Inmates from various Florida prisons met Wednesday at the Cross City Correctional Institution to compete in the 5th Annual FDC Masonry Competition.
Fourteen inmates went head-to-head in a three-hour bricklaying race to claim the coveted Trowel Trophy.
First, second and third place winners received a personal masonry kit for them to own if they choose to enter the trade after leaving prison.
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Bryan Peterson tests to see if his wall is level at the 5th Annual Masonry Competition at Cross City Correctional Institution on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (Kade Sowers/WUFT News)
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A Cross City Correctional Institution inmate plays brain teasers as his fellow inmates compete in the 5th Annual Masonry Competition on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (Kade Sowers/WUFT News)
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The mortar-stained hand of a Cross City Correctional Institution inmate at the 5th Annual Masonry Competition on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (Kade Sowers/WUFT News)
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The mortar-stained hands of a Cross City Correctional Institution inmate at the 5th Annual Masonry Competition on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (Kade Sowers/WUFT News)
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Kristopher Fabbro builds a wall for the 5th Annual Masonry Competition at Cross City Correctional Institution on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025 (Kade Sowers/WUFT News)
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The 5th Annual Masonry Competition at Cross City Correctional Institution on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (Kade Sowers/WUFT News)
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Cross City Correctional Officers watch the 5th Annual Masonry Competition on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (Kade Sowers/WUFT News)