Name: Suffolk sheriff: 'It's important for us to bring in programs inside of our jails'
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Description: "We remember the good times, the bad times, the stuff that led us here." Inmates at the Yaphank jail are receiving lessons in memoir writing. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

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	&ldquo;We remember the good times, the bad times, the stuff that led us here.&rdquo; Inmates at the Yaphank jail are receiving lessons in memoir writing. NewsdayTV&rsquo;s Cecilia Dowd reports.
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