Please note: the Justice Arts Coalition does not offer any programs. The following are independent prison arts programs we have identified in this region. To learn more about the programs below, please contact the programs directly.

Washington

1. Gateways for Incarcerated Youth Education & culture, gateways@evergreen.edu
2. Denney Juvenile Justice Center Poetry and Art Workshop Mindy Hardwick, mindywriter@gmail.com
3. Keeping the Faith – The Prison Project
4. Sustainable Prisons Project Science, nature, and horticulture
5. Yoga Behind Bars Natalie Smith, natalie@yogabehindbars.com
6. Art Studio Pete Brook, prisonphotography@gmail.com
7. University Beyond Bars info@universitybeyondbars.org
8. Pongo Teen Writing Project info@pongoteenwriting.org
9. Freehold Theatre (206) 323-7499, info@freeholdtheatre.org
10. Underground Writing Matt Malyon, matt@undergroundwriting.org
11. Prison Renaissance prisonrenaissance@gmail.com
12. The Hero’s Journey Prison Writing Project Contact through this form

Oregon

1. Inside-Out Oregon Academic and arts courses
2. Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution Creative Arts program, annual Shakespeare production
3. Center for Intercultural Dialogue – Prisons and Peace Kelley Totten, ktotten@uoregon.edu
4. Write Around PortlandWrite Around Portland 503.796.9224, info@writearound.org
5. Project HOPE Peggy Kendellen, pkendellen@racc.org
6. The Beat Within  David Inocencio, dinocencio@thebeatwithin.org, (415) 503-4170
7. Open Hearts Open Minds Dialogue, theater, reentry, music carla@openheartsopenminds.net
8. The Concertina Wire Radio Program University of Oregon, concertinaradio@gmail.com
9. Janus Youth Programs Kathleen Fullerton, (503) 982-4454, kathleen.fullerton@oya.state.or.us
10. Big House Kite (503) 841-8826, phil@bighousekite.org

California

1. The Art of Yoga Project
2. InsideOUT Writers Mindy Velasco, Writing Program Director mindy@insideoutwriters.org or info@insideoutwriters.org
3. Los Angeles Poverty Department 213-413-1077
4. Poetic Justice Project Deborah Tobola, (805) 264-5463, staff@poeticjusticeproject.org
5. Rising Voices of Community Works 415-734-2360, community_works@yahoo.com
6. WritersCorps Melissa.Hung@sfgov.org
7. Write and Rise Margo Perin, mperin@writeandrise.com
8. Pelican Bay Speaks pelicanbayspeaks@gmail.com
9. The Actor’s Gang Prison Project Sabra Williams, prisonproject@theactorsgang.com
10. The Medea Project
11. William James Association Prison Arts Project
12. We Players Alcatraz 2011
13. Prison University Project Creative performances
14. Prison Yoga Project James Fox, james@prisonyoga.com
15. The Knotted Line Evan Bissell, evanbissell@gmail.com
16. Five Keys Charter School SISTER, Garden Project
17. GOGI Yoga amy@gettingoutbygoingin.org
18. Santa Cruz County Inmate Programs M’Liss Keesling, SHF215@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
19. Brothers in Pen: Wednesday Night Creative Writing Class at San Quentin brothersinpen@yahoo.com
20. The Roots and Wings Project therootsandwingsproject@gmail.com
21. Each One Reach One (650) 225-9030, info@eoro.org
22. The Beat Within  David Inocencio, dinocencio@thebeatwithin.org, (415) 503-4170
23. Resolve to Stop the Violence (RSVP), admin@resolvetostoptheviolencesf.org
24. Prison Library Project Annual Exhibition, Rachel McDonnell, rachel@prisonlibraryproject.org
25. Jail Guitar Doors Contact@JailGuitarDoors.org
26. Prisoners Literature Project Prisonlit@gmail.com
27. Albert Cobarrubias Justice Project – Social Biographies raj@siliconvalleydebug.org
28. Beyond this Prison beyondthisprison@gmail.com
29. Give a Beat info@giveabeat.org
30. Inside the Reels at Vista Jail – Christina Fink, Founder, inside.the.reels@gmail.com
31. Prison Arts Touching Hearts (P.A.T.H.) Leslie Lakes, prisonartstouchinghearts@gmail.com
32. Arts for Incarcerated Youth Network (AIYN) (310) 962-6000, info@aiynetwork.org
33. Prison Renaissance prisonrenaissance@gmail.com
34. Marin Shakespeare Company  Lesley Schisgall Currier, management@marinshakespeare.org
35. Project PAINT: The Prison Arts INiTiave info@projectpaint.org, (619) 500-2780
36. Playwrights Project ckouma@playwrightsproject.org, (858) 384-2970
37. Unlock Tomorrow info@unlocktomorrow.org
38. Words Uncaged Wordsuncagedinfo@gmail.com
39. The Artistic Ensemble at San Quentin, artistic.ensemble.sq@gmail.com
40. Arts in Corrections info@arts.ca.gov
41. FirstWatch info@restorecal.orh, 415-735-3035
42. ABO Comix abocomix@gmail.com
43. The Old Globe AEinfo@theoldglobe.org
44. Mid-City Community Music info@sdcommunitymusic.org, 619-200-7498
45. The Write of Your Life  
46. Acting with Compassion & Truth ACTatSQ@gmail.com, 415-488-6773
47. A New Way of Life Reentry Project info@anewwayoflife.org 323-563-3575
48. Prison Arts Collective prisonartscollective.info@gmail.com

Hawaii

1. The Beat Within  David Inocencio, dinocencio@thebeatwithin.org, (415) 503-4170
2. Learning Center at Halawa Correctional Facility Hawaiian chant and dance, Hawaiian language, music, yoga, meditation
3. Pu’a Foundation Info@puafoundation.org
4. Community-Engaged Creative Writing slryan@hawaii.edu

Alaska

1. Hiland Mountain Correctional Center Women’s String Orchestra
2. Wildwood Correctional Center Crochet Project
3. Flying University at University of AK Southeast sjneely@uas.alaska.edu, ehhayes@alaska.edu