With a grant from LIT, Prison Writes brings books, journals and writing workshops to youth held in d
With the generous support of a grant from Literacy for Incarcerated Teens (LIT)[1] Prison Writes workshops are being brought to youths living in group homes in Brooklyn under Administration of Children’s Services Close to Home program. “Launched in 2012, Close to Home allows youth who are deemed Juvenile Delinquents by the Family Court to be placed in residential programs closer to their families and communities. Under Close to Home, young people receive therapeutic services
Credible Messengers / Writing to Close Rikers
Prison Writes, Writing to #CLOSE Rikers seeks to bring the voices of those who’ve suffered from incarceration at Rikers to the forefront of the conversation about what to do about Rikers Island. They are our credible messengers. Glenn E. Martin, Founder and President of JustLeadershipUSA, is a powerful speaker on this topic. Glenn was the featured speaker at the morning plenary at the National Association of Social Workers annual conference at Columbia University March 14 of
