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Prison education programs growing
By USA Today
Published: 09/25/2008

UNITED STATES - Students in the Palmetto Unified School District in South Carolina have no Internet access, no PTA and no Friday night football. That's because their school is in a prison.

Still, they have performed well enough behind bars to earn their school district an "Excellent" rating on the South Carolina Annual School Report Card each of the past five years. The Palmetto program is one of many across the USA increasingly turning to education to reduce the rate of recidivism and to give inmates hope for their future. Read more.

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