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InsideOUT Writers Supports Incarcerated Youth in Los Angeles

Creative writing sessions and a reentry program provide youth with an outlet for self-expression and structure to help prevent them from reoffending after their release.

InsideOUT Writers

As a 16-year-old in a Los Angeles juvenile detention center in 1996, Jimmy Wu was like any other youth in his situation. He was searching for any opportunity that would allow him to spend time out of his room.

For...

STOP Cat 3

2019-YS-BX-0005
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$497,100

STOP Cat 3

2019-YS-BX-0007
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$492,953

STOP Cat 3

2019-YS-BX-0017
Declined
Funding First Awarded
2019
$499,357