The proposed law would shift thousands of federal inmates out of prison and into transitional programs.

Since 2016 Detroit has gained more than 22 new large scale gardens and farms. As these new farmers put down roots, some wonder what the future of urban agriculture will look like there.

Listener Grant Cohoe says he's "not a fan of mint" and asks: "Why it is that mint is so ubiquitous in toothpaste, mouthwash and the like?"

"Meals and food is the basic way that we show love and respect for one another," said the jail's warden, Catherine Fontenot. "And that’s what we need to show with people who have offended us the greatest."

But food coming from a prison isn't necessarily a selling point.

Some small farms that participate in community-supported agriculture say that meal kit companies are cutting into their profits.