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>> all the cows at the dairy farm were given numbers as opposed to names and a number of the inmates who worked there for a long time like marvin developed certain bonds with some of the cows so they would lovingly call their cows by their numbers because that was their name. >> ive got a couple of favorites. theres two really. 5306 and 5378. my two favorites. >> why? >> they come up to you. some of them are real fun. some of them are not. sometime i look at them animals and remind me of certain...

Infamy, but to its location. in the heart of californias most fertile agricultural basin. >> come on, ladies, lets go. >> i had no idea there was a fully functioning dairy farm at corcoran prison before we got there. it was interesting because the inmates that worked on the dairy farm loved their jobs. i think it was the fact that they were around these animals and they were caretaking them and creating something that was valuable. it gave them a sense of purpose that i didnt often see at corcor...

Infamy, but to its location. in the heart of californias most fertile agricultural basin. >> come on, ladies, lets go. >> i had no idea there was a fully functioning dairy farm at corcoran prison before we got there. it was interesting because the inmates that worked on the dairy farm loved their jobs. i think it was the fact that they were around these animals and they were caretaking them and creating something that was valuable. it gave them a sense of purpose that i didnt often see at corcor...

Farm. in addition to the milking processing that they have going on there, they actually have an animal hospital to tend to the sick cows. >> see, right now her temperature is 103.5. thats high. somebody is going to come in and give her a drench, thats a certain type of drink you give her down her throat. >> sick cows come under the care of inmate marvin lard. >> first i started as a chaser. i came over here as a herdsman. i take cares of all the cows. sometimes there are cows that get loose or ...

We discovered another side of corcoran. one that was tied not to its infamy, but to its location. in the heart of californias most fertile agricultural basin. >> come on, ladies, lets go. >> i had no idea there was a fully functioning dairy farm at corcoran prison before we got there. it was interesting because the inmates that worked on the dairy farm loved their jobs. i think it was the fact that they were around these animals and they were caretaking them and creating something that was valua...

You have to be aware of that. >> all the cows at the dairy farm were given numbers as opposed to names and a number of the inmates who worked there for a long time like marvin developed certain bonds with some of the cows so they would lovingly call their cows by their numbers because that was their name. >> ive got a couple of favorites. theres two really. 5306 and 5378. my two favorites. >> why? >> they come up to you. some of them are real fun. some of them are not. sometime i look at them an...

I like animals. >> its a functioning dairy farm. in addition to the milking processing that they have going on there, they actually have an animal hospital to tend to the sick cows. >> see, right now her temperature is 103.5. thats high. somebody is going to come in and give her a drench, thats a certain type of drink you give her down her throat. >> sick cows come under the care of inmate marvin lard. >> first i started as a chaser. i came over here as a herdsman. i take cares of all the cows. ...

Out. >> i like it. its better than dealing with the prison. you know? its a lot better. i enjoy getting away from the yard and working with cows. i like animals. >> its a functioning dairy farm. in addition to the milking processing that they have going on there, they actually have an animal hospital to tend to the sick cows. >> see, right now her temperature is 103.5. thats high. somebody is going to come in and give her a drench, thats a certain type of drink you give her down her throat. >> s...

Give her a drench, thats a certain type of drink you give her down her throat. >> sick cows come under the care of inmate marvin lard. >> first i started as a chaser. i came over here as a herdsman. i take cares of all the cows. sometimes there are cows that get loose or i have to move cows, transfer cows from pen to pen. >> but most of lards time is spent tending to the herd. >> sick cows, sometimes they come in with diseases that can spread through a whole herd. you have to be aware of that. >...

I think it was the fact that they were around these animals and they were caretaking them and creating something that was valuable. it gave them a sense of purpose that i didnt often see at corcoran. >> this is a good opportunity right here. i live in bakersfield and theres a lot of dairies around there. so hopefully when i get out, the hours i accumulated here give me a job opportunity when i get out. >> i like it. its better than dealing with the prison. you know? its a lot better. i enjoy get...