Writing in Prison

What's It Really Like Inside?

Kenneth Hartman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kenneth Hartman

I've read books by prisoners that were obviously true but still had virtually no relevance to my experience. Each prison is different, and each prisoner's time is a unique series of events and circumstances.

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Imprisoned Author's Manuscript Destroyed, Settles With State

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina is paying $10,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by an "urban fiction" author who says officials destroyed a book manu...

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