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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Prison Book Club: The Power of Poetry
At Free Minds we see firsthand how the ability to express and convey ourselves authentically through reading and writing can be one of the most powerful tools for healing and…
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Featured Poem
Seasons of Life
Spring suddenly came,
I learned how to talk, I learned my own name.
I made some good friends, lost a few too.
I had not done much, I had so much to do.
Our Impact in 2025
1,800
MEMBERS SERVED
90%
EMPLOYMENT & EDUCATION PLACEMENT RATE
458
POEMS WRITTEN
5%
Recidivism rate
IN THE PRESS
