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Prison Library

An illustration shows a yellow spotlight on a man in a green prison suit, standing in front of a book case.
Life Inside November 3, 2023
Prison Is a Dangerous Place for LGBTQ+ People. I Made a Safe Space in the Library.
As a queer teen, Michael Shane Hale found belonging in books. Here’s how he built a place where everyone can read in peace in prison.
By Michael Shane Hale
Life Inside September 5, 2019
Want to Time Travel Back to the 80s? Visit a Prison “Typing Room”
“The typing room is where the optimism of naive, hopeful, recently incarcerated inmates goes to die.”
By Fernando Rivas
Life Inside March 15, 2018
The Conspiracy Theories You Hear in Prison
The Obamas are part of the Illuminati. Former inmates get lifetime benefits. “Franking.” And other myths that spread behind bars.
By Mary Rayme
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