a long way. I feel pretty confident now," 32-year-old [Al Dumas] said with a proud grin. He's hoping to parlay the skills he developed working on engines and restoring car shells doomed for the scrap yard into a lucrative job after his release next June.

"There's no reason why other programs can't be designed to be self-supporting," said Rep. Stanley Gerzofsky, a Maine legislator who serves on the Criminal Justice Committee, which oversees prison issues.

See the full content of this document

Extract

---

Inmates Prepare for Life On the Outside by Saving Classic Cars Behind Bars

Inmate Al Dumas says he knew zilch about fixing up cars when he signed up for an auto body work program at the minimum-security prison wher...

See the full content of this document

---