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  • I Grew Up (Jailed in America) written by Adilson “Tru2it” Neves and recorded through a prison phone featuring Denisia and Lil Zai, released Jun 7, 2026. The most recent video version of this work can also be found in YouTube.

Serving a life sentence since 2011, for a crime committed as a juvenile, Adilson Neves has focused on accountability, rehabilitation, and personal transformation through the Restorative Justice Program. As a leader in this program, his work was featured in the documentary Jailed in America by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams (see below). Now recording as Tru2it, he uses his lived experience to inspire others to confront the consequences of their actions, choose dialogue over violence, confront the conditions that lead to youth violence, and ultimately build stronger communities.

  • Jailed in America, a documentary by Academy Award-winning director Roger Ross Williams, 2018. This documentary continues to be an urgent reminder that the criminal justice system’s use of pretrial detention, driven by unaffordable bail, functions as a form of poverty punishment that destabilizes families, skews case outcomes, and perpetuates racial and economic inequality. To illustrate this point Williams uses a mix of reporting, courtroom footage, interviews, and personal stories.

  • CLASSROOM 4 is the story of an award-winning professor teaching "The History of Crime and Punishment" inside a prison to a class of both free students and incarcerated students. It explores the true cost of mass incarceration and the power of human connection to transform society. The film has been included on the Oscars shortlist of 15 films under consideration for the 98th Academy Awards for Best Documentary Short Film. Classroom 4 is now streaming nationwide on PBS POV and on the PBS App as part of POV Shorts Season 8. In the video below, Eden Wurmfeld, director/producer of Classroom 4, shares what went into creating the documentary.

  • The Heart Of Dorchester: Shooter & Former Gang Leader Takes it Back To The Roots - Dae Heat, a former street soldier and now an aspiring artist, is now trying to make change in the world. His work focuses on prison stories, gang culture, street life, and addiction and recovery. Find his music at    / @43ad_daeheat