Incarcerated youths writing new chapters in their lives.

Empowering incarcerated youths to write new chapters in their lives.

Free Minds uses the transformative tools of books, writing, and peacebuilding to create a community of support, assisting incarcerated and formerly incarcerated youths and adults to achieve their education, career, and life goals, write new chapters in their lives, and become powerful voices for change.

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Updates from the Prison Book Club: A Great End to 2022

As we look forward to all that 2023 has in store for us here at Free Minds, we would like to take time to highlight the amazing ending of 2022…

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Featured Poem

Stuck In My Ways

I was just stuck in my ways for a minute
I was lost trying to find my way with God, I was sinning
Now I’m trying to make it off my music independent
I ain’t taking no handouts so please don’t be offended
Different thoughts started to go through my mind I started to see the bigger picture
Why not tell my story if that can be the reason I get richer

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Free Minds Book Club Students

Our Impact in 2022

1260

MEMBERS SERVED

97%

EMPLOYMENT & EDUCATION PLACEMENT RATE

1309

POEMS WRITTEN

9%

Recidivism rate