Inmates break gang code to heal pain

In documentary The Work, Folsom State Prison inmates open up about buried traumas

The Work documents a four-day retreat in the Folsom State Prison in California, where inmates cross racial lines that split the prison population into gangs to get therapy.
The Work documents a four-day retreat in the Folsom State Prison in California, where inmates cross racial lines that split the prison population into gangs to get therapy.PHOTO: HAPPINESS FILM FESTIVAL
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    Mar 14, 2019, 5:00 am SGT
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Inmates in Folsom State Prison are risking their lives doing something outsiders would not associate with men behind bars.

They are putting their lives on the line to get therapy.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on March 14, 2019, with the headline 'Inmates break gang code to heal pain'. Subscribe
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