Reentry Book Club: Free Minds Members Continue to Excel!
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…
Read MoreMaking Change: Jamal’s Story
We recently had the opportunity to sit down with member Jamal and talk about why he joined the Free Minds “Changemakers” team, a group of members working to change the criminal legal system through the passage of laws and changing the narrative around incarceration and violence. His work stresses the importance of interactions with everyone in the community, creating spaces for growth and addressing the need for prolonged, tangible guidance to foster positive change.
Read MoreCommunity Ties Far and Wide
This past summer at Free Minds has been all about connecting with our members and all of the Free Minds community near and far. Despite the many miles that separate…
Read MoreJoin the Free Minds Team
Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop seeks a passionate, experienced project manager and editorial leader to helm our Prison Book Club program, a long-distance, correspondence-based program with members incarcerated in prisons across the country. Reporting to the Deputy Director, the Prison Book Club Manager will ensure high quality service delivery for 800+ incarcerated members; this includes the publication of a magazine, personalized selection and shipment of thousands of books to incarcerated readers, coordination of a letter writing program with hundreds of volunteers, and facilitation of interactive digital events to foster community connections between writers and readers across prison walls.
Read MoreBuilding Wealth with Author Cedric Nash
In June 2023, author Cedric Nash joined our Men and Women’s Book Clubs at the DC Jail to discuss his book Why Should White Guys Have All the Wealth?: How…
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