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NOLA to Angola is excited to announce our 3rd annual spring ride. ‘Spring Brake’ is coming to City Park on Saturday, April 4th! REGISTER HERE! (Registration is free/sliding scale) This event is a fundraiser for 3 local organizations: Voice of the Experienced (VOTE), Promise of Justice Initiative, & Orleans Public Defenders. […]

Register for ‘Spring Brake’!

29 Jan, 2020 in Uncategorized by jesse chanin

Buy a NOLA to Angola water bottle

5 Sep, 2019 in Uncategorized by jesse chanin

Cornerstone Builders’ Bus Project provides a free monthly bus service for New Orleanians who have loved ones in eight Louisiana detention facilities: Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola) Allen Correctional Institute Dixon Correctional Institute Hunt Correctional Center Raymond Laborde Correctional Center Rayburn Correctional Center Southeast Regional Re-entry Program Transitional Center for Women […]

About the Cornerstone Builders’ Bus Program

6 May, 2019 in Uncategorized tagged featured by admin

ESPAÑOL ABAJO NOLA to Angola, in collaboration with our partners GetUpNRide and Rubarb, is excited to announce our 1st annual Cookout and Prison Justice Ride on April 7th! REGISTER HERE! CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO OUR FUNDRAISER! This event is a fundraiser for 4 local organizations: Women With A Vision, […]

Cookout and Ride for Prison Justice

28 Feb, 2018 in Uncategorized by admin

Sunday, October 5th, 5pm Zeitgeist: 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd “Follow Me Down: Portraits of Louisiana Prison Musicians” is a feature-length documentary. Shot over the course of two years in three Louisiana Prisons. Ethnomusicologist, Ben Harbert weaves together interviews and performances of extraordinary inmate musicians-some serving life sentences, some new […]

Follow Me Down Documentary Screening to Benefit Nola to Angola!

25 Sep, 2014 in Uncategorized by jesse chanin

Some of these guys are better than people free on the streets.

19 Apr, 2014 in Uncategorized tagged New Orleans / Saints / visit by admin | Open »

Families and Friends of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children (FFLIC) and Nola to Angola (NTA) are excited to host our second discussion group based on excerpts from Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow. Using the text as a starting point, we will explore how the prison industrial complex affects ALL our […]

The New Jim Crow Discussion Group, Part 2!

4 Nov, 2013 in Uncategorized by jesse chanin

http://www.rand.org/blog/2013/10/medicaid-access-for-the-formerly-incarcerated-under.html

Prisoners becoming eligible for healthcare.

7 Oct, 2013 in Uncategorized tagged Affordable Care Act / Obamacare / prisoners by admin

In the event you’re not available for our evening and weekend sessions, we will be holding a morning session this Wednesday at 10:30 AM at Byrdie’s on St. Claude. https://www.facebook.com/events/508124175932249/ If you have any questions, ask away!

Morning Info Session!

2 Sep, 2013 in Uncategorized tagged Byrdie's / Castle / coffee / Infosession / quiz me / snacks / tea / yum by admin

Just a reminder, we are holding an info session upstairs at Fair Grinds today at 4:00! 3133 Ponce de Leon! See you there!

Info Session!

31 Aug, 2013 in Uncategorized by admin