The group was created by Mimi Farina, a folksinger and songwriter, in 1974. Bread and Roses always brings three types of entertainment to prisons -- white, black, and salsa (Latino) -- in order to cover all three inmate groups. Farina encourages prison activities directors to allow inmates to participate in production planning. Although inmate participation is still limited in California, an inmate at Oregon State Pentientiary is now producing all prison entertainment in that institution, due to the expertise he learned from Bread and Roses. Bread and Roses is also teaching some San Quentin inmates the mechanics of grant proposal writing. Generally, Bread and Roses, relationship with prison administrators is cordial. Photographs are included.