Reading, writing and redemption

One in four Australians will be touched by the criminal justice system in their lifetime, whether as an offender, a victim, or a family member. But what if education, specifically the arts and humanities, could break the cycle?

For over a decade, Jedidiah Evans has run workshops in NSW prisons, bringing poetry, philosophy, and creative writing to incarcerated men and women.

His research shows that meaningful education builds communities on the inside and networks on the outside. And crucially, it reduces the likelihood of people returning. This is restorative justice in action, one poem at a time.