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His father owned a fruit ranch, and his mother was a dietitian.

Packing fruit is hard work, said Jamie Mertz, one of the owners of Symms Fruit Ranch.

Davidson is part of a 20-person crew that works at the Caldwell-based Symms Fruit Ranch in an offender training program run by Idaho Correctional Industries.

Symms Fruit Ranch was the first company to sign on to the agricultural work program in 2015 after state legislation allowed inmates to work with perishable foods.

Three of the inmates with whom the Idaho Press-Tribune spoke at Symms Fruit Ranch said they are interested in working in agricultural operations throughout the year.