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Incarcerated women get certified to create braille books for visually impaired children
York Correctional Institution, the women’s state prison has developed a program to certify inmates in braille transcription, and the work is helping visually-impaired kids across Connecticut.
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Incarcerated women get certified to create braille books for visually impaired kids
Graduation day came at a place you might not expect: York Correctional Institution. The women’s state prison has developed a program to certify inmates in braille transcription, and the work is helping visually-impaired kids across Connecticut. Five women graduated from the program on Thursday. Seeing the beauty of a butterfly through your fingers: it is one way braille illuminates...
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CT prison aims to maintain bonds with incarcerated mothers and their children
Nearly half of the women incarcerated at York Correctional Institution are mothers. That is why the prison in Niantic is taking steps to help them maintain bonds with their kids by building a playground. The brand-new play area opened Tuesday, complete with swings, slides and a jungle gym. Warden Trina Sexton says the space is open to incarcerated moms and…
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CT prison aims to maintain bonds with incarcerated mothers and their children
The playground is the first to be built at a prison in Connecticut and is now available to about 400 inmates that are parents.