Art in Criminal Justice

The Capitol riots angered Sing Sing’s Alfred Roberts. He responded with his version of what is widely known as the Black national anthem.

Two years after the podcast’s co-creator’s dad died, he used hip-hop to celebrate their bond.

The call-and-response song was one of many that Black men sang as they toiled on Southern prison farms.

Ike White’s “Changin’ Times” spans soul, rock, pop and jazz. On its 50th anniversary, it’s finally getting its due.

The Harlem MC explains how prison gave him the freedom to rap about more than material things.

Singer, songwriter, drummer and pianist Morgan White appeared on five albums inside Texas prisons. Outside, he said no to the music industry.

A prison talent show, a former Motown producer and the promise that their album proceeds would go toward the costs of their incarceration.

Krystal Lowe wrote and recorded this song for her 2-year-old in a Kansas prison. Instead of baby talk, she urges her daughter to know her worth.

Kirk Franklin, Maverick City Music and a choir of 30 incarcerated men recorded one of the biggest prison concerts in Florida history.

Sonny James’ 1977 cover of “In the Jailhouse Now” was part of an innovative collaboration with incarcerated musicians, stagehands and photographers.