This Book Is Free and Yours to Keep : Notes from the Appalachian Prison Book Project

Banta, Connie (EDT); Devault-juelfs, Kristin (EDT); Harper, Destinee (EDT); Ryan, Katy (EDT); Skirvin, Ellen (EDT)

ISBN 10: 1959000357 / ISBN 13: 9781959000358

Editore: West Virginia University Press, 2024

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This Book Is Free and Yours to Keep presents a captivating collection of letters and artwork by people in prison that highlights the crucial work done by the Appalachian Prison Book Project (APBP), a nonprofit that provides books to incarcerated people in West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, and Maryland. Through the words of people directly impacted by the criminal punishment system, the collection provides uncommon insight into reading practices and everyday life in prisons and jails while being an inspiration for prison book projects, prison reform, and abolition.

Simultaneously communicating the vital importance of access to books and education, and conveying the power of community, the letters sent to APBP by incarcerated people spark conversations about race, poverty, and incarceration and shed light on the movement for accountability for state violence. This Book Is Free and Yours to Keep elucidates the violence and neglect perpetuated by carceral systems and offers a way forward based on solidarity and collaboration.

Informazioni sull?autore: Connie Banta is a social activist serving on the APBP Board of Directors, book artist, poet, and retired therapist living in Morgantown, WV. Kristin DeVault-Juelfs is a social worker, therapist, and former APBP work-study student and APBP volunteer from West Virginia. Destinee Harper is a researcher and activist for education access in prison. Katy Ryan is a literature professor and founder of APBP. Ellen Skirvin is a teacher, fiction writer, and dedicated APBP volunteer. 

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Titolo: This Book Is Free and Yours to Keep : Notes ...
Casa editrice: West Virginia University Press
Data di pubblicazione: 2024
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: As New