TABLETS
ORIGINAL DIGITAL CONTENT
Tablet availability in prisons has been increasing over the last decade, with even greater urgency and impact since the COVID-19 pandemic drastically limited in-person programming. In late 2021 we partnered with Edovo, an industry-leading tech organization that offers selective educational, vocational, and behavioral therapy content to incarcerated learners nationwide - at no cost to the learner. Since then, our innovative research-backed resources have been freely accessible to thousands of individuals every day.
25 original character and creative arts resources available
Over 52,800+ course completions to date
Accessible in 973 facilities across 43 states
An estimated 700,000+ learners have access every day
CONTENT AVAILABLE ON TABLETS
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Currently 11,600 Learners
Every issue of our print-based interactive magazine The Loop is also available in digital format, giving learners a chance to respond directly through their tablet to selected prompts. This course also includes an audio option for various articles, where learners can listen to the original authors read their insights.
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Every issue of The Loop contains several creative writing prompts, and while some are featured in future issues, other noteworthy entries are published in this tablet series. Learn more here!
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Currently 5,032 Course Completions
Released in Sept 2022, Learn Your Strengths is a four-part video series that explores character strengths. Our instructor, Nina, helps learners discover what their strengths are, how to use them, and how they can intentionally develop them. Our discussion group draws on their experience on the inside to discuss the power of using our existing positive qualities to have an improved vision of ourselves and the impact we can make, wherever we are.
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Currently 3,727 Course Completions
This video series expands on the Learn Your Strengths Course by focusing on two specific character strengths (gratitude & self-regulation) and some additional tools and skills that can be used to draw out the best in ourselves and others.
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This is a collection of creative writing pieces that resulted from an experimental mentorship program that paired incarcerated writers with professional writers on the outside who specialize in their particular area of interest.
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The Playwriting Lab walks you through the basics of writing a play in a way that invites imagination, improved writing skills, and deeper relational insight. Through clear instruction from a college professor (PhD) of theatre, along with animation and examples of scenes written and performed by former SL participants on the inside, you will not only see your interests and abilities in writing grow, but your perspective of yourself and others as well.
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The Spoken Word Lab unpacks the basics of the art of spoken word in a format that invites deep self-reflection, diligent practice, and the power of sharing your own story. Viewers join a “poets circle” as an SL teaching artist and professional poet leads 3 other spoken word artists through a journey of instruction, prompts and examples of poetry written by former SL participants, leaving viewers to feel inspired and equipped to continue writing and sharing their story with others.
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Creations of a Caged Bird (CCB) comes in two volumes and is a collection of peer encouragement videos written by incarcerated participants of SL and produced by professional artists on the outside, ranging from Broadway actors to recording artists. Original music, poetry, film, and dance bring hope and inspiration to prison direct from the minds of those inside.
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This one-of-a-kind feature film represents the work of 13 incarcerated writers from all over the US and was produced by a team of film professionals in New York City. It will be made available to incarcerated audiences in over 400 facilities nationwide at no cost to the individual.
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When Light Appears is the product of a collaboration with incarcerated women at SCI Muncy State Prison in Pennsylvania. They wanted help turning their original creative pieces into a special Christmas production, so with the help of professional performing artists on the outside, it became a reality & premiered in 2020.
