Trinity River Conservation Camp

This camp is a well maintained minimum security facility, providing basic skill training for inmates in the last 24 months of their sentence. The training these men receive includes keeping the camp and their living accommodations neat and clean. They learn how to raise vegetables and flowers, prepare and serve meals, and run the fire-fighter mobile kitchen. They work in the auto-repair areas, keeping the machinery in well-maintained and working conditions. This includes working in the upholstery shop, the metal/wood shops, and the saw shop. (They also run a small mill where they cut and prepare lumber for sale of barter with other camps, for their products, throughout the state.) For community service the inmates use their spare time to design and build toys to be provided to Toys for Tots or local civic groups to be distributed to local children for Christmas. They also refurbish bicycles and tricycles for donation. They are available for work for any government agency, county, city, state of federal project. The crews work for a full day at a cost of $200.00. The fee covers the 17 workers, one supervisor and the necessary equipment.