The jobs would also pay more than the 21 cents to $1.15 an hour that the inmates now in the program earn.

These inmates earned time off their maximum sentence for good behavior.

The inmates in the program at Wallkill earn 95 cents a day - or $9.50 every two weeks - to take care of the thoroughbreds.

Some of the educational services include helping inmates earn their GEDs, special education, and a self study program in 120 subject areas.

Another requirement is participation in a higher-education program; inmates can earn bachelor's and master's degrees.

In California, inmates automatically earn a day off their sentence for every day served without trouble.

Typically, inmates earn token wages of a few cents an hour, which are credited to their account at the prison canteen.

Prior to Rosenberg no inmate in the state of New York had ever earned a law degree.

That inmate earns 75 cents a day.

While in prison, the inmate took university courses, and eventually earned a law degree.