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Finding freedom behind bars

October 24, 2018  By The Buccaneer By Sarah R Baker Originally posted at: http://www.passthebuc.com/2018/10/finding-freedom-behind-bars/ The patterned linoleum tiles, the overhead lights toeing the line between bright and harsh, and the cork boards covered in colorful construction paper and cut-out animals are reminiscent of anyone’s elementary school. The nostalgic smell of finger-paint and gooey cafeteria lunches feel like they might waft in at any second. The courtyard gives off a similar feeling, displaying perfectly trimmed grass and sporadic clusters of flowers and greenery any kid would want to trample or pick for favorite teachers during recess. But this isn’t a school. It’s
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Prisoners taking TEACH-ING to a whole new level

The idea of using college course in Arts, Humanities, Natural and Social Sciences as a tool for prison reform can be seen as progressive, but when the same classes are being taught by prisoners to the inmate population as a way of creating a liberating learning community that is committed to reform, it becomes more that progressive it becomes revolutionary! TEACH was created in 2013 as a college program that started off offering college level classes like world literature, biology and college math at Clallam Bay Corrections Center. TEACH, which is an acronym for Taking Education And Creating History, was
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