Mountain States

Please note: The Prison Arts Coalition does not offer any programs. The following are independent prison arts programs we have identified in this region. To learn more about the programs below, please contact the programs directly.

Idaho

Do you know about any prison arts programs in Idaho? If so, please contact us.

Montana

  1. Montana Correctional Enterprises (MCE) [email protected]
  2. Montana State Prison Hobby Store 406.846.1320 ext. 2515
  3. Free Verse Project, teaching art literature and creative writing in juvenile detention centers
  4. The Beat Within 415-890-5641

Wyoming

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Nevada

  1. High Desert Correctional Center Band/Music Class
  2. True Grit Mary Harrison, (775) 887-9297
  3. Nevada Prison Newsletter, Ely State Prison

Utah

  1. Utah State Prison Recording Studio and Reading for the Blind Program

Colorado

  1. SpeakOut! Writing Workshops 970-491-7251
  2. Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility ‘Great Books and Movies’
  3. Fremont Correctional Facility Creative Writing
  4. Denver Women’s Correctional Facility Manageable Mud, Sophia’s Sisters Choir, Yoga, Slam Poetry, Drumming Circle, Leisure Activity Center
  5. Cheyenne Mountain Re-entry Center Creative Writing
  6. CleanWear Clothing (970) 535-0155 , [email protected]
  7. Community Literacy Center Writing Workshops at the Larimer County Detention Center, Mary Ellen Sanger
  8. The Prison Memoir Print-based Correspondence Course, Katherine Park Woolbert, [email protected]
  9. Hoist Point Writing Creative writing workshops at the Denver Women’s Correctional Facility, Kathy Goodkin, [email protected]
  10. Words Beyond Bars Karen Lausa, Founder & Executive Director [email protected]
  11. Dance 2B Free [email protected]

Arizona

  1. Inside/OUT Experience (Video)
  2. It’s Not Just Black and White Gregory Sale, [email protected]
  3. AZ Dept of Corrections Recreational Activities and Hobby Crafts
  4. The Beat Within Creative Writing, David Inocencio, [email protected], (415) 503-4170
  5. The Thoughtful Warrior Program Dr. Melanie Ohm, [email protected], (480)510-2377
  6. Prison Education Awareness Club Arizona State University [email protected]
  7. Lannan Literary Grant prison writing program University of Arizona

New Mexico

  1. Comienzos Yoga, Nonviolent Communication, creative writing, art, William Poehner, Director, [email protected], (505) 715-6918
  2. The Beat Within Creative Writing, David Inocencio, [email protected], (415) 503-4170
  3. JustWrite Creative Writing, Carlos Contreras, [email protected]
  4. Voice Behind Walls Lee Rhyanes, [email protected]
  5. Reel Fathers Film & fatherhood, Deborah Boldt, Executive Director, [email protected], 505-466-2295
  6. Fresh Eyes Photography Project Karen McCullough, Executive Director, [email protected]