Valley State Prison students debate Fresno State Barking Bulldogs

December 15, 2023.Reading time 8 minutes.

The Valley State Prison Debate Team faces off against Fresno State. Photo courtesy of CDCR.

Valley State Prison (VSP) hosted its first-ever formal debate between incarcerated college students and visiting Fresno State students.

Companion catalog created from ‘Insider Art’ exhibition

May 29, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

“Insider Art: Exploring the Arts Within Prison Environments, A Collection Work from Avenal State Prison” is the companion catalog to the exhibition, “Insider Art: Exploring the Arts Within Prison Environments” that was on display at M Street Graduate Studios in April. The catalog is published by The Press at California State University, Fresno and was […]

‘Exploring the Arts Within Prison’ exhibition opens downtown

March 29, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

~ By Lucero Benitez, communications specialist for the College of Social Sciences, reprinted from FresnoStateNews.com An exhibition of artwork by incarcerated men at Avenal State Prison will be on display at Fresno State’s Graduate Art Studios at the M Street Arts Complex in downtown Fresno from April 5 to 22. The exhibition, “Insider Art: Exploring the Arts within Prison […]