Healing the Scars of Incarceration, One Performance at a Time - The Sacramento Observer

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Healing the Scars of Incarceration, One Performance at a Time - The Sacramento Observer

By Aaliyah Amos | Word In Black (WIB) - Tiyana Scarlett carried the weight of her incarceration in silence for years. Released in 2017, she buried her guilt until 2024, when she joined Ritual4Return, a New Jersey program that uses art to help formerly incarcerated people heal. “It wasn’t until I started the classes at Ritual4Return, […]

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