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A Qualitative Evaluation Of The California Arts-In-Corrections Program, Larry Brewster
A Qualitative Evaluation Of The California Arts-In-Corrections Program, Larry Brewster
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Arts-In-Corrections: A Path To Redemption, Larry Brewster
Arts-In-Corrections: A Path To Redemption, Larry Brewster
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The California Arts-in-Corrections (AI C) program is among the oldest in the nation. The Prison Arts Program (PAP), a three-year pilot program, was the precursor of Arts-in-Corrections In 1983, I found the program to be cost-effective, and in 1986 wrote about the importance of prison art programs in the Journal of American Culture. Twenty-five years later, this paper evaluates the impact Arts-in-Corrections had on the lives of men and women during and following their incarceration. A diverse group of ex-cons as measured by race, age, gender and crimes committed were interviewed, and four of them were students in AIC at …