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Inside JIE’s Creative Writing workshop on Rikers
Rishona Michael, Volunteer at JIE, interviews Elizabeth Koster and Jessica Hoppe on July 17th, 2026 Jessica Hoppe and Elizabeth Koster are writers, MFA students in Creative [...]
The Material Allows Us to Connect: a conversation with Sara Medwin
Article by Audrey Amsellem Sara Medwin's (CC '26) work in prison education began in high school, through a Maryland-based nonprofit that supports a large network [...]
Nitouche Anthoussi defends dissertation on carceral spaces at Ellis Island and Leros
Nitouche Anthoussi successfully defended her dissertation “Espèces d’Hétérotopie”(“Species of Heterotopia”), on June 3, 2026, at the Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, earning the highest distinction, Très [...]
Sara Bennett publishes “Looking Inside: Women with Life Sentences”
Former public defender Sara Bennett has photographed women serving life sentences for homicide in New York State prisons for over a decade. The resulting photobook, [...]
JIE community featured in multimedia art show
Fragments of Appreciation and Aspiration: Bridging Today’s Appreciations and Tomorrow’s Possibilities is a multimedia exhibition highlighting work by incarcerated participants and JIE volunteers. The pieces [...]
Drum Workshop held for Music Humanities on Rikers
On April 3rd, 2026, the steady pulse of the drums, the crisp jingle of tambourines, and the soft rush of shakers echoed through the chapel [...]