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Captain Your Story classes credited with behavior changes inside prisons; organizers seek continued RFA funding
Summary
My Story Matters and corrections officials told the appropriations subcommittee that the Captain Your Story curriculum and staff training showed measurable changes in resident behavior and requested continued funding to expand classes and county jail pilots.
Representatives of My Story Matters and corrections officials briefed the subcommittee on a program called Captain Your Story and a staff curriculum called Level Up. The group said one‑time funds provided last year enabled expansion from volunteer delivery to a larger, consistently scheduled program and training for corrections staff.
Amy Chandler, representing My Story Matters, said last year’s appropriation expanded classes from about five…
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