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Jamal Joseph: The Pen is Mightier than the Sword
Jamal Joseph discusses the role of writing in prisons at the 2009 event Breakout: Voices from Inside. More
Breakout: Voices from Inside
November 9, 2011 | The National Arts Club | New York City The 2011 PEN Prison Writing Program Fundraiser. PEN Members and special guests gather for a reading of award-winning prose… More
Eric Bogosian Reads from “LIVE! From Texas Death Row!” by Christopher Best
Eric Bogosian reads a second excerpt from Christopher Best's LIVE! From Texas Death Row!, first-place winner for essay writing in PEN's 2005 Prison Writing Contest, at the 2009 event… More
Scott Horton Discusses the Need to Create a Commission of Inquiry
Scott Horton discusses the need to create a commission of inquiry to determine if serious criminal conduct occurred during the Bush administrations war on terror. More
Jane Mayer Discusses Writing About Torture
Jane Mayer discusses the corruption of language and how it eliminated the possibility for an open and candid debate on torture. More
Liu Xiaobo Discusses Freedom of Expression in China
Imprisoned Chinese writer Liu Xiaobo talks about freedom of expression in China. More
Elisa Massimino Discusses How to Reclaim Language Used to Describe Torture
Elisa Massimino on the writers role in reclaiming the language used to describe torture. More
Anouar Benmalek on Torture and Humanity
Anouar Benmalek discusses his experience interviewing Algerians who were tortured. More
Eric Bogosian Reads from “A Journal of a Prisoner” by David Lightner (part I)
Eric Bogosian reads an excerpt from A Journal of a Prisoner by David Lightner at the 2009 event Breakout: Voices from Inside. More
Eric Bogosian Reads from “A Journal of a Prisoner” (part II)
Eric Bogosian reads a second excerpt from A Journal of a Prisoner by David Lightner at the 2009 event Breakout: Voices from Inside. More