Ben has a remarkable ability to build trust and encourage action. He shares impactful stories alongside thoughtful insights, connecting well with everyone present. The prison system benefits from voices like Ben’s — genuine, passionate, and committed to improving justice.

There are smart, capable, charismatic, creative, driven, cool people in many quarters, Benjamin is someone who possess all of those things with the added, perhaps even rarer quality of loyalty, chillness and fun to be with which cannot be overstated.

I met Benjamin Frandsen in my class at Valley State Prison. Within a month of his release, I was on his podcast and joined his Board of Directors. Since then, he’s been tirelessly working to help other formerly incarcerated individuals turn their lives around and reach their full potential.

Benjamin Frandsen is a rare talent whose journey from a life sentence to success at UCLA is remarkable. With sharp intellect, and a powerful voice, he bridges diverse cultural worlds — from sonnets to comic books, Eastern philosophy to West Coast hip hop. Whether performing spoken word or captivating a classroom, Benjamin is the real deal.

Benjamin’s poetry is very emotionally charged and carries the weight of his testimony. He is passionate about his art and it reflects in his engaged public speaking to the audience.

Ben has a remarkable ability to build trust and encourage action. He shares impactful stories alongside thoughtful insights, connecting well with everyone present. The prison system benefits from voices like Ben’s — genuine, passionate, and committed to improving justice.

There are smart, capable, charismatic, creative, driven, cool people in many quarters, Benjamin is someone who possess all of those things with the added, perhaps even rarer quality of loyalty, chillness and fun to be with which cannot be overstated.

I met Benjamin Frandsen in my class at Valley State Prison. Within a month of his release, I was on his podcast and joined his Board of Directors. Since then, he’s been tirelessly working to help other formerly incarcerated individuals turn their lives around and reach their full potential.

Benjamin Frandsen is a rare talent whose journey from a life sentence to success at UCLA is remarkable. With sharp intellect, and a powerful voice, he bridges diverse cultural worlds — from sonnets to comic books, Eastern philosophy to West Coast hip hop. Whether performing spoken word or captivating a classroom, Benjamin is the real deal.

Benjamin’s poetry is very emotionally charged and carries the weight of his testimony. He is passionate about his art and it reflects in his engaged public speaking to the audience.

Ben has a remarkable ability to build trust and encourage action. He shares impactful stories alongside thoughtful insights, connecting well with everyone present. The prison system benefits from voices like Ben’s — genuine, passionate, and committed to improving justice.

There are smart, capable, charismatic, creative, driven, cool people in many quarters, Benjamin is someone who possess all of those things with the added, perhaps even rarer quality of loyalty, chillness and fun to be with which cannot be overstated.

I met Benjamin Frandsen in my class at Valley State Prison. Within a month of his release, I was on his podcast and joined his Board of Directors. Since then, he’s been tirelessly working to help other formerly incarcerated individuals turn their lives around and reach their full potential.

Benjamin Frandsen is a rare talent whose journey from a life sentence to success at UCLA is remarkable. With sharp intellect, and a powerful voice, he bridges diverse cultural worlds — from sonnets to comic books, Eastern philosophy to West Coast hip hop. Whether performing spoken word or captivating a classroom, Benjamin is the real deal.

Benjamin’s poetry is very emotionally charged and carries the weight of his testimony. He is passionate about his art and it reflects in his engaged public speaking to the audience.