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New College of Florida researchers and students use puppets to teach job interview skills to Osceola County inmates
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Researchers and students from New College of Florida are using custom-built puppets to teach job interview skills to incarcerated men and women in Osceola County as part of a prison rehabilitation program.
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Incarcerated individuals in Osceola County receive specialized job interview training through an unconventional rehabilitation program.
Key Facts
- New College of Florida researchers and students are conducting an unconventional prison rehabilitation program in Osceola County.
- The program uses custom-built puppets to teach job interview skills to incarcerated men and women.
Who's Mentioned
PersonLeah Basaria“Former student who started the program and launched Light Line Reentry.”OrganizationUnited Arts of Central Florida“Funded the program through a Community Impact Grant.”PersonAlicia Byrne“Undergraduate student and participant in delivering the program.”locationKissimmee“Location of the Hart Memorial Central Library.”OrganizationJim Henson Foundation“Praised the project's creative impact.”locationHart Memorial Central Library“Main branch of the Osceola Library System displaying the inmates' custom puppets”OrganizationNew College of Florida“Researchers and students from the college developed and delivered the program.”PersonTyler Fisher“Dr. Tyler Fisher is a researcher at New College of Florida who co-started the pr”locationOsceola County“Location where incarcerated men and women are receiving the job interview traini”OrganizationOpen Scene“Performing arts non-profit that teamed up to deliver the workshops.”PersonJones Hogsed“Undergraduate student and participant in delivering the program.”OrganizationOsceola County Corrections Department“The department where the inmate workshops were held.”OrganizationLight Line Reentry“Non-profit launched to track inmate success after release.”OrganizationOsceola Library System“Operator of the Hart Memorial Central Library in Kissimmee.”