The Graduates
Project Added: August 19, 2021
![Five people in black posing together in front of an outdoor fountain](/system/files/styles/project_database_node_header/private/2021-08/Screenshot%25202019-09-06%252015.59.43.png?itok=-XYO5OMW)
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 & RehabilitationCollaborators:
Location:
New Orleans, LouisianaRegion:
Genre/Discipline:
Theater & performancePopulation Density:
Large Intended Impact Area:
Multi-State RegionFoundations:
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.