PERFORMING IN PRISON: Both sides of the bars

Jammin': Residents gather at Gastineau Human Services' music room for a jam session. From left, Kevin Belcourt on guitar, Rob Muller on bongos and Katherine Howard on congas. The recently completed music room offers a place to practice, jam and learn to play a variety of instruments. The music and art programs at GHS are part of a planned therapeutic process that helps retrain the brain and replace destructive behaviors with positive ones. Administrators say these, and other rehabilitative programs, are an effective management tool because they help residents stay calm and feel better about themselves, which in turn, gives them hope and helps them continue working in a positive direction.