Rehabilitation Through the Arts celebrates silver anniversary lowering recidivism rate
Eyewitness News, May 23, 2022: Rehabilitation Through the Arts celebrates silver anniversary lowering recidivism rate
“OSSINING, Westchester County (WABC)—This is an update to a story I first told you about six years ago, when I literally went to prison for a report called ‘Shakespeare in Sing Sing.’
“It was about a performance of ‘Twelfth Night’ put on by those serving lengthy sentences for violent crimes.
“A non-profit group called Rehabilitation Through the Arts (RTA), which staged that show, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this spring, and what began with just a handful of people who were incarcerated now serves more than 200 in various facilities.”
Additional reading:
Rehabilitation through the Arts
Journal of Correctional Education, April 2012: Rehabilitation Through the Arts: Impact on Participants’ Engagement in Educational Programs
