WORDSUNCAGED

WORDSUNCAGED IS A CREATIVE PLATFORM, CREATED BY
THE MEN OF A-YARD CALIFORNIA STATE PRISON, LANCASTER AND
CALSTATE LA PROFESSOR, DR. BIDHAN CHANDRA ROY: ITS PURPOSE IS FOR INCARCERATED ARTISTS, WRITERS, STUDENTS AND POETS TO DIALOGUE, AND CRITICALLY ENGAGE WITH YOU.
WE INVITE YOU TO EXPERIENCE OUR VOICES — UNCAGED FROM THE PRISON WALLS. WE INVITE YOU TO RETHINK WHO INCARCERATED MEN ARE.
WE INVITE YOU TO EXPLORE OUR COMMON HUMANITY TOGETHER.
WE INVITE YOU TO IMAGINE ALTERNATIVES TO OUR CURRENT SYSTEM OF MASS INCARCERATION IN THE UNITED STATES.

"When I first visited California State Prison, Lancaster what I saw there were not prisoners, but cages filled of hundreds of lights —lights of knowledge, wisdom, compassion, love, insight and remorse.
It was as if hundreds of candles had been locked in a distant closet, or that the stars had been hidden behind the blanket of the desert night, denying us the light that they had to shine upon the world."

This website is our attempt to uncage these lights.

-Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy

NEWS ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Spring 2018

Journal Release Party and Other June Events!

WordsUncaged Monthly Radio Show!

Don't forget to tune in to the monthly WordsUncaged Radio show on KPFK 90.7. We go on the air LIVE @ at 10.30 am, every 2nd Saturday of the month!

Join us for an evening of free drinks, music, friends and art. Giveaways, prizes and an art auction with some of LA’s top artists. All proceeds go to Unlock Tomorrow and WordsUncaged to support our work with incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals. We hope to see you there! Please see event details and RSVP here: http://unlocktomorrow.splashthat.com

If you can't make the event but would still like to contribute, then you can do so through the crowdfunding link below:
https://www.classy.org/campaign/words-uncaged-and-unlock-tomorrow-present-re-enter-re-think-re-store/c167902