Healing Through Creative Practice Prison Tour

Since May 2024, Healing Through Creative Practice (HTCP) has reached all 33 CDCR facilities through print, tablets, and film screenings—offering creative tools to those inside.

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In October 2024, we traveled with Question Culture to CTF Soledad for a screening of Songs From The Hole, accountability circles, and Healing Plan workshops. richie reseda and JJ88 returned to where their creative practice began, reconnecting with men who shaped their journey.

In December 2024, we brought an all-women team, led by Sister Peace and Erin Yoshi, to CCWF Chowchilla for a Healing Summit. The summit featured mindfulness and grief workshops and three mural installations—one in the family housing unit, one in an incarcerated housing unit, and an interactive workshop on the main yard handball court. Special thanks to Claudia Peña, Jun Hamamoto, Peggy Rowe-Ward, Kayla Edem, Suzanne Rotondo, Mary Rozzi, Teena Pugliese, and Sarah Baltazar-Pinheiro. Muralists Cece Carpio, Amanda Lynn, Franceska Gamez, and Gloria Muriel.

With Quiet community members, we created a weeklong space for reflection, connection, and transformation—helping people inside feel seen, heal, and use creative tools, from breath-work to paintbrushes, to support their path forward.

HTCP has reached all 33 CDCR facilities, bringing creative resources, film screenings, and healing workshops to incarcerated communities. At CCWF Chowchilla, we launched our first healing summit, installed three murals, transforming shared spaces with mindfulness and art. The tour also facilitated the powerful return of formerly incarcerated artists, inspiring those still inside through creativity and connection.

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