Kenneth E. Hartman’s is the third book to come out this fall written by men doing time. I’ve written before about Dwayne Betts’ A Question of Freedom and Jarvis Masters’ That Bird Has My Wings, and now I want to share a few words about Mother California: A Story of Redemption Behind Bars by Kenneth [...]
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November 5, 2009
Call for Submissions: Voices Through the Wall: Prisoners Write About Prisons
The editors seek non-fiction essays and prose fiction by men and women currently incarcerated in American prisons. We believe that inmates constitute a rich but untapped intellectual and cultural resource. We hope to create a collection that mines the experience and wisdom of inmates, in order to offer a better [...]
October 31, 2009
Inside/Outside Envelope Project
Phyllis Kornfeld – whose Cellblock Visions is a powerful and beautiful collection of art made by people in prison – has begun the Inside/Outside Envelope Project. As Phyllis describes: “Envelope art is a long-standing tradition in prison art. Beautiful envelopes sent to loved ones communicate a deep connection. The Inside/Outside Envelope Project is expanding that [...]
October 16, 2009
That Bird Has My Wings
That Bird Has My Wings: The Autobiography of an Innocent Man on Death Row is Jarvis Jay Masters’ second book, and it comes with endorsements by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Van Jones, author David Sheff, and many others. Although Masters writes of the crimes he’s committed, as well as those he’s innocent of though convicted – [...]
September 28, 2009
By Heart: Poetry, Prison, and Two Lives
By Heart: Poetry, Prison, and Two Lives – a two-person memoir written by Judith Tannenbaum and Spoon Jackson — will be out in April 2010. You can read more about the book here (and sign up to be notified when the book is available).
July 5, 2009
Prison Art Show at Queens Museum
Artwork is on display at the Queens Museum from artists incarcerated on Rikers Island. The New York Times ran the following story about the exhibit. Be sure to scroll through the images in the article to view the artwork:
At Queens Museum, Inmates’ Artistic Visions
By SEWELL CHAN
They fell into trouble with the law, but now they are making [...]
