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What prison writing teaches us about US justice system and each other
Podcast |
Life Examined
Publisher |
KCRW
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Society & Culture
Publication Date |
May 08, 2021
Episode Duration |
00:51:55

Repentance and reflection was once the utopian ideal of the penitentiary system. Back then, the ideal was not to punish but to provide a solitary space or sanctuary from the evils of the outside world in which to repent. Today, that ideal has been swallowed by a massive prison industrial complex, but despite being overcrowded and underfunded, some prisons do offer educational programs like writing classes. KCRW explores how poetry and writing have provided meaning for formerly and currently incarcerated people, plus how prison writing serves as a window  into life inside America’s incarceration system.

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