Each time I visit, I leave thoroughly impressed by these young men. The Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop has opened up the minds and hearts of a lot of these guys. Here, writing is used as a tool for them to express and heal themselves and that is extremely beneficial to their future.

– Etan Thomas, former Washington Wizards player and author of More Than An Athlete

Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop builds community to foster personal development and systems change for justice-involved youth and adults through the literary arts, workforce development, trauma healing, peace-building, and member-led advocacy.

Free Minds serves more than 1,600 incarcerated and formerly incarcerated youths and adults each year in the DC Jail, juvenile detention center, federal prison system, and reentry.

 

Free Minds' 2024 Impact Report