Jennette Barnes
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CAI
Three years ago, a woman incarcerated in the Barnstable County jail asked a member of the sheriff’s staff for help with her writing. The jail’s response became a class for incarcerated women on writing their own life stories. CAI’s Jennette Barnes joined the class for a day.
Meredith Nierman
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GBH News
Tyler Russell
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Connecticut Public
Ryan Caron King
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Connecticut Public
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