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Some Philly inmates will get Internet access, digital literacy training

Philly inmates at six jails will get Internet access as part of a digital literacy program, Newsworks reported. The hope, said Prisons Commissioner Louis Giorla, is that the training will reduce recidivism, the rate at which inmates return to prison.

Philly inmates at six jails will get Internet access as part of a digital literacy program, Newsworks reported. The hope, said Prisons Commissioner Louis Giorla, is that the training will reduce recidivism, the rate at which inmates return to prison.

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