The Sustainable Development Department (SDD) has unveiled its new boardroom table, handmade by inmates at the Prison Farm.Government estimated it saved around $15,000 on the table, which was constructed by Prison Farm carpentry teacher James Pratt and two inmates, Michael Eberly and Edgar Haughton, over the course of three months.SSD director Charles Brown said: “We thought it would be helpful to facilitate an opportunity for some of the inmates to make a contribution to the people of Bermuda.“Opportunities like this allow those incarcerated to develop and use their skills to give back to the community.”Mr Brown said that when the SDD relocated, they discovered that they would need a new boardroom table for the Department of Sustainable Development Roundtable.The roundtable is now chaired by Iantha Simmons-Wade, who recently took over from Arthur Hodgson.“We were aware of the good work that the Department of Corrections is doing and approached them to explore the potential for this cost-effective option. A few months later we now have this wonderful table here today, and we have a completed project that can be added to the list of accomplishments of these inmates.”Commissioner of Corrections Eddie Lamb said that the project was an opportunity for the inmates to use their talents to both better themselves and make a contribution to the community.“We strive ardently to create ways for inmates to better themselves, and in doing so become better citizens of Bermuda, and this joint undertaking was one such way for them to do so,” Lt Col Lamb said.“No doubt those who gather around this table to conduct their business will readily recognise the expert craftsmanship of those who built it.”Minister of Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Strategy Walter Roban said projects like these can help boost the confidence of inmates and help them re-enter society. “This is just one more example of how government departments can work together to do more with less, assist each other and exchange benefits to each other.”