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October 2026
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NBC Connecticut
Connecticut man bringing pickleball to prisoners
WCVB Chronicle
Promoting pickleball behind bars
Kitchen Talk: Pickleball Edition
Bringing pickleball to prisons: the movement changing lives behind bars
Selkirk TV
How pickleball has impacted the prison system
Pickleball in Prison
Roger BelAir visits California State Prison in San Luis Obispo
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Right On Crime
Pickleball is making an impact behind bars
2026
Pickleball.com
Pickleball at San Francisco County Jail is preparing people for life after release
2026
ESPN
“I'm a different person when I play”: the unexpected impact of pickleball on prison life
The Washington Post
Pickleball's latest court? The prison yard.
2023
Pickleball.com
A pickleball program at a Connecticut prison is giving participants a healthier outlook on their future
PPA Tour
Pickleball in prisons: giving back in unlikely ways
USA Today
The country's fastest-growing sport takes hold at Cook County Jail
2018