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InsideOut
InsideOut is a quarterly publication assembled,
published, and edited by prisoners. It contains
original essays, artwork, and poetry by inmates
at the New Jersey State Prison and, on occasion,
contributions by prisoners in other
institutions. Produced internally, the magazine
is a major vehicle for the dissemination of
instructional materials aimed mainly at young
people in urban neighborhoods who may be at risk
of incarceration. InsideOut is distributed to
more than 1000 schools, not-for-profit
organizations, religious institutions, public
service agencies, and philanthropic foundations.
In the spring of 2003 HAP established
collaboration with Princeton University
undergraduate students-working as part of
Princeton’s Community Based Learning Initiative-
the first special edition of InsideOut was
released in the summer of 2003. A second special
issue dedicated to women in prison and featuring
the contributions of inmates at the Edna Mahan
Correctional Facility prison in Clinton, NJ,
will be available in the summer of 2004. An
issue of InsideOut with a focus on Restorative
Justice and Victims’ Rights is in the planning
stage to regularly produce and expand the
distribution of special issues of the magazine
in color and fine grade paper. This partnership
fulfills one of HAP’s goals: to work in tandem
with members of the society at large to produce
and distribute effective educational products.
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