Supported by a variety of grants and contracts, TWP provides programs for adults who have been incarcerated within correctional institutions and reinforces the direct impact that arts and culture have on the health, welfare, and economic well-being of all Californians. By focusing on the principles of restorative justice, transformative justice, and reconciliation, TWP utilizes a trauma-informed arts and culture process as part of a holistic approach to supporting the successful transition of formerly incarcerated individuals back into their communities.

Lifer: Stories from the Inside/Out, implemented through TWP’s partnership with The Francisco Homes (TFH), enables a diverse group of Latino, African-American, Asian Pacific, and Caucasian men who have been paroled after serving life sentences, to share their stories through a documentary theatre process. A series of workshops provides the participants with skill-building activities, including improvisation, writing, movement, vocal expression, and performance techniques. The project culminates in a stage reading followed by a Second Act discussion with the audience.

TWP's partnerships with Cal State LA's Project Rebound have provided system-impacted university students with an opportunity to explore and redefine their life stories through a collaborative theatre and writing process and to create and perform original theatre pieces for a diverse audience.