Prison Music Project

The Prison Music Project album 'Long Time Gone' was released one year ago today! This powerful collaboration between writers impacted by incarceration and musicians on the outside benefits communities impacted by mass incarceration. Learn more here: prisonmusicproject.com

Have you sent an email in support of #SB300 yet? Help us take a step towards ending harsh sentencing! We need to make sure Senator Portantino knows that the injustice of felony murder special circumstances cannot continue. Take Action: buff.ly/3uErPB4

Featuring @PrisonMusicPrj, Abolition is a festival created to raise funds to create a hospitality house near the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola for loved ones of those incarcerated there. Tickets available at noonchorus.com/abolition

We asked @NOLAnews to use humanizing language when referring for our collective members who are incarcerated. They refused, stating that “inmate” is the word they use as a policy. Umm... your policy is violent. Change it.

The @PrisonMusicPrj is a collective of artists, both inside and outside of prison, dedicated to shifting the mass incarceration model to “focus on healing instead of punishment.” Read more @NOLAnews bit.ly/3tQxjYJ

#ThePrisonMusicProject features the artistic voices of nine artists and writers incarcerated in New Folsom Prison. THE PRISON MUSIC PROJECT feat. @ZoeBoekbinder, @AniDiFranco, & guests streams this weekend! | Free for the prison-impacted | Tickets/info: cacno.org/theprisonmusic…

Performing as part of @prisonmusicprj virtual concert experience feat. @zoeboekbinder, @_PRINCESS_SHAW, @blshirelle8, & Guests hosted by @CACNO. Tickets: watch.eventive.org/theprisonmusic…

"CAC Announces Prison Music Project with Zoe Boekbinder and Ani DiFranco." Thanks for the mention @OffBeatMagazine! Read their full write-up of our upcoming #virtualconcert experience: offbeat.com/news/cac-annou…

We're so moved by the work of @PrisonMusicPrj. Check out the full eTown episode here: bit.ly/eTown_2108

How do you not continue the cycle of violence, vengeance, and blame — but end it? More in this @eTown interview about 'Revolutionary Love' & @prisonmusicprj album 'Long Time Gone' with insights from @ZoeBoekbinder and @Natedogg9162. etown.org/broadcasts/eto…

This week on #eTown ✨ Singer-songwriter & activist @anidifranco joins from her home in New Orleans + Ani partnered w/ musician & activist @zoeboekbinder on a @PrisonMusicPrj bit.ly/eTown_2108 📸 Ani: Daymon Gardner 📸 of Zoe: Justin Nunnink Art: Matt Mahurin

We are excited to share our ongoing work! Tune into the upcoming virtual show, hosted by @CACNO

In Spoon’s words, “We must each do our part.” We invite you to take next steps and connect with organizations and work that support incarcerated artists, including Justice Arts Coalition @PrisonArts, Prison Music Project @PrisonMusicPrj, and Die Jim Crow Records @DieJimCrow.

Today for #BlackHistoryMonth we spotlight @SpoonJackson, a recognized poet serving a life sentence, and Judith Tannenbaum, an exceptional author and teacher. They co-authored BY HEART: Poetry, Prison, and Two Lives, a heartfelt book about poetry, freedom, and the human spirit.

Great article by @RahRahRaina on new album from @PrisonMusicPrj featuring songs by 9 incarcerated or formerly incarcerated writers. Organized by @zoeboekbinder & @anidifranco npr.org/2020/10/26/927… #prisonarts, #musicmatters, #songwriter, #socialjustice, #artsinprison

It’s #bandcampfriday! Today, @bandcamp waives their fee to support artists. Shop the Righteous Babe catalog of activist-artist releases including music from @anidifranco, @gracieandrachel, @prisonmusicprj, and more. righteousbabe.bandcamp.com 📸 @SusanAlzner

Organized by musician @zoeboekbinder and produced by @anidifranco, 'Long Time Gone,' the new album from @PrisonMusicPrj, features songs by 9 incarcerated or formerly incarcerated writers. Hear selections on @worldcafe. trib.al/iK1yVCu

On today's World Cafe, producer @anidifranco, songwriter Zoe Bookbinder, and formerly incarcerated writer Nathan Jackson Brown talked about bringing the stories from inside New Folsom Prison to the world. npr.org/2020/10/26/927…

Producer @anidifranco, songwriter Zoe Bookbinder, and formerly incarcerated writer Nathan Jackson Brown talk about bringing the stories from inside New Folsom Prison to the world. npr.org/2020/10/26/927…

Check out the full Prison Music Project album, which includes two songs with lyrics from NVP author @SpoonJackson, here: righteousbabe.ffm.to/prisonmusicpro…