Bedford Hills Correctional Facility
In September 2022, we launched our most in-depth program yet at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. This is a 9-month, weekly music workshop, modeled after our flagship program at Sing Sing, in partnership with Rehabilitation Through the Arts (RTA). RTA invited us to guest-teach their music program at Bedford Hills for 6 weeks in March 2022. Our 6-week run at Bedford Hills was met with such enthusiasm by participants, the administration and RTA that we’ve developed it into a 9-month weekly program. This program is managed by Program Director Patricia Santos and Artistic Director Nathan Schram and is taught by several of our Teaching Artists.
It has long been our goal to create an in-depth program at a women’s facility as incarcerated women receive far fewer programs than incarcerated men. According to a 2021 report by the Vera Institute of Justice, “Women have become the fastest-growing segment of the incarcerated population.”
Last updated: 10-9-23
Musicambia’s programs at Bedford Hills are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.