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Compulsory Silence: On the State-Led Suppression of Language in American Prisons

Compulsory Silence: On the State-Led Suppression of Language in American Prisons

Amir Hussain Considers Prison Literature, Past and Present

By Amir Hussain | June 6, 2025

The Inspiration Behind Sara’s Law Tells Her Story

The Inspiration Behind Sara’s Law Tells Her Story

Talking to Sara Kruzan About Surviving Sex Trafficking

By Cori Thomas | May 11, 2022

On Stella Nyanzi's Fearless Political Poetry

On Stella Nyanzi's Fearless Political Poetry

Prison Writing in the Social Media Age

By Bwesigye Bwa Mwesigire and Esther Mirembe | March 27, 2020

What Incarcerated Writers Want the Literary Community to Understand

What Incarcerated Writers Want the Literary Community to Understand

Caits Meissner on Why "Prison Writer" Is a Limiting Label

By Caits Meissner | September 11, 2019

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Writing About Mass Incarceration <br

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Across Genres">Writing About Mass Incarceration
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Fiction/Non/Fiction #18: Zachary Lazar and Reginald Dwayne Betts

By Literary Hub | May 31, 2018

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The Story of a Writer's Life, from Prison to Publication

By Literary Hub | April 20, 2016

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