SYDNEY (Reuters) - Prisoners in central Australia are being offered an unusual way to defray the costs of their incarceration and to build their savings and self-esteem - by working in a salt mine.
The mining project, in the inhospitable desert about 250 km (155 miles) southwest of Alice Springs, had been struggling to recruit staff and took advantage of a scheme offered by the Northern Territory government.
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