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Mule Creek State Prison employees give back to the community

Over the years, Mule Creek State Prison employees have become more engrained in the local communities. These employees are making a difference by giving back to the communities where they live and work, by involving themselves in a variety of community-service groups and other contributions.

Mule Creek State Prison hosts an annual Holiday Employee Toy Drive, which has been a huge success. The prison partners with the Amador County Sheriff's Department.

The goal is to collect 1,000 toys donated by the prison's employees. The toys are displayed on a float driven in the Ione Christmas Parade, after which the toys are turned over to the Sheriff's Department for distribution at Saint Sava Mission in Jackson...

LINK - Ledger-Dispatch.com