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Independent Lens  Expression - Criminal Justice System Classroom Module

Delve into a drama therapy program at a juvenile detention center for girls in Illinois. Details

 

Program: Independent Lens

Episode: Expression - Criminal Justice System Classroom Module

This Community Classroom module takes a look at a drama therapy program at a juvenile detention center for girls in Illinois. Viewers watch as the girls struggle to make sense of their own stories and how they can be used collectively to tell a larger, transformative narrative. Part of the Women and Girls Lead, Volume 3 curriculum titled Women, Girls and the Criminal Justice System.

Duration: (7:43)
Premiere Date: 01/08/2013
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: NR


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