If I imagine the peace and solace I’ve found in art during the pandemic, I can only imagine how impactful art can be for incarcerated populations—people who aren’t always taught to and given the room to express themselves. Imagine if prison reform not only included professional/job skills training but also personal growth education too… “For…
During this weird Covid time, I’m more of a bandana mask wearer than a mask-mask wearer. But I just received this email and had to share—and buy a mask (they have one with stars on it, after all). Covid + prison reform all in one I’m a longtime supporter of Defy Ventures and believe deeply…
This is the coolest art project of ever, maybe. French secret street artist JR (think Banksy but a photographer) collaborated with Tehachapi prison to create a mural on the roof of the prison, only visible from above aka an airplane. Then they added the stories of the 48 inmates featured to their interactive app—which is…
Prisons are a problem in America. Get educated. WATCH Netflix’s I am a Killer READ Bryan Stevenson’s Just Mercy (coming out as a movie on Christmas) SUPPORT Defy Ventures READ Shane Bauer’s American Prison: A Reporter’s Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment READ this short form long story about life after prison: Mr. Reilly has not…