The Indiana Prison Writers Workshop (Repeat)

February 26, 2021

The Indiana Prison Writers Workshop is a program that aims to help incarcerated people express themselves creatively. Today we talk about why the program was founded, and the impact it has had on participants.

We also talk to the director of a writing center who compiled pieces from the program to produce a book. And volunteers and participants of the program talk about their experiences learning and writing together.

Originally aired June 3, 2020.

Produced by Matt Pelsor.

Guests:

Debra Des Vignes
Founder, Indiana Prison Writers Workshop

Mark Latta
Director, Marian University Writing Center

Kristina O’Connor
Volunteer Facilitator, Indiana Prison Writers Workshop (Plainfield Correctional Facility)

Tiffany Leininger
Volunteer Facilitator, Indiana Prison Writers Workshop (Putnamville Correctional Facility)

Phil Roberts
Ex-Offender/Participant in Indiana Prison Writers Workshop