Reentry

Join us in a joyous celebration of the remarkable achievements of our dedicated From Prison Cells to PhD Prison-to-Professional scholars! These individuals have not only successfully completed their coursework but have actively participated in our enriching weekly workshops.

P2P extends a warm invitation to friends and family to be part of this special event, where we come together to honor and support the incredible accomplishments of each scholar.

During the event, every scholar will be honored with a well-deserved certificate of completion, along with a heartfelt letter of support. For more information, please see their website at https://www.fromprisoncellstophd.org/ or contact mickey@prisontopro.org directly!… Read More… »

Visit beyondthebarsla.com for more information about the conference.

The Center for Justice at UCLA, in collaboration with the Bruin Underground Scholars (BUS) and the UCLA Prison Education Program (PEP), invites you to attend BEYOND THE BARS LA (BTB LA) — our third national conference — taking place on Friday and Saturday, November 3-4, 2023. This hybrid event is free and open to those who RSVP. Space is limited!

The purpose of this conference is to showcase the power of higher education in ending mass incarceration and reducing the return rate to prison. The conference theme, Bring Us Home, was chosen by a cohort of 13 system-impacted BTB LA Fellows. The Fellows represent an inspired group of students, scholars, advocates, community activists and artists involved in the international decarceration movement.

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, California’s average recidivism rate is 65%. Recidivism drops to 13.7% with the completion of an associate’s degree. Bachelor’s degrees reduce recidivism further to 5.6%. 0% of formerly incarcerated individuals who receive master’s degrees return to prison.

This conference centers interdisciplinary approaches to prison education, abolition, and decarceration as decolonization. The conference will include a series of dynamic presentations from justice-centered organizations and academics from across the country.

Visit https://prisoneduprogram.ucla.edu for more information UCLA’s Prison Education Program.… Read More… »

The screening of this selection of short films on prison industrial complex abolition, followed by a panel discussion, will be held from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, on Zoom. 

The Beyond Walls compilation shares stories of individuals resisting the prison industrial complex while demonstrating the importance of relationships inside and out, as well as the generational harm and next steps to build a world without police and prisons. 

The panel will include previously incarcerated individuals involved in abolition and work to decrease suffering… Read More… »

The Petey Greene Program is pleased to present the first webinar of our Fall 2023 Justice Education Series: “Art as Transformation and Justice in the Carceral System.” They will be joined by artists and advocates in this space to explore how art can serve as a form of healing, liberation, and more. The panel discussion will coincide with an art showcase from talented speakers. Cody Stuhltrager, Maria Maneos (Brush with the Law) and Daniel Kelly (The Fortune Society) will be speaking along with Jeffrey Abramowitz (The Petey Greene Program) as the moderator. … Read More… »