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Prisoners and Art

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This weekend, artists, writers, former prison inmates and prison administrators gathered for the Arts in Criminal Justice conference in Philadelphia. They've been talking about how art can reduce recidivism, and also how it can help facilitate something called "restorative justice." In Philadelphia, this has been happening through collaborative mural projects. And it's some of the most difficult public art to pull off, as reporter Peter Crimmins found out.

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