Private Town — Pros and Cons Program
Pros and Cons is a restorative justice program producing and recording original music in Canadian prisons.
New Video and Music from Pros and Cons – the groundbreaking prison music program
“Lost” from the album “Undisclosed Location” was recorded inside Grand Valley Institution for Women and performed and written by the inmates. This music video was shot on location inside the prison. We also present to you “Delicate Love,” a lead track from the collection about to be released from Joyceville Institution. The Pros and Cons prison music program continues to …
Rethinking Prison: Music and Life Beyond Punishment – TEDxQueensU
In his talk, Hugh Christopher Brown explains how the instigation of a music program with inmates taught him the importance of mentorship in prison; and how its effects on convicts deepened his understanding of what music is. Hugh Christopher Brown divides his life between Wolfe Island and New York City. He was born and raised in Toronto where he grew …
