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Senate panel hears testimony for Art from the Inside funding to continue prison arts and reentry support
Summary
Founder Antonio Espinosa and a formerly incarcerated participant told senators that a proposed appropriation in Senate File 975 would expand arts programming inside Minnesota correctional facilities and in returning‑citizen services.
Senator Amover Baton presented Senate File 975, a proposal to fund Art from the Inside, a nonprofit that runs visual‑arts and wellness programs inside Minnesota correctional facilities and organizes community exhibitions of incarcerated artists’ work.
Antonio Espinosa, founder and CEO of Art from the Inside and a retired correctional officer, said the group received a one‑time…
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