Each year the Prison Arts Program organizes an Annual Show from artists in the eighteen facilities within Connecticut's correctional system. The show, which features recent work, brings inmate art to the outside community and connects the arts community to our incarcerated artists.Community Partners in Action makes a practice of purchasing several exceptional artworks every year in order to build a permanent collection. This collection travels to public schools, universities, libraries, and community centers throughout the state and is a valuable resource which documents and preserves the extraordinary work of the Prison Arts Program and the artists.The Journal of the Prison Arts Program has been in publication since 1987. The Journal expands the reach of the program by sharing inmate art and writing with a larger community and gives inmates an opportunity to convey their invaluable knowledge and experience concerning a wide range of artistic, intellectual and social issues.