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“Books take me outside this place.” — How the Inside Literary Prize Traverses Prison Walls

The Inside Literary Prize is the first US literary prize awarded by incarcerated people. Bringing incarcerated people to the forefront of cultural conversations, the power of books is used to...

2025 Inside Literary Prize Awarded to Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

The second annual Prize, judged by 300 incarcerated readers across 15 prisons, was awarded at a ceremony at The New York Public Library.

Winner of the 2025 Inside Literary Prize is Chain-Gang All-Stars by by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah.

Fact Sheet: Bronx Community Justice Center

Discovery Reform in New York

Discovery reform introduced automatic evidence sharing (without formal requests), deadlines, and clearer guidelines on what must be disclosed. Prosecutors must also submit a “certificate of compliance” affirming they’ve met their...

Project Reset: Staten Island

Project Reset in Staten Island engages participants charged with low level, nonviolent offenses in various kinds of interventions that encourage connection and reflection about the experience and impact of arrest,...

Project Director Sonila Kada leads a meeting with Reset team members

Project Reset: Queens

Project Reset in Queens provides programming that encourages participants to reflect on their arrest experience, connect with their community, and develop skills for avoiding further involvement with the justice system.

Reset participants write affirmations for themsleves

Project Reset: Manhattan

Project Reset: Manhattan gives people arrested for low-level offenses a chance to avoid prosecution and a criminal record by participating in brief, meaningful programming. Participants can also get access to...

A Project Reset team member speaks with a client

Project Reset: Brooklyn

Project Reset in Brooklyn engages participants in collaborative discussions and activities that help develop concrete skills to identify and change thought patterns and behaviors.

Project Reset team member speaks with a client in a museum

Project Reset: Bronx

Bronx brings together participants and community volunteers for restorative justice discussions.

Project Reset participants meet in a restorative justice circle

“It’s About Genuine Love”: How Peer Mentorship Prevents Gun Violence

Peers who’ve been down a similar road can show young people that they don’t have to change who they are to reimagine their futures.

Inside a Judging Session for the Book Award Led by Incarcerated People

In New Jersey's Edna Mahan Correctional Facility, a group of sixteen women gathered to discuss four shortlisted books for the Inside Literary Prize—the first book award in the US judged...

A woman sits in beige attire with a book on her lap discussing in a circle with other women and a man with a T-shirt that reads

Juneteenth: Celebrate Through Healing

Celebrate Juneteenth with Save Our Streets, Neighborhood Safety Initiatives and the RISE Project in Brooklyn with food and arts showcases! Free ice cream and meals for the first 250 people.

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