Solving the road-kill riddle

Finally, one innovative jail has figured out a way to save taxpayers a few bucks and kill two birds with one stone. (Actually three.)

The idea? Have inmates pick up road-kill.

This is the best ideas in corrections to come along since orange jumpsuits.

Think of the many benefits:

1) Instead of using highly paid highway workers to fritter away their time on carcass patrol, jail inmates do it for the proverbial “three hots and a cot.”

2) Inmates get a fun job. What would you rather do, sit in a cramped, airless cell with a child molester, or get some healthy exercise with a nice walk in the sunshine and fresh air?

That’s a no-brainer. … OK, the air might not be so fresh around a possum that’s been laying there for a few days, but hey, there’s a downside to everything.

3) Finally, and most important, inmates get a chance to spice up their diets.

PB&J sandwiches get old quick. A tasty bowl of raccoon stew or a sizzling slice of venison BBQ really hits the spot after a long day in the slammer.

Heck, if you also let ’em grow their own vegetables, the jail’s food costs practically disappear.

Let’s give it a try.

Sure, some inmate might get hit by a passing car or get sick from rotten meat, but that’s a chance I’m willing to take!