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The International Correctional Arts Network (I-CAN) provides national and international correctional administrators and educators with proven examples of successful programming of arts and culture, which, when utilized, can reach diverse and sometimes aggressive participants, enabling them to refocus on positive subjects, relieve stress in the environment and lower their rates of return to correctional institutions. I-CAN was founded in 1989 and is an affiliate of the American Correctional Association.

The I-CAN formation panel met concurrently with the 119th Congress of the American Correctional Association on Aug. 15, 1989, in Baltimore. The panel was made up of art teachers and administrators from coast to coast, with representatives from ACA, the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the National Endowment for the Arts. That meeting also included individuals from five different countries, so the group chose the name the "International Correctional Arts Network." I-CAN has provided inmate- and staff-created art to be on display and/or sale biannually since January 1990. I-CAN workshops have been presented in the United States and Canada. Around the world, members have initiated ethnic cultural studies and programs in the arts, which include painting, pottery making, dance, drama, music, etc. Research has proven the positive and rehabilitative outcome of culture and art programming for students of all ages, as well as benefits for supervisory corrections personnel.

For more information, contact Kay Wood Bailey at [phone] or [e-mail].

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