For prisoners, the power of writing
The importance and transformative power of writing for incarcerated individuals.
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The song that left me speechless: In Studio 111, music and poetry let youth in detention be heard
Radical Reversal Cofounder Randall Horton writes about creating a music studio—Studio 111—at Ross G. Bell Jefferson County Youth Detention Center, and the growth of incarcerated teen and artist Lil K.
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Mellon Foundation Pledges $125 Million to Combat Effects of Mass Incarceration
The Imagining Freedom Initiative will provide $125 million to programs that "support artistic development among populations impacted by the US criminal legal system."
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People in LA Jails Need Books. She's Making it Happen
Former jail mental health clinician Ahmanise Sanati returns to LA County Jails with book donations, a crucial supplement in facilities with no established library system.
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What's It Like to Be an Editor of a Prison Newspaper?
Phillip Vance Smith II recounts the history of The Nash News, Nash Correctional Institution's in-house publication, and what it takes to be a journalist there.
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Pell Grants in Prison: A New Effort to Fund Degrees For People Behind Bars
Starting in the 2023-24 school year, 1.5 million currently incarcerated people will be newly eligible to receive Pell Grants, increasing access to higher education for thousands of academically eligible students.
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A Prison Warden's Victory Over PTSD
Prison warden Randall Liberty writes about acknowledging his history of PTSD and how this changed his approach to incarceration.
The Biggest Crop in Prison Gardens: Hope
An in depth look into the history of prison gardens in California -- how they started, what benefits they offer, and what their future looks in the new post-COVID era of prison programming.