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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 […]
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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
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!
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!
http://www.rand.org/blog/2013/10/medicaid-access-for-the-formerly-incarcerated-under.html
Prisoners becoming eligible for healthcare.
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!