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The act of being redeemed: Inmates follow 12-step pathway to increase moral reasoning, reduce prison return

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The act of being redeemed: Inmates follow 12-step pathway to increase moral reasoning, reduce prison return

• JoANNE YOUNG Lincoln Journal Star
• Sep 2, 2017
• Sep 2, 2017 Updated Sep 29, 2018
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Inmate Frank Ladig talks about his goals to be an urban farmer and provide food for people during a moral reconation therapy class Tuesday at the Nebraska State Penitentiary. Ladig is on the Step 12 of the class. 

• KAYLA WOLF, Journal Star

Amber Drake leads a moral reconation therapy class Tuesday for inmates at the Nebraska State Penitentiary. Drake has been teaching MRT classes for about two years.

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Gabriel Beavers presents material he worked on for step six of a moral reconation therapy class Tuesday at the Nebraska State Penitentiary. Beavers completed volunteer work as part of step six and said he enjoyed cooking and volunteering at the Matt Talbot Kitchen. 

• KAYLA WOLF Journal Star

Stanley Nixon talks about his long term goals during a moral reconation therapy class Tuesday at the Nebraska State Penitentiary. Nixon wants be a mentor for an MRT class once he is on parole.

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Michelle Duryea, an inmate at the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women in York.

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JoANNE YOUNG Lincoln Journal Star

Moral reconation therapy. It's a strange-sounding way of describing the act of changing your way of decision-making and behavior. 

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Amber Drake leads a moral reconation therapy class Tuesday for inmates at the Nebraska State Penitentiary. Drake has been teaching MRT classes for about two years.

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Gabriel Beavers presents material he worked on for step six of a moral reconation therapy class Tuesday at the Nebraska State Penitentiary. Beavers completed volunteer work as part of step six and said he enjoyed cooking and volunteering at the Matt Talbot Kitchen. 

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Stanley Nixon talks about his long term goals during a moral reconation therapy class Tuesday at the Nebraska State Penitentiary. Nixon wants be a mentor for an MRT class once he is on parole.

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Michelle Duryea, an inmate at the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women in York.

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