Since then, local officials have asked the state not to let inmates return to work, saying it's not safe to have near homes and schools.
Farm work had been a privilege for minimum-security inmates at the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility as they neared the end of their terms.
Corrections officials say inmates will continue to work at five other department-owned farms.
The dairy is to close at the Somerset County farm, but the state plans to continue growing crops there.
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Information from: The Star-Ledger, http://www.nj.com/starledger
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