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Posted Aug. 13, 2013 @ 12:00 am
</span><br><br><blockquote style="display:inline">BATON ROUGE - The
Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (DPS&C) held a
graduation ceremony Thursday, July 25, 2013 for 10 male and female
offenders who have recently completed a three-year sign language
interpretation program.<br></blockquote><blockquote>The graduation was
held at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in St. Gabriel. Offenders from
Rayburn Correctional Center, Louisiana State Penitentiary and the
Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women were recognized.<br></blockquote><blockquote>There
are more than 2,000 hearing impaired offenders in DOC custody, with
approximately three dozen who are profoundly deaf. These offenders
require interpretation services not only for daily living but also to
participate in educational and reentry programming.<br></blockquote><blockquote>DPS&C
Secretary James M. Le Blanc says Louisiana's unique program allows for
volunteer offenders to earn national certification in sign language
interpretation while serving a valuable need for fellow inmates.<br></blockquote><blockquote>This
is the second class of students to complete the three-year program. Six
students from the 2012 and 2013 graduating classes have earned national
certification, which makes it possible for them to interpret in various
public settings. These are the first offenders in the country to earn
national certification in sign language interpretation.</blockquote></li></ul></div><div style="overflow:hidden;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-align:left;text-decoration:none;border:medium none">
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