ARTS in corrections

Creative expression is freeing

Arts education is an essential tool for healthy human development and lifelong learning that must be made available to all. Providing people experiencing incarceration access to the arts has an immediate, direct, and positive impact on their personal health and welfare, as well as their surroundings.

Administered by the California Arts Council in partnership with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California's Arts in Corrections program is internationally recognized for its high-impact, innovative approach to addressing the state's critical public safety needs and rehabilitative priorities through the arts.