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| UI Prison Projects Coalition stages symposium |
| By dailyiowan.com- Mitch McAndrew |
| Published: 09/08/2014 |
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After three months of planning, University of Iowa officials as well as state officials gathered to present various prison projects. The first Incarcerated in Iowa symposium, which was held in the University Capitol Center this past weekend, focused on the ways the incarcerated community and free community affect each other, as well as what the free population can do to help reverse the growth of the incarcerated population. From advocating for library funding to providing college education to the incarcerated, speakers showcased their respective prison projects and supplemented their presentations with discussions. “Our ultimate goal today is to create a conversation among the university, the Department of Corrections, and community volunteers for public engagement in scholarship,” said Kathrina Litchfield, a UI graduate student and co-organizer of the symposium. Read More. |
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