Training for Inmates
* Re “Sheriff Launches Skills Program for Inmates,” Nov. 22: Kudos to Sheriff Lee Baca for launching a program for in-custody classes and vocational training at Twin Towers correctional facility. However, this approach is not unique as the article suggests. Let’s not forget the philanthropic efforts of Sybil Brand, the woman who first initiated and financed programs for women inmates at Sybil Brand Institute in East Los Angeles, at what was the largest facility of its kind in the country. The provisions for on-site parenting classes, computer instruction and other forms of vocational training lead thousands of women into more productive lives after their release.
DIANE P. DAILEY
West Hollywood
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