The Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC) community work crew program at the Delta Correctional Center contributed, by one estimate, almost $286,000 in direct services to governments and non-profits in Delta County during 2011 alone.

Including all of the work done during 2011 for other agencies in the county and those beyond the county line, the DOC's work crew program benefits totalled 141,319 manhours, and they contributed a local economic value of about $1 million.

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