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Pennsylvania inmates urge new ways to curb crime
05:12 PM EST August 09, 2005
August 9, 2005
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Inmates serving life sentences at a Pennsylvania prison have adopted a unique tactic to promote a program of personal change for fellow convicts and help end a culture of crime that boosts the U.S. prison population.
The program, which goes beyond traditional rehabilitation regimes to "transform" offenders, was presented by the convicts themselves at the maximum-security Graterford prison outside Philadelphia to academics attending the World Congress of Criminology, held this week at the University of Pennsylvania.
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05:12 PM EST August 09, 2005
August 9, 2005
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Inmates serving life sentences at a Pennsylvania prison have adopted a unique tactic to promote a program of personal change for fellow convicts and help end a culture of crime that boosts the U.S. prison population.
The program, which goes beyond traditional rehabilitation regimes to "transform" offenders, was presented by the convicts themselves at the maximum-security Graterford prison outside Philadelphia to academics attending the World Congress of Criminology, held this week at the University of Pennsylvania.
Read more:
http://www.longislandpress.com/dsdsmultimedia/3_ds_149626.php