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Prison Book Club: Cultivating Communities of Care

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Prison Book Club: Cultivating Communities of Care

By Free Minds Book Club | September 3, 2024 | 0
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Here at Free Minds, we often speak of the “Free Minds family,” or the network of mutual care and support that members build among themselves and our staff and supporters.…

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Reentry Book Club: Through the First Half of 2024, Members Have Racked Up Successes

By Free Minds Book Club | July 31, 2024 | 0
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Now that we’ve crossed the midway point of 2024, Free Minds has paused to reflect on the successes of our reentry book club members so far this year. From using…

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Author and Community Advocate Tony Lewis Jr. Visits Incarcerated Youth Book Club

By Free Minds Book Club | May 15, 2024 | 0

On May 1, 2024, community leader, reentry expert, and award-winning advocate for those impacted by mass incarceration Tony Lewis Jr. visited the DC Youth Services Center (YSC) to discuss his…

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Prison Book Club: End of Year Reflections and Inspiring Resilience

By Free Minds Book Club | January 16, 2024 | 0
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As we look forward to the start of 2024 here at Free Minds and in the Prison Book Club, we reflect on a past year of connections strengthened and forged,…

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Reentry Book Club: Free Minds Members Continue to Excel!

By Free Minds Book Club | December 4, 2023 | 0
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Greetings from the Free Minds Community! Since our last report, we have some exciting news here at Free Minds headquarters, including lots of graduations! Members graduated from our Peer Support…

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The poets featured on this page are currently incarcerated, and many of them are in federal prisons far from home. Your feedback is a valuable source of motivation and connection to the outside community. Post your comments, feedback, and encouragement in the space below the poem, and it will be passed on directly to the author. Comments may not appear immediately on the site, as our team processes them to mail to the poets.

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Free Minds uses books, creative writing, and peer support to awaken incarcerated and formerly incarcerated youths and adults to their own potential. Through creative expression, job readiness training, and violence prevention outreach, these poets achieve their education and career goals, and become powerful voices for change in the community.

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