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Prison Libraries Change Lives.
Schneider, Julia – American Libraries, 1996
Prison library programming has positively affected inmate rehabilitation by providing a venue for learning and literacy education. Describes programs where inmates read and performed operas and participated in essay contests. Highlights San Quentin's Fathers as Teachers: Helping, Encouraging, Reading, Supporting (FATHERS) program and Cook County…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Correctional Rehabilitation, Learning Activities, Library Services