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PEN America Opposes New York State Proposal Limiting Incarcerated Writers Ability to Publish

Press ReleaseJune 6, 2023

Moira Marquis, senior manager of PEN America’s Freewrite Project, said: “Directive 4406 would essentially freeze PEN America’s ability to publish incarcerated New Yorker’s work, alongside that of similar organizations.… More

Break Out: PEN America Celebrates Prison Writing Awards and New Anthology

EventDecember 15, 2022

PEN America celebrated the winners of its 2022 Prison Writing Awards as it launched the new anthology, Variations on an Undisclosed Location, with an event at the Brooklyn Public… More

Break Out: Celebrating the 2022 PEN America Prison Writing Award Winners

Friday, December 2, 2022 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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Writing Inside: An Evening of Stories

Thursday, November 10, 2022 | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm ET
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Interview with Stevie Wilson, an incarcerated writer in Pennsylvania

Interview
By: Anthony Johnson | September 21, 2022

Before incarceration, I was an avid reader and understood the power of language and reading. Upon incarceration, I quickly figured out that the DOC wasn't going to provide the… More

When They Tell You To Be Good: Prince Shakur in Conversation with Jamal Joseph

Thursday, October 6, 2022 | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm ET
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Washington’s Ban on the Booty

Essay
By: Ray Williams, Christopher Blackwell | September 15, 2022

These policies are not only controversial; they also have harmful impacts on prisoners, their relationships, and female staff working in the institutions. More

Refused: 15 years as a Books to Prison Program Volunteer

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By: Moira Marquis | September 15, 2022

While many states have banned book lists that limit the books which can be mailed into prisons and jails, the unofficial censorship of the mailroom staff is even more… More

Abolitionist Organizing: Brick by Brick, Book by Book

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By: Erica R. Meiners, Eliza Gonring, Timmy Châu | September 15, 2022

Struggles against prison censorship remind us that information is power and that prisons maintain their power, in part, by preventing the spread of dangerous ideas. More

Jeanie Austin and Patricia Prewitt: An Interview

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By: Jeanie Austin | September 15, 2022

She described her day, emphasized the importance incarcerated people place on books, and emphatically asked that ALA not forget about incarcerated people. More

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