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In the spring of 2009, RESOLANA celebrated an important milestone: the first class in our own sparkling new classroom in the recently opened Kays Tower at Dallas County Jail . . . and the beginning of an exciting period of growth and transition for RESOLANA. In late 2008, RESOLANA was invited to develop and implement a comprehensive program for women in a dedicated program area in the Kays Tower, the new addition to the jail's Lew Sterrett facility. This invitation represented a powerful endorsement of our work at Dallas County Jail and an amazing opportunity for RESOLANA to dramatically expand the services offered to female inmates, building on a small but robust existing program. Previously classroom space was so scarce that RESOLANA was limited to only six hours of classes per week. Now women who want to spend their time in custody in productive and positive ways have a lot more options to choose from. Since RESOLANA moved into its dedicated classroom in April, classes which could previously be offered only on a rotating basis have gradually been integrated into a regular weekly schedule and programming has expanded to about 16-20 hours per week. Offerings include twice weekly psychoeducational classes utilizing the evidence-based Seeking Safety curriculum, taught by a professional therapist. Life skills classes, like Job Readiness and Anger Management, are on the schedule as well as Yoga, 5 Rhythms Meditation and InterPlay. Monday and Friday nights feature a continually changing medley of our always-popular creativity workshops. Therapists from Family Place lead a weekly class for survivors of childhood abuse or domestic violence. An AA meeting is held every Wednesday evening in our classroom. We take special pride in the fact that a former RESOLANA participant recruited and organized the team that brings in the meetings. The new programming has been welcomed by the women inmates with gratitude and enthusiasm. As we settle into our new schedule and plan for additional services in 2010, it is exciting to see our circle of women helping women growing ever larger. See also Early Program at Dallas County Jail. photo by David Williams “The RESOLANA group does a superb job with the female inmates with every class and workshop they do from Art to Yoga! They are the most popular and demanded program we have. We are very lucky to have them on board with us!” Yolanda Lara Asst. Director Inmate Programs Dallas County Sheriff Dept. photo by David Williams “I love this class. It gives me freedom and understanding of my past, present and future.” Dora “Today I am very emotional. I am scared that I will be sentenced to prison for a long time because I made a mistake. I know that I have changed simply because of this class and I just want to thank you.” Leanne RESOLANA  -  PO Box #225175  -  Dallas, Texas 75222  -  USA