Baltimore Sun·3 min read·medium
South African prisons open art galleries to showcase inmates’ work
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South African correctional facilities in Johannesburg have launched art galleries to showcase inmate work as part of a rehabilitation initiative. The program aims to reduce high recidivism rates by providing inmates with skills and a sense of purpose.
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — When most people think of prison, they picture steel bars, locked gates and lost freedom. But at a correctional facility in Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest city, visitors are greeted by something unexpected: an art gallery.
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