'I have a purpose now': Inmates working remote jobs at Maine prisons

Preston Thorp is a self-taught software engineer working remotely for a San Francisco based tech company. >> I guess I have an advantage because uh I have very little distractions. >> Thorp also happens to be an inmate at the Mountain View Correctional Facility in Maine.>> I have a purpose now. Like prior uh you know I had nothing going for me and and I had been a drug dealer for years. Thorp is one of about 40 residents here working remotely for various industries across the country.At least three other st ...