"Prison Itself Is Censorship": Mariame Kaba on the Freedom to Read
52 years after the Attica uprising, a new exhibit closing this week by the author of “We Do This ’Til We Free Us” explores carceral book bans.
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Jack Smith Family: Spouse, Parents of John Luman Smith
Special Counsel Jack Smith's spouse is a filmmaker who is also a Joe Biden donor. His family includes a daughter.
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Summoning inspiration from solitary, Kansas native wins PEN America prison writing award
Alex Tretbar spent five years in prison for his part in a drug-related shooting. His award-winning poetry takes inspiration from incarceration, addiction and The Velvet Underground.
Source: kmuw.org
Summoning inspiration from solitary, Missouri resident wins PEN America prison writing award • Missouri Independent
Alex Tretbar won a PEN America award with poems he wrote while incarcerated for five years for his role in a drug-related shooting.
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Summoning inspiration from solitary, Kansas native wins PEN America prison writing award
Kansas native Alex Tretbar won the PEN America first-place award for poetry writing in this year's prison writing contest for his "Variations on an Undisclosed Location."
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Inspiration from solitary: Former Oregon inmate wins PEN America prison writing award
Alex Tretbar was homeless in Portland, then imprisoned at Deer Creek Correctional Facility in Madras where he worked on his writing with Oregon State University mentors.
Source: missoulacurrent.com