Unincarcerated Productions

Name

Unincarcerated Productions

Legal name

Unincarcerated Productions

Website

https://unincarcerated.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Reentry Media Workforce Development

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Corrections & Reentry Adult Literacy (Justice-Involved Learners) (EDAAAAAL)

Keywords

• Media workforce development
• Reentry education programs
• Documentary podcast production
• Prison media training
• Justice-impacted storytelling

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a federally registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Unincarcerated Productions receives donations through its fiscal sponsor Northwest Film Forum. Donations are processed via Zeffy platform and are 100% tax-deductible.
2. Podcast Sponsorships: The organization generates revenue through podcast sponsorships, particularly for the Concrete Mama podcast which ranked #2 in Documentary and #14 in Top Series on Apple Podcasts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Unincarcerated Productions is a justice-impacted-led nonprofit that delivers the Inside/Out Media Labs program, teaching podcasting, audio, film/video production, digital literacy, and leadership skills to currently incarcerated people and those returning home. It also produces the Concrete Mama documentary podcast (ranked #2 in Documentary and #14 in Top Series on Apple Podcasts), the Lockdown film project, and proprietary "by and for" digital educational curricula delivered on prison tablets. Programs are delivered through partnerships with state and county corrections departments and complemented by paid fellowships, mentorships, and community bridge opportunities upon release.

Product overview

Unincarcerated Productions is a justice-impacted-led nonprofit organization operating a platform of media workforce development programs. The core offerings include Inside/Out Media Labs (teaching podcasting, film/video production, digital literacy, and leadership skills), the Concrete Mama podcast documentary series, the Lockdown film project, and digital educational curricula delivered via prison tablets. These programs work together as a comprehensive ecosystem: Inside/Out Media Labs provide skills training, Concrete Mama and Lockdown serve as hands-on production projects where students apply their learning, Production Services creates employment pathways through fellowships and mentorships, and the digital curricula offer peer-led reentry programming.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Inside/Out Media Labs A nationwide initiative bringing professional media workforce development to justice-impacted communities, teaching podcasting & audio, film & video production, digital literacy & story development, and leadership & employability skills. Targeted at currently incarcerated people and those returning home who seek professional media industry pathways, social-emotional learning, and a sense of belonging.
• Concrete Mama A documentary podcast created by justice-impacted individuals, ranked #2 in Documentary and #14 in Top Series on Apple Podcasts. Distributed globally via Apple Podcasts and other podcast platforms.
• Lockdown A film project produced by Inside/Out Media Lab students, showcasing the life-changing impact of working on media production inside correctional facilities.
• Digital Educational Curricula "By and for" peer-led personal development and reentry programming delivered on prison tablets by formerly incarcerated people who have transformed themselves and are reaching back to teach others.
• Production Services Professional media production services providing workforce pathways, paid fellowships, mentorships, and community bridge opportunities upon release for justice-impacted individuals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Concrete Mama podcast ranked #2 in Documentary and #14 in Top Series on Apple Podcasts (Season One)

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Northwest Film ForumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorthwest Film Forum is the fiscal sponsor of Unincarcerated Productions. As a federally registered 501(c)(3), Unincarcerated is fiscally sponsored by Northwest Film Forum, which receives and processes all donations. Donations are 100% tax-deductible through this arrangement.
• Washington State Department of CorrectionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDOC partnership for implementing Inside/Out Media Labs in Washington State prisons.
• Washington Film WorkscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFilm industry organization partner supporting media workforce development initiatives.
• Walla Walla Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institution partner providing workforce pathway opportunities and educational credentials for program participants.
• Whitman CollegesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic institution partner supporting educational programming and workforce development.
• Launch IndustriessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry partner providing workforce pathway connections in media and related fields.
• EdovocoreTechnology or IntegrationEdovo provides tablet-based educational technology used to deliver Unincarcerated's digital curricula in correctional facilities.
• King County Jail Health ServicessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty government partner for jail-based media programming.
• Yoga Behind BarssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit partner providing wellness programming alongside media education.
• Gateway EntertainmentsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEntertainment industry partner supporting media production and workforce pathways.
• Stamped EventuressupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEvent production and venture partner supporting organizational initiatives.
• Sponsors IncsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerReentry and employment support nonprofit partner.
• API ChhayasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity organization partner supporting justice-impacted individuals.
• Financial BeginningssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFinancial education partner providing economic literacy programming.
• Reclaim WashingtonsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerReentry support nonprofit partner in Washington State.
• The Red Badge ProjectsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerVeteran-focused storytelling and media program partner.
• The Crop OrganizationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreative organization partner supporting media and storytelling programs.
• Civil SurvivalsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolicy and advocacy organization for justice-impacted individuals.
• DEFY VenturessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEntrepreneurship and employment organization for justice-impacted individuals.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ear Hustle: A prison-set podcast co-created and produced by incarcerated individuals at San Quentin — the closest direct analogue to Concrete Mama, sharing the same prison-podcast category and the same 'by and for' content-creation ethos.
• Root & Rebound: Reentry support organization providing legal services, education, and workforce pathways to justice-impacted individuals in California. Shares the reentry-support + workforce-development mission and partner-network approach with Unincarcerated.
• The Marshall Project: Nonprofit news organization covering criminal justice through long-form journalism, podcasts, and documentary partnerships. Comparable criminal-justice storytelling media mission and nonprofit funding model, though at significantly larger scale.
• The Last Mile: Provides technology and workforce training inside prisons, with post-release employment pathways. Directly comparable to Unincarcerated's Inside/Out Media Labs model of in-facility training plus reentry bridge programs, with similar justice-impacted-led positioning.
• Anti-Recidivism Coalition: California-based reentry advocacy and support organization for formerly incarcerated people, with policy advocacy and direct service programming. Comparable reentry-support mission serving a similar justice-impacted constituency.
• DEFY Ventures: Entrepreneurship and employment program for currently and formerly incarcerated individuals, with in-prison accelerator cohorts and post-release mentorship. Comparable workforce-development model serving the same justice-impacted population through structured pathways.
• Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO): Large-scale reentry employment nonprofit serving people returning home from incarceration with transitional work, job coaching, and retention support. Comparable reentry-workforce mission at significantly larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Witness: Established human-rights media organization that trains impacted communities in video production for advocacy. Comparable 'media as workforce development for impacted communities' model at global scale.

Others

• Edovo: Prison-tablet education and content-delivery platform that Unincarcerated explicitly partners with to distribute its digital curriculum. Adjacent technology-infrastructure provider rather than a direct content competitor.

Emerging players

• The Appeal: Independent news outlet covering criminal justice, policing, and incarceration through journalism and podcast content. Comparable criminal-justice media mission with overlapping audience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/unincarceratedproductions
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/unincarcerated-productions

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

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Investors

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