Organizer and Anglican priest Rev. Carol Finlay is pioneering the Canadian version of a successful U.K.-based model
In 2009 Carol Finlay visited a medium security penitentiary in Kingston, Ontario, and told a small gathering of inmates that she had an idea: she wanted to start a monthly book club there. To her surprise, the men indicated that they would like to start immediately.
Since that time, a number of similar clubs have sprung up, mostly across Ontario. The book clubs promote literacy, self-awareness, and confidence.
We will hear from Carol Finlay, the executive director of Book Clubs for Inmates, and with Kevin Pinto, who was starting his life again outside of prison, in a rebroadcast from March 2012.
Kevin Pinto, who was recently released from prison, was a book club participant while incarcerated; his participation inspired him to begin a book of his own about his experiences with addiction, crimes and time behind bars.
We speak with Carol Finlay, the executive director of Book Clubs for Inmates, and with Kevin Pinto, who is starting his life again outside of prison.
