State corrections department launches HVAC training program

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – It's a way to give prisoners an important work skill while trying to prevent them from falling back into a life of crime. It's also helping to add workers in an industry struggling to find some.A new program at the state penitentiary is teaching prisoners how to work on heating and cooling systems. Robert Romero, who owns an HVAC company in Santa Fe, meets with 10 inmates four days a week to explain how these systems work, how to install them, and who to repair