Dancing Behind Barbed Wire

How Keshet helps teens create moments of liberation while incarcerated

Karie Luidens
Apr 7 · 8 min read
Photos of “Movement for Mercy” by Pat Berrett, courtesy of Keshet. Sign photo via Google Maps. Fence photo by Patrick Hendry via Unsplash

A dozen teenagers laugh as they practice their dance — one of them stumbles, throwing off the choreography. Time to rehearse from the top.

Their dance teacher laughs with them before calling for attention. With only a few weeks left in the semester, their final performance is…

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