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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Kaitlin Washburn

EXPLAINED: Students at stateville prison find empowerment hope in arts education - The Real Truth

Stateville art students designed the mural in Washington Park to honor Margaret Burroughs, the celebrated artist, poet and co-founder of the DuSable Museum of African American History. (Parole Illinois)

When Darrell Fair first arrived at Stateville Correctional Center in 2003, he felt a profound lack of purpose.

The men’s maximum-security state prison in Crest Hill offered few options to fill his days aside from his daily jogs, a habit from his time in the Marine Corps.

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