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Shakespeare in prison
The Bard's plays provide therapy at Rogers State Prison near Reidsville
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Rogers State Prison mental health counselor Kevin Crabtree uses videos and adaptations in 21st Century English to make Shakespeare more accessible to inmates.
The scene: Rogers State Prison. Amid green fields and razor-wire topped fences near Reidsville, medium-security Rogers houses 1,487 male inmates, many of whom work on the surrounding 9,700-acre farm that supplies food to other prisons statewide. Inside: A shiny, tiled visitation room with words like "RESPECT" and "PURPOSE" painted on the walls.
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