The Art in Prisons:
Clean Break talk has lingered in my thoughts throughout the
day. I went in expecting to hear about how the program has affected the lives
of woman in danger of committing criminal offences, and yes, that was
discussed. But what struck me more was the work of the actual women. We were shown
trailers of theatre productions written by woman who took part in the program.
To see just how the program helped
the women to create such visual pieces was truly inspiring, and really showed
how it helped woman at risk of committing a criminal offence.
One of the speakers was a woman who had been a part of the program. She
spoke about how it had enabled her to pick up her life and start university and
then move on to obtain a Master’s degree. To see the positive effect the Clean Break program had on a woman who
was actually there and able to talk about how it had helped change her life was a honest and heartening experience.
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