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| Tim Robbins and Wayne Kramer show support for arts in prisons |
| By .latimes.com - David Ng |
| Published: 05/07/2013 |
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Actor-director Tim Robbins and guitarist Wayne Kramer were among a handful of local cultural leaders to voice their support on Friday for programs that bring the arts to prisons and other correctional facilities around the country. The event was a hearing in downtown Los Angeles intended to address the efficacy of the arts as a rehabilitative tool in the correctional system. The discussion, held at the Grammy Museum at L.A Live, was moderated by California state Sen. Curren Price, who serves as chairman of the joint committee on the arts. Robbins voiced his concern that state policies emphasizing inmate labor has made it difficult for many to attend arts sessions. "It seems counterproductive to place more importance on an inmate's labor hours than their rehabilitation programs," he said. Under Robbins' leadership, The Actor's Gang has presented theater workshops at facilities in Chino, Folsom and Norco for the last six years. The workshops are participatory events in which inmates are invited to act in commedia dell'arte-style scenarios. Read More. |
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