Extracurriculars
Image: bookshelf in FEPPS classroom.
FEPPS is dedicated to providing opportunities for enrichment outside of the college classroom.
Image: FEPPS student and staff at study hall.
Study Hall
Students are supported by three weekly study halls where they work alongside volunteer tutors and co-learners, many of whom are students from University of Puget Sound. Study hall is a space for students to use computers with word processing, confer with classmates, or participate in language conversation hours.
Image: A collective poem written by participants
Creative Writing Workshop
In 2025, FEPPS AA alumni Bonnie Teafatiller proposed a creative writing group to provide a space to tap into the brilliance and creativity of people incarcerated at WCCW. Bonnie and volunteer Cal co-facilitate a bi-monthly workshop space introducing creative writing forms including poetry, short story, and spoken word.
Image: Selections viewed by film series participants.
Film Series
In Fall 2018, FEPPS began a monthly film series at WCCW. Organized by longtime FEPPS volunteer Logan Lyles-Miller, students gather to watch and discuss a film. Selections have included Quest (2017), Free Angela and All Political Prisoners (2012), Moonlight (2016), The Seventh Fire (2015), and Gummo (1997).
Image: Books read by Critical Inquiry participants.
Critical Inquiry
Critical Inquiry is a small group of professors and students who meet monthly to discuss shared readings and topics in the spirit of open debate. This group provides a space to discuss topics like power, discipline, race, gender, and pedagogy, and relate them back to the experience of attending college in prison. In the spirit of collaboration, conversations evolve based on the interests of students and professors.
“Being in FEPPS has brightened my days here and has given me an optimistic outlook. I have something to fall back on, and I’ll have that when I get out. It gives me something positive to look forward to every day. We’re making our time work for us, we’re not just staying stagnant.”
—FEPPS Student