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Robert Lee Williams

Robert Lee Williams is an incarcerated writer in New York. His work has been previously published by the Prison Journalism Project. Follow on Twitter: @RL_Smoke.

Articles by Robert Lee Williams

A man in a white t-shirt and blue jeans sits with one arm resting on his knee. The backdrop features red books, a red pen, a butterfly, and green postal stamps—fitting for an incarcerated writer seeking mentorship or a writing guide.
Prison and Justice Writing
Thursday August 17

Turning Sentences Around

In this Works of Justice exclusive, Robert Lee Williams reflects on how PEN America’s “The Sentences That Create Us: Crafting a Writer’s Life in Prison” (Haymarket Books, 2022) helped him find a writing mentor in prison.

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