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Alto prison showcases first welding program graduates
'We rebuild lives and we can create futures'
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Arrendale State Prison inmate Mary Barber shows a welded cross she has created Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017 during a Gas Metal Arc Welding open house at the prison. The prison offers inmates to participate in the six month Gas Metal Arc Welding program and receive a certificate of completion. Is part of the first graduating class. - photo by Scott Rogers
A sketch of Rosie the Riveter overlooks the stations at Lee Arrendale State Prison’s GAS Metal Arc welding shop, telling the participants to “Weld Like a Girl” in fiery letters. Showcasing her metal artwork to passersby, Mary Barber said she had never welded before entering the Lee Arrendale State Prison program.