RECOMMENDATION(S):
ACCEPT the "2018 Arts in Corrections Contra Costa County Jails Demonstration Project Evaluation Report" and the "Arts in Corrections County Jail Project Report" from the California Lawyers for the Arts, as recommended by the Arts and Culture Commission of Contra Costa County (AC5).
FISCAL IMPACT:
These reports are informational only and will have no fiscal impact on the County.
BACKGROUND:
California Lawyers for the Arts (CLA) is a nonprofit corporation that offered an Arts in Correction Initiative, which received major funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and other funders. The initiative brought a new level of awareness to the value of effective arts programming in correction facilities. The goal was to measure the behavioral and attitudinal changes experienced by residents in county jails throughout California and the impact on their lives.
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