Folsom State Prison in Northern California has dozens of rehabilitation programs, including one in which inmates transcribe books from English to Braille for kids.
Folsom State Prison in Northern California has dozens of rehabilitation programs to help inmates find purpose after they are released, but one is doing something very few are in the country. The inmates transcribe books from English to Braille for kids in California.The California Prison Industry Authority partnered with the Folsom Lions Club to start the program in 1989. Inmates spend four days a week transcribing books.
You feed your habit and you don't care,” Shellman said. 'I didn't know she was blind until later. I've become a Christian and one of the things we do as Christians is we make amends. I can't make amends to her. I don't know who she was. I carry that with me. This is the result of it. I've been doing braille.”Shellman has spent more hours than one could add up earning his certifications.
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