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Stay up to date on stories, articles and media coverage of DU's Prison Arts Initiatives, or hear from incarcerated people in their own words through the latest podcast episodes, newspaper issues, performances and more.

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Nigel Poor
Visual Artist, Teacher and Co-Host of Hit Podcast Comes to DU

This year’s Harper Distinguished Speaker, Nigel Poor will visit DU on November 14 and give an on-stage interview with Associate Professor of Art Sarah Gjertson. Poor is the co-creator and co-host of the award-winning prison-based podcast, Ear Hustle.

DU PAI in the Media

Westword

Breaking Free: Colorado's Prison Arts Programs Help Inmates Unlock Their Creativity

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NBC

Inmate-produced radio station streams beyond prison walls

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NPR

Incarcerated producer finds purpose in running a radio station from prison

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9News

Colorado will have the 1st statewide prison radio station in US history

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Denver Gazette

In a prison, live theater lights up the dark

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The New York Times

How a Prison Play Goes on Tour

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Today News

She hadn't seen her dad at Christmas in about 10 years. A prison musical changed that

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Colorado Times Recorder

A Push to Change Colorado’s Prison Culture and Perceptions — One Art Piece at a Time

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Denver Gazette

'Godspell': The story of Jesus, told in a prison

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The Colorado Sun

DU’s Prison Arts Initiative navigated COVID to create “Tell It Slant”

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The Colorado Independent

Women inmates get time with families and ‘sense of normalcy’ in DU arts program

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Colorado Public Radio

Colorado Inmates Take ‘One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest’ On Tour, And Discover Theater As Rehabilitation

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5280 Magazine

Incarcerated Women Star in the Newman Center’s Most Anticipated Holiday Performance, A Christmas Carol

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