Hope. Healing. Reform. Reducing Recidivism.
Authors Inside is a nonprofit organization that empowers justice-impacted youth and adults to make sustainable change through writing. Through structured, trauma-informed writing programs, we work to prevent juvenile crime, reduce re-offending, promote safe communities, and improve the welfare of youth and families.
Grounded in the belief that hope, healing, and reform are essential to reducing recidivism, Authors Inside uses writing as a prevention-oriented intervention that encourages reflection, accountability, and personal growth.
Our desire is to…give people the opportunity to have a voice...
"...At the end of the day, people just wanna be heard. To know that they have a voice. To know that somebody’s listening…and that’s what we do. We’re trying to give the population—those incarcerated and formerly incarcerated—a voice. Process your feelings. Process your traumas. Put your stuff on paper."
– George K.L. Smith
Programming Director
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Our Mission
We empower justice-impacted individuals to create sustainable change through writing, with the goal of reducing juvenile crime, creating safe communities, and improving the lives of youth and families.
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