Prisoner rehab program documentary shows Japan there is another way english.kyodonews.net

Shimane Asahi Rehabilitation Program Center, a joint public-private operation, is the only prison in Japan to offer the program in which around 30 to 40 male inmates participate.
(Kaori Sakagami talks about her new film "Prison Circle" during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Nov.
After spending around six years to win approval to film, she completed a 136-minute documentary named "Prison Circle" which closely followed the inmates involved for two years.
(Photo from "Prison Circle" shows inmates interact at Shimane Asahi Rehabilitation Program Center in western Japan.)
Due to these efforts, the recidivism rate for those who have taken part in the TC program has dropped compared with those who have not, a report found.