My grandfather was a homesteader in Alberta. He was a blacksmith and he worked on a farm. He told me that working on a farm delivers just about every kind of skill set you could possibly imagine. I would put to you that working in this kind of environment is very beneficial for prisoners in finding work elsewhere, not only for the hard skills they have, but also for the softer skills I mentioned earlier.
What's going to replace this program? I want to know what program, where, and when it's anticipated would replace these programs and would develop the kinds of skills you think are necessary.