Selected Links
A selection of related links. Please let us know if your organization plays a complementary role and would like to be added.
Research
Applied Research for Education in Prison
Reading
International Journal for Creativity Inside
Disrupting the School-to-Prison Pipeline: An action guide for libraries
Prison newspapers
Handbook for Incarcerated Writers: The Sentences That Create Us
PEN America FreeWrite curriculum for teaching writing inside
Handbook for Incarcerated Artists: Arts of Freedom
Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project Drawing Instruction Packets
Talks
Beyond the Block inspiring talks by creators in prison
A conversation on evaluating prison arts programs (International Justice Arts Network, 22 January 2026
Collections/Exhibitions
Art and Prison (Berlin)
Art and Prison, France
JustArts Gallery
Films
Watch the trailer for Half a Square Meter of Freedom (Poirier Films)
Affinity Networks
International Justice Arts Network
International Music and Justice Inquiry Network - IMAJIN
Higher Education in Prison
Visual Arts
Prison Arts Resource Project
Fulton Leroy Washington artist
The Art of Restoration
Prison Writing
Defending Prison Journalism
Theater and Dance
Stages of Justice
Dance in Prison
Stages of Justice
Human Rights and Reform
Center for Justice and Human Dignity
CBS Model Prisons
What's happening in Maine's state prisons
Maps
Mapping Initiatives on Culture, Health, and Well-being
Culture and Well-being
Culture Action Europe
Intellectual Property Protection and Social Justice
Michelson IP Institute
Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice