The East Hill Singers prison choir gives inmates at the Lansing Correctional Facility’s East Unit something to sing for.

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After rehearsal, inmates Robert Jackson, center, and James Hansen work on their solo parts with volunteer accompanist Jo Lynn Cotton of Kansas City, Mo.

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Kirk Carson directs inmates and volunteers during rehearsal of the East Hill Singers at the Lansing Correctional Facility in 2012. The choir returns to Lawrence Sunday for a performance at Plymouth Congregational Church.

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Inmate Jacob Cox, left, stands against the windows during rehearsal of the East Hill Singers at the Lansing Correctionial Facility.

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Lawrence volunteer Larry Swinson, center, sings with inmates during the final benediction song at the end of an East Hill Singers rehearsal at the Lansing Correctional Facility.

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Each inmate holds a song book during rehearsal of the East Hill Singers at the Lansing Correctional Facility.

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Inmates sit in the pews of the East Unit chapel during rehearsal of the East Hill Singers at the Lansing Correctional Facility.

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Inmates Cedric Johnson, left, and Anthony Seymour work together during rehearsal of the East Hill Singers at the Lansing Correctionial Facility.