Arts and criminal justice – National ...
About this grant
Dance, music, theatre, visual art and creative writing provide essential opportunities for people in prison, those serving community sentences and their families.
Rediscover worth and potential
Reconnect with the outside world
Recover health and wellbeing
Reform
To find out more about the impact the arts can have on people in contact with the criminal justice system, visit our Evidence Library.
If you are looking for ways to demonstrate the impact of your arts project, please click here. [...] The arts are practiced within the criminal justice system in many different ways. They take place in education classes within the prison system, via innovative voluntary sector organisations and are self-practiced with extraordinary results. [...] National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance -
National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance -
National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance -
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# Arts and criminal justice
## Arts and Criminal Justice
The impact of the arts on rehabilitation
Eligibility
- ✓ Arts projects and activities within the criminal justice system
- ✓ dance
- ✓ music
- ✓ theatre
- ✓ visual art
- ✓ creative writing
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Last verified: 29 March 2026