No tricks, all treats as Utah prison inmates donate pumpkins they grew to students with disabilities in Halloween tradition
Jordan Valley preschooler Aiden Theirel looks at a pumpkin as he plays during an annual Halloween event where inmates in the Green Thumb Nursery program at the Utah State Prison donate pumpkins to students with disabilities at the Jordan Valley School gymnasium in Midvale on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021. Shafkat Anowar, Deseret News
Jordan Valley preschooler Aiden Theirel looks at a pumpkin as he plays during an annual Halloween event where inmates in the Green Thumb Nursery program at the Utah State Prison donate pumpkins to students with disabilities.
This year’s event was held Tuesday at the Jordan Valley School gymnasium in Midvale.
Utah State Prison inmates grew the crop of pumpkins — as well as annual, perennials, grasses, groundcover and vegetables — in the Green Thumb Nursery program as a way to give back to the community. The annual Halloween event is a highlight of the program each year for the inmates who participate and for the Jordan Valley School students who get to enjoy the donations.
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Jordan Valley School teacher Rebecca Anderson plays with Mackson Houskeeper during an annual Halloween event where inmates in the Green Thumb Nursery program at the Utah State Prison donate pumpkins to students with disabilities at the school gymnasium in Midvale on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021. | Shafkat Anowar, Deseret News
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A Jordan Valley preschool student puts a pumpkin in a cart during an annual Halloween event where inmates in the Green Thumb Nursery program at the Utah State Prison donate pumpkins to students with disabilities at the school gymnasium in Midvale on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021. | Shafkat Anowar, Deseret News
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Colorful pumpkins are arranged ahead of an annual Halloween event where inmates in the Green Thumb Nursery program at the Utah State Prison donate pumpkins to students with disabilities at Jordan Valley School during in Midvale on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021. | Shafkat Anowar, Deseret News
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Todd Barszcz, right, overseer of the Green Thumb Nursery Program for Utah Correctional Industries, arranges pumpkins ahead of an annual Halloween event where inmates in the Green Thumb Nursery donate pumpkins to students with disabilities at Jordan Valley School in Midvale on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021. | Shafkat Anowar, Deseret News
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A Jordan Valley school student smells her pumpkin during an annual Halloween event where inmates in the Green Thumb Nursery program at the Utah State Prison donate pumpkins to students with disabilities at the school's gymnasium in Midvale on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021. | Shafkat Anowar, Deseret News
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A Jordan Valley School teacher plays with his student during an annual Halloween event where inmates in the Green Thumb Nursery program at the Utah State Prison donate pumpkins to students with disabilities at the school gymnasium in Midvale on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021. | Shafkat Anowar, Deseret News
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Jordan Valley School teacher Jana Wright, right, takes care of Ethan Woodley during an annual Halloween event where inmates in the Green Thumb Nursery program at the Utah State Prison donates pumpkins to students with disabilities at the school gymnasium in Midvale on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021. | Shafkat Anowar, Deseret News
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Jordan Valley School teacher Rebecca Anderson, back, plays with her student during an annual Halloween event where inmates in the Green Thumb Nursery program at the Utah State Prison donate pumpkins to students with disabilities at the school gymnasium in Midvale on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021. | Shafkat Anowar, Deseret News
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