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TE KĀEA LOOKS AT WOMEN PRISON LITERACY

A prisoner at Arohata Women's Prison is hoping a new literacy and numeracy programme will give her the tools to help her with her son's homework 

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Published On: 03 November 2015

Article By: Ripeka Timutimu (MAORI TELEVISION)

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