The Graduates

Project Added: August 19, 2021
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Five people in black posing together in front of an outdoor fountain

Members of The Graduates prepare for the Beyond Incarceration Summit. The Graduates are primarily comprised of formerly incarcerated women from the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women.

Arts-and Intersections:

Prisons & Rehabilitation

Collaborators:

Location:

New Orleans, Louisiana

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Genre/Discipline:

Theater & performance

Population Density:

Large Intended Impact Area:

Multi-State Region

Foundations:

Project Website:

https://graduatesrising.org/

OVERVIEW

The Graduates use their personal experiences with the criminal justice system to create performances that reach out to young at-risk women; give a window into incarceration's effects on individual lives; and encourage those who have the power to shift current policies to do so.

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