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Mark Stikel, a graduate of the Yellow Line Project, a jail diversion program, stands with several books he intends to donate to the Blue Earth County Jail. Stikel, who once spent a short time in jail, recalls spending up to 19 hours a day in his cell. He donated several books from his personal collection and books he purchased to the jail in order to give inmates something to occupy their time, he said. Photo by Casey Ek