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
- Gateways for Incarcerated Youth Education & culture, gateways@evergreen.edu
- Denney Juvenile Justice Center Poetry and Art Workshop Mindy Hardwick, mindywriter@gmail.com
- Keeping the Faith – The Prison Project
- Sustainable Prisons Project Science, nature, and horticulture
- Yoga Behind Bars Natalie Smith, natalie@yogabehindbars.com
- Art Studio Pete Brook, prisonphotography@gmail.com
- University Beyond Bars info@universitybeyondbars.org
- Pongo Teen Writing Project info@pongoteenwriting.org
- Freehold Theatre (206) 323-7499, info@freeholdtheatre.org
- Underground Writing Matt Malyon, matt@undergroundwriting.org
- Prison Renaissance prisonrenaissance@gmail.com
- The Hero’s Journey Prison Writing Project Contact through this form
Oregon
- Inside-Out Oregon Academic and arts courses
- Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution Creative Arts program, annual Shakespeare production
- Center for Intercultural Dialogue – Prisons and Peace Kelley Totten, ktotten@uoregon.edu
- Write Around PortlandWrite Around Portland 503.796.9224, info@writearound.org
- Project HOPE Peggy Kendellen, pkendellen@racc.org
- The Beat Within David Inocencio, dinocencio@thebeatwithin.org, (415) 503-4170
- Open Hearts Open Minds Dialogue, theater, reentry, stallingsjohnny@gmail.com
- The Concertina Wire Radio Program University of Oregon, concertinaradio@gmail.com
- Janus Youth Programs Kathleen Fullerton, (503) 982-4454, kathleen.fullerton@oya.state.or.us
- Big House Kite (503) 841-8826, phil@bighousekite.org
California
- The Art of Yoga Project
- InsideOUT Writers Mindy Velasco, Writing Program Director mindy@insideoutwriters.org or info@insideoutwriters.org
- Los Angeles Poverty Department 213-413-1077
- Poetic Justice Project Deborah Tobola, (805) 264-5463, staff@poeticjusticeproject.org
- Rising Voices of Community Works 415-734-2360, community_works@yahoo.com
- WritersCorps Melissa.Hung@sfgov.org
- Write and Rise Margo Perin, mperin@writeandrise.com
- Pelican Bay Speaks pelicanbayspeaks@gmail.com
- The Actor’s Gang Prison Project Sabra Williams, prisonproject@theactorsgang.com
- The Medea Project
- William James Association Prison Arts Project
- We Players Alcatraz 2011
- Prison University Project Creative performances
- Prison Yoga Project James Fox, james@prisonyoga.com
- The Knotted Line Evan Bissell, evanbissell@gmail.com
- Five Keys Charter School SISTER, Garden Project
- GOGI Yoga amy@gettingoutbygoingin.org
- Santa Cruz County Inmate Programs M’Liss Keesling, SHF215@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
- Brothers in Pen: Wednesday Night Creative Writing Class at San Quentin brothersinpen@yahoo.com
- The Roots and Wings Project therootsandwingsproject@gmail.com
- Each One Reach One (650) 225-9030, info@eoro.org
- The Beat Within David Inocencio, dinocencio@thebeatwithin.org, (415) 503-4170
- Resolve to Stop the Violence (RSVP), admin@resolvetostoptheviolencesf.org
- Prison Library Project Annual Exhibition, Rachel McDonnell, rachel@prisonlibraryproject.org
- Jail Guitar Doors Contact@JailGuitarDoors.org
- Prisoners Literature Project Prisonlit@gmail.com
- Albert Cobarrubias Justice Project – Social Biographies raj@siliconvalleydebug.org
- Beyond this Prison beyondthisprison@gmail.com
- Give a Beat info@giveabeat.org
- Inside the Reels at Vista Jail – Christina Fink, Founder, inside.the.reels@gmail.com
- Prison Arts Touching Hearts (P.A.T.H.) Leslie Lakes, prisonartstouchinghearts@gmail.com
- Arts for Incarcerated Youth Network (AIYN) (310) 962-6000, info@aiynetwork.org
- Prison Renaissance prisonrenaissance@gmail.com
- Marin Shakespeare Company Lesley Schisgall Currier, management@marinshakespeare.org
- Project PAINT: The Prison Arts INiTiave info@projectpaint.org, (619) 500-2780
- Playwrights Project ckouma@playwrightsproject.org, (858) 384-2970
- Unlock Tomorrow info@unlocktomorrow.org
- Words Uncaged Wordsuncagedinfo@gmail.com
- The Artistic Ensemble at San Quentin, artistic.ensemble.sq@gmail.com
- Arts in Corrections info@arts.ca.gov
- FirstWatch info@restorecal.orh, 415-735-3035
- ABO Comix abocomix@gmail.com
- The Old Globe AEinfo@theoldglobe.org
Hawaii
- The Beat Within David Inocencio, dinocencio@thebeatwithin.org, (415) 503-4170
- Learning Center at Halawa Correctional Facility Hawaiian chant and dance, Hawaiian language, music, yoga, meditation
- Pu’a Foundation Info@puafoundation.org
- Community-Engaged Creative Writing slryan@hawaii.edu