Finding Peace Behind Bars: Joan Peralta

Set against the backdrop of the Shawangunk Mountains in Walkill, New York, is the story of 35-year-old Joan Peralta who will finish six years in the New York Department of Corrections in the Spring of 2024.

Peralta, a Brooklyn native, discovered a deep love for horses while working in the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation’s Second Chances Program at Wallkill Correctional Facility. With only months remaining before leaving prison in the rearview, Peralta takes us into a world filled with Thoroughbreds, loss, and healing.