By Jess Lawson, Free Minds Intern “It means that somebody cares, even if they don’t know you,” said Gary, a Free Minds member and Poet Ambassador who is starting his…

“It’s hard to look at y’all in those orange jumpsuits,” the imposing muscle-bound man told young members of Free Minds as they filed into the jail’s chapel on Friday, December…

Even famous authors have to deal with rejection. That’s what veteran DC crime novelist, George Pelecanos told Free Minds Book Club members who gathered in the chapel of the Correctional…

By Sherman Justice “Free Minds has taught me that being the griot of your own personal story is one of the greatest attributes that you can offer the world. And…

By JoAnne Allen A book is a small thing to share with somebody. Yet a book can lead to big changes in the life of someone who receives it. I’ve…