

Hip Hop is Therapeutic
by Lou Simeone Lou participated in our writing groups at John Jay Center for Justice and Opportunity. This year we are so fotunate to...


2021 ANNUAL REPORT!
Thank you to all our friends, advisors, partners, teachers and supporters who made 2021 possible for us. We hope you will enjoy reading...

TALES of TOMMY by Lou Simelou
When I worked at Mount Sinai as a Peer, part of my job was to work with people who had come out of prison who had been incarcerated for...


Interrupting Incarceration With Writing
by Daniella Deutsch Working with Prison Writes over the last few months has been nothing short of transformational, profound, and deeply...


Building Hope Through Education
by Linda Dolloff As an incarcerated student participating in the home confinement program, I am grateful to be part of the Second Chance...

Why I Write by Lou Simeone
We met Louis Simeone in our writing workshop at John Jay Center for Justice and Opportunity where he is currently back in school to...


LOVE by Lou Simelou
Born and raised in Little Italy NYC , Lou is part of a big, loving family. He is a participant in our writing workshops with the John Jay...


THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
Dear Friends, Today is thanksgiving, and while we have so much work to do bending that arc towards justice, we still embrace this time as...


What to the Formerly Incarcerated -Is the Fourth of July ?
Staying Dangerous on the 4th of July! By Lucas Dietsche I recently came from a trip with my life partner and fellow poet from a mecca to...


A Prison Window by Mario Finesse Wright
My name is Mario Finesse Wright, I am 32 years old and a proud father of 3 children. I was born and raised in Newark, NJ and I am...