I wrote about experiences doing educational outreach in jails a few years ago, originally intending to turn out a blog post. It turned out that I had more to say than I expected so it ended up as an article-length piece which has finally appeared in the Journal of Humanistic Mathematics.

As with the math circle resources I posted earlier, my hope is that this kind of thing can help people act on their interest in doing this sort of outreach. If that’s you, please check it out!

In preparation for a piece of writing I did about starting a math circle in county jails in Boulder and New Orleans, I collected the activities that we’ve developed (based on many other math circle resources available online and in print) to share broadly via Google Drive. The piece got long and may turn into a journal article rather than the original intention of blog post, but when it is available I will link to it here. It describes the issues, obstacles, and joys of engaging in this kind of outreach which I’ve been organizing on a weekly basis since April 2023. Look out for more coming soon!