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Life Sentences
The Elsinore-Bennu Think Tank for Restorative Justice
其他書名
Writings from Inside an American Prison
出版
Arcadia Publishing
, 2019-09-10
主題
Literary Collections / Prisoners’ Writings
Literary Collections / American / General
Biography & Autobiography / Criminals & Outlaws
ISBN
1948742608
9781948742603
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=32wFEQAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
A collection of autobiographical writing by prison inmates that illuminates the challenges of the American criminal justice system.
A collection of poetry and prose by six incarcerated men. Featuring an introduction by Amber Epps and an afterword by novelist John Edgar Wideman. The six authors of
Life Sentences
—Fly, Faruq, Khalifa, Malakki, Oscar, and Shawn—met at the State Correctional Institution in Pittsburgh and came together in 2013 to form the Elsinore Bennu Think Tank for Restorative Justice. The men met weekly for years, along with other writers, activists, and political leaders who bonded over the creation of this book, a hybrid of prison memoir, philosophy, history, policy document, and manifesto. Centered around the principles of restorative justice, which aims to heal communities broken by criminal and state violence through collective action,
Life Sentences
is more than a literary collection. It is a how to guide for those who are trapped inside any community. It's also a letter of invitation, asking readers to join with the incarcerated and their families so we can all continue to fly over walls, form loving connections with each other, and teach one another to be free. An urgent collection that sheds light on the criminal justice system, written by those most directly involved in it.