Making Change: Jamal’s Story

Free Minds member Jamal holding a sign reading "Hands of DC"

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.

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Join 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.

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