Healing through Prison Programs

Two stories about how the humanities can provide healing for people during and after incarceration. The Mississippi Humanities Council’s prison book club program provides intellectual stimulation and community for men and women at 16 Mississippi prisons. And in New Jersey, a theatrical program called Ritual4Return gives returning citizens the opportunity to create and perform their own rite of passage to mark their return to families and communities after incarceration. Humanities = is a production of the Federation of State Humanities Councils. Transcripts, photos, and related content available at statehumanities.org/podcast.