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Triangle Magazine

The Prison Library as an Agent of Rehabilitative Change

The Prison Library as an Agent of Rehabilitative ChangeMany prisoners regret their criminal behavior and resolve to change their ways. Few places in the prison offer a more exciting opportunity to get inmates invested in lasting rehabilitative change than the prison library, yet many Departments of Correction undervalue the changed-based potential of both library and Librarian as vital pieces of the rehabilitative puzzle. […]