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The ProjectThis site developed from a yearlong research project of arts programs in prisons, jails and juvenile detention centers throughout the United States, conducted by Krista Brune. Thanks to a ReachOut 56 Fellowship funded by Princeton University’s Class of 1956, Brune was able to collect this information about the arts in prisons.Working in affiliation with the Bronx-based nonprofit organization Voices UnBroken (www.voicesunbroken.org) and its founder Victoria Sammartino, Brune researched arts in corrections throughout the country by visiting certain programs, attending performances in correctional facilities, and interviewing artists, nonprofit directors, professors, students and prisoners involved in artistic endeavors behind bars. An initial summary of her research, “Creating Behind the Razor Wire: An Overview of Arts in Corrections in the United States,” appeared on the Community Arts Network website. A more detailed account of her research is available on this website and in a forthcoming collection of essays, art and poetry showcasing the different perspectives on arts in corrections. Krista BruneBrune graduated from Princeton University in June 2006 with an A.B. degree in Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures and a certificate in Latin American Studies. She came to this field not as an artist, but rather as a student and a researcher. Her only experience with arts in corrections before this project was the rejection of a proposal to facilitate creative expression workshops at the women’s prison in New Jersey. She longed to transform her frustration from that experience into a resource for others working in the field. While continuing to work on the synthesis and presentation of her research, Brune is currently in Brazil studying the social and political role of popular Brazilian music during the 1960s and 1970s as a Fulbright grantee. |