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Mass Decarceration

Ending the use of jails, prisons and detention centers to address social problems such as poverty, inadequate public education & substance abuse and replacing policing and surveillance with services for human justice.

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Education and Research

Bringing together “inside” incarcerated and “outside” university students, faculty and community members for higher education through courses, workshops and research.

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Advocacy

People directly impacted by mass incarceration, collaborating with artists from all media, and using the arts & culture to change the law.

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Leadership

Guiding and learning from the next generation of visionary artists, activists and scholars by centering justice and healing to transform our communities.

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Movement Building

Imagining, creating and expanding local, national and global movements for a more humane justice system shaped by survivors of crime and mass incarceration.

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Education and Research

Bringing together “inside” incarcerated and “outside” university students, faculty and community members for higher education through courses, workshops and research.

The Math

> 65%

return to prison

= 30%

return to prison

= 13.7%

return to prison

= 5.6%

return to prison

= 0%

return to prison