{"id":37433,"date":"2025-06-01T06:07:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T06:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dzy.ihh.temporary.site\/?page_id=37433"},"modified":"2026-06-08T22:34:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T22:34:03","slug":"arts-in-corrections-cla","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/calawyersforthearts.org\/es\/arts-in-corrections-cla\/","title":{"rendered":"Arts In Corrections &#8211; CLA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"37433\" class=\"elementor elementor-37433\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f095308 scheme_default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"f095308\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43bb3d0 sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"43bb3d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f42515 sc_layouts_hide_on_notebook sc_layouts_hide_on_tablet sc_layouts_hide_on_mobile sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6f42515\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8541f93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"8541f93\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fab25e sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"9fab25e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f61f904 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f61f904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a586bd5 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_sc_title\" data-id=\"a586bd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"trx_sc_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\tclass=\"sc_title sc_title_default\" ><span class=\"sc_item_subtitle sc_title_subtitle sc_item_subtitle_above sc_item_title_style_default\">National Program<\/span><h1 class=\"sc_item_title sc_title_title sc_item_title_style_default sc_item_title_tag\"\n\t\t\t><span class=\"sc_item_title_text\">Artes en las Correccionales<\/span><\/h1><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4311c83 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4311c83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27230bd sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27230bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Download Arts in Corrections Tool Kits for Teaching Artist and Administrators<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74c364f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"74c364f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0047a48 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_sc_button\" data-id=\"0047a48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"trx_sc_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\tclass=\"sc_item_button sc_button_wrap\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/calawyersforthearts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Arts-in-Corrections-Toolkit-for-Teaching-Artists.pdf\" class=\"sc_button sc_button_default sc_button_size_normal sc_button_icon_left color_style_link2\" target=\"_blank\" ><span class=\"sc_button_text\"><span class=\"sc_button_title\">Arts In Corrections Toolkit for Teaching Artists<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-924ea53 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"924ea53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d281528 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_sc_button\" data-id=\"d281528\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"trx_sc_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\tclass=\"sc_item_button sc_button_wrap\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/calawyersforthearts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Arts-in-Corrections-Toolkit-for-Teaching-Artists.pdf\" class=\"sc_button sc_button_default sc_button_size_normal sc_button_icon_left color_style_link2\" target=\"_blank\" ><span class=\"sc_button_text\"><span class=\"sc_button_title\">Arts In Corrections Toolkit for Administrators<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-576c231 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"576c231\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfb4f93 elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cfb4f93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74229a1 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"74229a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac00f55 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"ac00f55\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96bce2e sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"96bce2e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20c5324 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20c5324\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Arts in Corrections National Expansion<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17a8aee sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"17a8aee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87badf3 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87badf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"justify\">California Lawyers for the Arts has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts Locals Program, the Andy Warhol Foundation and the Art for Justice Fund to expand Arts in Corrections programs nationally.\u00a0 Working with state arts councils and local arts agencies in five states, CLA is sharing successful strategies for setting up and evaluating the effectiveness of demonstration\u00a0projects in correctional facilities.\u00a0 The five states that are participating in the project are Louisiana, Ohio, Michigan, Texas and New York. \u00a0<\/p><p align=\"justify\">The first demonstration program of the new National Expansion Project was completed in February 2020 under the auspices of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) at the Ulster Correctional Facility. An evaluation of the 12-week program based on pre and post surveys completed by the participants is summarized in this<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/calawyersforthearts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ulster-AIC-Summary-of-Project-Results-5.20.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p align=\"justify\">For more information, please contact CLA&#8217;s AIC program staff at this email address: <strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:AIC@calawyersforthearts.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AIC@calawyersforthearts.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0315d9b sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0315d9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c27b002 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"c27b002\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b9cf1b sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"9b9cf1b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b61c773 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b61c773\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b4bcd3 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_blockquote\" data-id=\"9b4bcd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-blockquote qodef-layout--top qodef--icon-pack\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-m-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-quote-right\"><\/i>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-m-text\">\n\t\t\t\"Keeping true to our mission that all Americans should have access to the Arts, I saw first hand how arts programming within San Quentin prison is changing lives for the better.\"\t\t<\/h4>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7ecb25 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a7ecb25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d9d36f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d9d36f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>&#8211; Mary Anne Carter, NEA Chair<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67a5fff sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"67a5fff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f61ed4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"f61ed4e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69af0b8 sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"69af0b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac35917 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ac35917\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf74dfc sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf74dfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"id_XMifuKc\" class=\"WaGadget WaGadgetContent gadgetStyleNone\" data-componentid=\"XMifuKc\"><div class=\"gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea\" data-editablearea=\"0\" data-areaheight=\"auto\"><h5><span style=\"color: #222222;\">CLA was awarded grants by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Art for Justice Fund and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts to support evidence-based demonstration projects in several states that included New York, Texas and Louisiana.\u00a0<\/span><\/h5><p><span style=\"color: #222222;\">Two demonstration projects were produced in New York State Prisons between 2019 &#8211; 2021. This work was facilitated with the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div id=\"id_W1G6WDs\" class=\"WaGadget WaGadgetContent gadgetStyleNone\" data-componentid=\"W1G6WDs\"><div class=\"gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea\" data-editablearea=\"0\" data-areaheight=\"auto\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/calawyersforthearts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/New-York-AIC-Demonstration-Projects-Report-5.18.22.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Final New York Demonstration Project Reports<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div id=\"id_3LcVgBW\" class=\"WaGadget WaGadgetContent gadgetStyleNone\" data-componentid=\"3LcVgBW\"><div class=\"gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea\" data-editablearea=\"0\" data-areaheight=\"auto\"><p><span style=\"color: #222222;\">A demonstration project for women at the Orleans Justice Center in Louisiana was conducted in 2023 with the leaders of the ARCH collective after an extensive community planning project<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div id=\"id_mRnkAHS\" class=\"WaGadget WaGadgetContent gadgetStyleNone\" data-componentid=\"mRnkAHS\"><div class=\"gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea\" data-editablearea=\"0\" data-areaheight=\"auto\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/calawyersforthearts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/New-Orleans-Pilot-Project-Evaluation-Report-8.31.23.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Final Louisiana Demonstration Project Report<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div id=\"id_fEvRjnr\" class=\"WaGadget WaGadgetContent gadgetStyleNone\" data-componentid=\"fEvRjnr\"><div class=\"gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea\" data-editablearea=\"0\" data-areaheight=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">In Texas a demonstration project was produced in 2023 with the Houston Museum of African American Culture at the Harris County Jail Women&#8217;s Empowerment Center<\/span><\/div><div class=\"gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea\" data-editablearea=\"0\" data-areaheight=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\">.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div id=\"id_dhITajU\" class=\"WaGadget WaGadgetContent gadgetStyleNone\" data-componentid=\"dhITajU\"><div class=\"gadgetStyleBody gadgetContentEditableArea\" data-editablearea=\"0\" data-areaheight=\"auto\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/calawyersforthearts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CLA-Evaluation-of-HMAAC-Arts-Education-5.31.24.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Final Texas Demonstration Project Report<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a135133 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a135133\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64d55d5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"64d55d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1651ad1 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1651ad1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba31886 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba31886\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Art for Justice Forums<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7046f31 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7046f31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-435c38c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"435c38c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CLA was awarded one of 30 grants from the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/artforjusticefund.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Art for Justice Fund<\/a><\/strong> to produce Art for Justice Forums <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calawyersforthearts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Michigan-Art-for-Justice-Forum-4.3.18-Final-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michigan<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/calawyersforthearts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Texas-Art-for-Justice-7.14.18-Final-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/calawyersforthearts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Alabama-Art-for-Justice-Forum-Blog-by-Leesa-Brock-10.19.18.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alabama,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/calawyersforthearts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Georgia-Art-and-Criminal-Justice-Forum-9.28.18-Final-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Georgia<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/calawyersforthearts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/NY-Art-for-Justice-Forum-11.16.19-Final-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/calawyersforthearts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/California-Art-for-Justice-Forum-10.16.18-Final-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0during 2018. These one-day programs were designed to engage the arts in justice reform efforts and increase support for arts in corrections programs, as well as delinquency prevention and re-entry services. A total of more than 750 persons, including state legislators, artists, returned citizens, survivors, educators, justice reform activists , and others participated in the six events. A short video of the Michigan Art for Justice Forum is linked<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AMei9whZvNY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>. Videos of the plenary panel sessions are also available<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.safeandjustmi.org\/2018\/06\/26\/michigan-art-for-justice-forum-videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong> The <a href=\"https:\/\/defendernetwork.com\/celebrate\/faces-houston-events\/texas-art-for-justice-forum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Defender<\/strong> <strong>Network.com<\/strong><\/a> published photographs from the Texas Art for Justice Forum, while the <a href=\"https:\/\/texascjc.org\/blog\/texas-criminal-justice-coalition-joins-discussion-art-justice-reform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Texas Criminal Justice Coalition<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0summarized the day&#8217;s discussions in a blog report.<span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Formerly incarcerated writers were commissioned to write articles about each forum that were published on the website of the Justice Arts Coalition.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a346e7 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2a346e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1277513 elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1277513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d97506 sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"0d97506\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d54051a sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d54051a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad28b88 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_sc_title\" data-id=\"ad28b88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"trx_sc_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\tclass=\"sc_title sc_title_default\" ><h1 class=\"sc_item_title sc_title_title sc_item_title_style_default sc_item_title_tag\"\n\t\t\t><span class=\"sc_item_title_text\">2019 Arts in Corrections: Reframing the Landscape of Justice<\/span><\/h1><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31e1223 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"31e1223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae3d8cc sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae3d8cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our third national conference was produced in collaboration with the William James Association, the Justice Arts Coalition and Santa Clara University in June, 2019. \u00a0More than 320 persons from 23 states and five foreign countries attended the conference, including artists, returned citizens, justice leaders, state and local arts leaders, elected officials and university professors.<\/span><\/p><p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Participants enjoyed classes with master artists, such as Russell Craig, Beth Thielen, and Curt Tofteland, as well as panels and workshops on justice reform issues, advocacy, program development, building public awareness, program development and evaluation. A field trip to Alcatraz Island included art workshops taught by returned citizens in the midst of a\u00a0Future IDs\u00a0exhibition. Keynote speakers included Nicole Fleetwood, professor at Rutgers University and author of\u00a0Marking Time;\u00a0Dameion Brown, Artist in Residence at Marin Shakespeare Company, Jimmy Santiago Baca, poet and author of\u00a0A Place to Stand. The Silicon Valley Host\u00a0Committee included 20 elected officials.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-330b0c3 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"330b0c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30d5cc3 sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"30d5cc3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZxcuYO_cVck?feature=oembed&#038;wmode=transparent&#038;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fcalawyersforthearts.org%2Fes&#038;widgetid=1&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;disablekb=1&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;rel=0&#038;showinfo=0&#038;playsinline=1\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/aside><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db4c834 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"db4c834\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5aea79 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_sc_button\" data-id=\"e5aea79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"trx_sc_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\tclass=\"sc_item_button sc_button_wrap\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/calawyersforthearts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AIC-Reframing-the-Landscape-of-Justice-Conference-ebook_2019.pdf\" class=\"sc_button sc_button_default sc_button_size_normal sc_button_icon_left color_style_link2\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"sc_button_text\"><span class=\"sc_button_title\">Download the 2019 conference ebook <\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7beb5f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a7beb5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af52fcf sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af52fcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A compilation of videos submitted by teaching artists and organizations that was screened at the conference is available<strong>\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLUAjaNi5dpNzHenxs_coXRAB-0sifKzrB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6edc66e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"6edc66e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74eeabb sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"74eeabb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb8e266 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fb8e266\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b87d45 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"3b87d45\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b352ad1 sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"b352ad1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d2aac7 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d2aac7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2017 Arts in Corrections: Building Bridges to the Future\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b4cef8 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1b4cef8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d587f5 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d587f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"justify\">In collaboration with the William James Association and Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, this conference brought together more than 260 artists, educators and arts administrators from around the United States and the United Kingdom. \u00a0Participants engaged in five days of professional development activities, including sequential classes with 21 master artists whose curriculum outlines are included in the conference ebook below. Workshops covered best practices in program delivery, evaluation, legislative updates, reentry programs, sustainability, and building public awareness. Download the conference eBook\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/calawyersforthearts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cla-aic-2017-conference-book-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here:<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Arts in Corrections: Building Bridges to the Future Conference Book<\/p><p align=\"justify\">Keynote speakers included Bryonn Bain, performance artist and UCLA professor; Vijay Gupta, violinist with the LA Philharmonic Orchestra; California State Senator Ben Allen, Chair of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Arts; and Scott Kernan, the Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. A total of 34 elected officials\u2014 including members of the LA City Council, LA County Board of Supervisors, the LA County Sheriff and California&#8217;s two US Senators accepted our invitation to participate as members of our LA Host Committee.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d19de10 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d19de10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30aa18b elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"30aa18b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5b7311 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c5b7311\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66db7d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"66db7d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c65f079 sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"c65f079\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd44b4f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd44b4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2015 Arts in Corrections: Opportunities for Justice and Rehabilitation<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83c8df3 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"83c8df3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-906f4b9 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"906f4b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"justify\">CLA presented its first national conference at the University of San Francisco.\u00a0More than 200 persons from 22 states, as well as England and Japan, attended. See conference report here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/calawyersforthearts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2015-AIC-Conference-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>2015 AIC Conference Report.pdf<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p align=\"justify\">At the conference, a national steering committee was formed to advance the field of artists who teach in correctional institutions. The committee subsequently\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calawyersforthearts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aic.fieldresearchsummary5.16.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">surveyed the field<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and found that 94% of the 205 respondents said they would be interested in joining or supporting such an organization. A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/calawyersforthearts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/justice_arts_feasibility_study_6.16.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>feasibility study<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0was then commissioned to investigate the opportunities and challenges of launching an organization to support artists who work in correctional institutions. In the spring of 2019, the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thejusticeartscoalition.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justice Arts Coalition<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>was launched as a national network organization\u00a0with the support of the Andy Warhol Foundation and the Art for Justice Fund.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86b0204 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"86b0204\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d2f6e7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9d2f6e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-084b0c2 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"084b0c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-762d5aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"762d5aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5343585 sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"5343585\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e5c3a5 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e5c3a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Restoration of California Arts in Corrections<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd4a84 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7fd4a84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb60431 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb60431\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"justify\">Starting in 2011, California Lawyers for the Arts has successfully collaborated with the William James Association to restore funding for California\u2019s stellar arts programs in prisons, which had been largely defunded in 2003. Starting with a $2.5 million, two-year pilot project in 2014, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has contracted with the California Arts Council to provide arts programs in prisons throughout California. The CDCR now provides $8 million\/year for these programs.<\/p><p align=\"justify\">Previous evidence-based research documented that inmates engaged in arts programs are less likely to be involved in disciplinary incidents and to re-offend after release.<\/p><p align=\"justify\">With funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the California Arts Council and several private foundations, CLA worked with the William James Association and Dr. Larry Brewster of the University of San Francisco to produce new evidence-based research documenting how arts programs benefit incarcerated persons. Demonstration projects in both state prisons and county jails have shown that arts programs improve the participants\u2019 confidence, communication skills and emotional management, while resulting in better relations with other inmates and staff.<\/p><p align=\"justify\">Dr. Brewster\u2019s\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calawyersforthearts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/larry_brewster-california_prison_arts_evaluation-jan_2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2014 study<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>included pre and post surveys of participants in arts programs at the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco and Soledad, New Folsom and San Quentin State Prisons. Findings included that participants had better time management skills, achievement motivation, intellectual flexibility, active initiative and self-confidence as well as a reduction in disciplinary reports. Significantly, many respondents indicated an interest in pursuing other academic and vocational programs.<\/p><p align=\"justify\">CLA has now completed a multi-year evidence-based research project that demonstrates the benefits of arts programs for residents in county jails throughout California. Results from the three-year project are documented in our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/calawyersforthearts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CountyJailsThirdEditionReport-Feb.17.19.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>County Jails Project Report,<\/strong><\/a> which was completed in February, 2019. CLA contracted with local arts agencies to place artists at county jails and administer surveys to the students at the conclusion of 10 to 18 week programs. These findings were reported at a professional development symposium of the Correctional Education Association and a meeting of the California State Sheriffs Association as well as during several Art for Justice Forums (see below). The project was also summarized in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/calawyersforthearts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CA-Judges-Association-Handbook-on-Innovative-Programs-9.15.18.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>guidebook<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to innovative programs published by the California State Judges Association.\u00a0 Benefits reported by the participants included better communications skills and ability to express emotions as well as improved relations with other inmates and staff. Project funding was provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, the California Arts Council, the Andy Warhol Foundation, the Wallace A. Gerbode Foundation, the Quentin Hancock Fund and the members of California Lawyers for the Arts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b02e17 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3b02e17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a05f3 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"32a05f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2610216 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"2610216\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53f700e sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"53f700e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-501a912 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"501a912\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-078873d sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-qi_addons_for_elementor_blockquote\" data-id=\"078873d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"qi_addons_for_elementor_blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-shortcode qodef-m qodef-qi-blockquote qodef-layout--top qodef--icon-pack\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qodef-m-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-quote-right\"><\/i>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"qodef-m-text\">\n\t\t\t\"This project brought different groups of inmates together who might previously have had nothing in common with one another; this class left them as friends. I can only imagine breaking down the social barriers among inmates will serve to reduce instances of violence among involved populations. I am very impressed with this program and hope to be able to find funding to continue with something similar in the near future.\"\t\t<\/h4>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c53ebc5 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c53ebc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9f5f80 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9f5f80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>-Lieutenant Robbie Bringolf, Wayne Brown Correctional Facility, Nevada County, CA<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03748b3 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"03748b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Program Arts In Corrections Download Arts in Corrections Tool Kits for Teaching Artist and Administrators Arts In Corrections Toolkit for Teaching Artists Arts In Corrections Toolkit for Administrators Arts&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-37433","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/calawyersforthearts.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/calawyersforthearts.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/calawyersforthearts.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calawyersforthearts.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calawyersforthearts.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37433"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/calawyersforthearts.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39728,"href":"https:\/\/calawyersforthearts.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37433\/revisions\/39728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/calawyersforthearts.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calawyersforthearts.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=37433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}