Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has proposed spending $150,000 on a pilot program that would teach prison inmates to cook — part of a broader effort by the governor to bolster programs that help inmates assimilate back into society. The pilot program, still in initial planning stages, would train inmates to manage restaurants, plan menus and prepare food. The program would be tested at the Department of Corrections cafeteria in Richmond, which serves both agency staff and visitors, beginning Aug. 1. The governor’s office anticipates that food sales generated through the program will be enough to fund it.

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