Today more and more prison officials are 45 the importance of rehabilitation and beginning to see the 46 of gardening in prisons. Research in California 47 suggests that, among prisoners who participated in gardening programs, less than 10 percent 48 prison. Part of what makes planting a garden so effective is that it represents 49 Growing food from seed, many prisoners 50 experience success after a lifetime of failures, which helps to build 51 Additionally, today's gardening programs don't just teach prisoners gardening skills but also 52 them to take part in planning the garden and making other 53 related to the project. And the prisoners aren't the only ones who 54. Some prison gardens donate food to low-income areas, allowing prisoners to give back to areas where many of them were 55. Others produce so much food that they're even 56 to donate to local nursing homes and schools. Through programs that 57 the science of gardening, prisoners learn that knowledge is power. The 58 of ever finding a skilled job after getting out of prison, a 59 that provides enjoyment and dignity in a complex 60 world, is