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| Arts in Corrections to return to CA prisons with $1 million |
| By scpr.org- Mary Plummer |
| Published: 05/02/2014 |
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The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation will announce Friday it plans to spend $1 million to restore arts programing for prisoners. The funding will bring back the Arts in Corrections program - the demise of which KPCC reported on in January, along with makeshift programs that have popped up to try to fill in some of the gaps. Despite studies showing inmates released from prison were less likely to return if they had participated in the state's arts classes, the program was eliminated in 2010. It had been a staple in state prisons for 30 years. Read More. |
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