Spring 2018 Music workshop: Pop & Social Justice Songwriting 101   About the workshop: This course will focus on the analysis and application of the elements of songwriting (rhythm, melody, lyrics, and structure) and how they work together to produce... READ MORE

We should be encouraging reading behind bars, given the nexus of illiteracy, criminal actions and high recidivism rates, Jan.25.2018 / 9:57 AM ET My students, occupants of the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center, had only just begun to settle into the... READ MORE

The Center for Justice is honored to receive the Harriet Tubman Award of Movement Building Towards Collective Liberation from How Our Lives Link Altogether (H.O.L.L.A!) and their Youth Organizing Collective. H.O.L.L.A is deeply committed to the healing and leadership of... READ MORE

Hosted by Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NYC Monday, January 29 at 7 PM – 8:30 PM   Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NYC 1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th St, New York, New York 10025 The Cathedral is... READ MORE

Beyond the Bars – March 1-4, 2018 The Beyond the Bars Conference, now going into its 8th year, is an annual event that brings together a trans-disciplinary group to advance the work of ending mass incarceration and mass criminalization and building a just... READ MORE

A House for Women Leaving Prison Sits Empty By ZOE GREENBERGDEC. 27, 2017 When Shirelle Howard left prison in 2016, she had $112 in her pocket — her life savings. After buying her train ticket from Taconic Correctional Facility to... READ MORE

The Ghoulish Pursuit of Executing a Terminally Ill Inmate By BERNARD E. HARCOURT DEC. 20, 2017 When judges schedule a lethal injection for a terminally ill prisoner whose struggle against lymphatic cancer and extensive medical history has left him without any... READ MORE