Inside Circle

10/12/2026

For 25 years, Robin Graham has made space for those moments through Spotlight on Recovery Magazine, featuring more than 400 writers in prisons and mental health institutions across 34 states.

On the Inside Circle Podcast, Robin joins Eldra for an honest conversation about trauma, recovery, and the masks we wear. She shares how her own experiences shaped the magazine and why she writes openly about her bipolar disorder diagnosis in her 50s.

Join us for a conversation about telling our truth, finding connection, and making room for healing.

▶️ Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/qxkvJWksiDQ

Robin Graham was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and for 25 ...

09/22/2026

Step outside your comfort zone. Step into the Circle. The next Outside Circle takes place Jan. 29–31, 2027.

Over three days in San Francisco, we’ll create space for honest conversation, meaningful connection, and transformation, grounded in the same Circle practices at the heart of Inside Circle’s work.

Come experience the power of Circle for yourself.

Learn more and register: insidecircle.org/events

09/10/2026

This summer, Program Director Aaron Burris and Executive Director Eldra Jackson III joined the 2026 GIFFORDS Community Violence Intervention Conference, where they shared Inside Circle’s approach to community-based gun violence intervention.

Their presentation highlighted Project Restore Brooklyn and what we’ve learned through our work alongside the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office, the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, and Columbia University.

Creating safer communities means investing in people, relationships, accountability, and healing.

07/15/2026

Earlier this week, we celebrated a major milestone: the public launch of our Healing Home capital campaign. This September, our first residential program will open in Sacramento: a healing-centered home for men returning from incarceration who have transformed their lives through our prison-based circles.

We were honored to welcome California legislative staff and community leaders for a private preview tour of the property. Thank you to the offices of Assemblymember Sade Elhawary,
Senator Angelique Ashby, Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, and Assemblymember Maggy Krell for sending representatives, and to Anti-Recidivism Coalition for joining us to see this work up close.

$2.2 million goal. 65% already raised. One community making it real.

Healing isn't a moment. It's a practice that needs roots, walls, and people who stay. The Healing Home will give our community all three.

Learn more. Support the campaign: insidecircle.org/healinghome/

05/26/2026

We’re growing our team at the new Sacramento Healing Home and looking for compassionate, dependable professionals.

✨ NOW HIRING ✨

🏡 Healing Home House Managers (2 Positions)
Live-on-site role supporting up to 11 returning citizens in a safe, structured, sober transitional residence. House Managers oversee daily operations, accountability, mentorship, and facilities upkeep while partnering closely with the Case Manager and Program Director.
💵 $50,000 salary + housing included

📋 Healing Home Case Manager (Part-Time)
Lead and support residents through their reentry journey by creating Individual Reentry Plans, coordinating referrals and services, and collaborating with on-site staff. Ideal for candidates with experience in social work, criminal justice, or reentry services.
💵 $30/hour | Approx. 20 hours/week

If you’re passionate about restorative support, accountability, and helping individuals rebuild their lives, we’d love to hear from you.

📍 Sacramento, CA
🔗 For full job postings click the link in bio / visit our website.

05/22/2026

Show up as you are, not as who you think you’re supposed to be.✨️

The right spaces do not ask you to shrink, they make room for you to grow.

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05/19/2026

Words can heal. {swipe}

Voices From Inside amplifies expression, emotion, and creativity to support healing and uplift every person who participates in our program.

Read more and stay connected by signing up for our newsletter at InsideCircle.org

05/11/2026

Rooted in diversity.

Shaped in authenticity.

When we honor ourselves, we honor others.

When we take care of ourselves, we take care of others.

When we give grace to ourselves, we give grace to others.

No matter if you or a loved one has been impacted by the justice system or simply carving your way in society, Inside Circle has a space for you to feel seen and not judged. To speak out and not be silenced.

Join the movement and our next Outside Circle in October (link in bio).

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05/07/2026

✨️BIG DAY OF GIVING✨️SUPPORT TODAY

Inside Circle is proudly participating in the Big Day of Giving () hosted by the () Sacramento Region Community Foundation. An annual 24-hour giving event that has raised $117 million for local nonprofits since 2013. This year marks thirteen years of communities showing up for the organizations doing meaningful work right here at home.

 
➡️ FOR US, that means the circles running inside
prisons, the young people we walk alongside through our Young Adult Empowerment program, and the communities we partner with beyond prison walls.

SHAR & SUPPORT bigdayofgiving.org.
(LINK IN BIO).

05/05/2026

When fear shows up, it often pushes people back. In 2025, we leaned in instead!

From prisons in Northern California to the streets of New York City to the community of Shelby County, Tennessee, we showed up. We held space. We worked to rebuild trust. We stayed committed to connection, even when it felt hard.

Our 2025 Annual Report, In the Face of Fear, is a reflection of what can happen when we choose connection over contraction.

As we look back, one thing feels especially true. We could not do this work without you. Thank you for being part of it!🕯

See FULL annual report: https://bit.ly/IC2025AR