In California and Colorado, entrepreneurs are eyeing the secure walls of two closed prisons as a perfect place to grow medical marijuana. In Kentucky, a former state prison in Frankfort has since April served as a training academy for state troopers. In New Jersey, a closed prison is expected by next year to reopen as a drug treatment centre for inmates. Photograph: National Geographic Image Collec/AlamyIn some cases, state prisons have been closed because they were outdated or run down. But some projects in former New York state prisons are taking longer than expected to get off the ground.

Source: The Guardian November 06, 2016 11:01 UTC