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A Day of Hope: a report from the Alabama Art for Justice Forum

On By thejusticeartscoalitionIn Art in Prison, arts in corrections, community arts, formerly incarcerated artist, incarcerated artist, Prison Art, prison arts advocacy, reentry, returning citizens, Social justice, Uncategorized2 Comments

by Leasa Brock The day began with a cool breeze and overcast sky that let us know fall had arrived at Auburn University. Upon entering the elegant Jule Collins Museum of Fine Art, staff members of the Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project welcomed everyone to the Alabama Art for Justice Forum. It was warm …

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It’s a start, but we’ve got a ways to go, still

On By thejusticeartscoalitionIn Art in Prison, arts in corrections, formerly incarcerated artist, incarcerated artist, Prison Art, prisoner rights, prisoner writing, returning citizens, Solitary Confinement, Uncategorized3 Comments

by Kenneth E. Hartman As I sit in the audience of assembled artists and corrections officials, writers and performers, along with a smattering of fellow returned citizens, I reflect on the magical nature of my own journey to this meeting, provoked to reverie by a tale of emotional torture and abuse told by a gentle, …

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