Vertical lettuce farm launches at SC prison, a first in the country

By: Skylar Laird

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: March 19, 2026

Words: 979

Last Updated: 1 day, 16 hours ago

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COLUMBIA — Seven shipping containers sit outside a South Carolina women’s prison. Inside four, amid the lights and fans, grow stacked rows of lettuce in various stages of their lifecycle.

The farm, which officially launched Thursday, is the first of its kind at a prison in the country. Along with teaching inmates agricultural and life skills, the program could serve as a model for prisons and companies across the country to create their own …

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