The Prison Arts Resource Project (PARP) page below. To see studies arranged by “juvenile” and “adult,” click on the “All Studies” tab above. You can also search by keyword in the search tool to the right.


Mary Cohen, PhD, is associate professor of music education at the University of Iowa. Her recent book, Music-Making in U.S. Prisons: Listening to Incarcerated Voices, received a wonderful review from the International Society for Music Education. “[The book] “is a powerful and in-depth insight into music-making in the U.S. prison network,” the reviewer wrote. Music-Making in U.S. Prisons is co-authored by Stuart Duncan, PhD, of the University of Connecticut.

Review: Music-Making in U.S. Prisons: Listening to Incarcerated Voices.