Letters, Testimonies, and Non-fiction

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Letters, Testimonies, and Non-fiction

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Features the non-fiction writing incarcerated patrons have sent to the Inside Books Project (IBP).

Collection Items

"In Commemoration of the 45th Anniversary of the Attica Prison Uprising" essay by Alvaro Luna Hernandez
Essay commemorating the Attica prison uprising of September 9 - 13, 1971.

Alvaro invites contact from supporters. To find his current address, please visit https://offender.tdcj.texas.gov/OffenderSearch/start and enter in his name and TDCJ number.…

Testimony, Book Request, ATTN Newsletter from Billy Thomas
Short testimony on mental health, disability, r*pe, and incarceration; book request; note to the newsletter.

Billy requested his address is shared for anyone interested in contacting him, particular for legal aid and support.
If you are…

Letter from Roger Farrar
Letter thanking IBP for the package of free books, discussion of the archive. Came with poem submission.

Roger requested his address is shared for any potential pen-pals or users interested in contacting him. If you are interested, please review…

Letter and essay: "Healing Session by Medicine Grizzlybear Lake and Tea Donohue Lake to men in Fairbanks, Alaska, Correctional Facility"
Letter on conditions at Ferguson Unit and essay, "Healing Session by Medicine Grizzlybear Lake and Tea Donohue Lake to men in Fairbanks, Alaska, Correctional Facility"

Testimony on Library Conditions, Thank You to IBP from Jasmine Miller
A brief testimony on the poor condition of unit libraries and thank you to Inside Books Project for providing books to improve this situation. Light pencil on a scrap piece of note-book paper.

Essay by Brian Fuller
Essay and letter from Brian Fuller on PTSD, Autism, Mental Illness, and Prison Corruption

Letter on access to PREA standards
These documents detail a series of communications between an incarcerated trans woman, Juanita,, the Transgender Pride Initiative (TPI) President Nell Gaither, and the PREA Ombudsman Lynne Sharp. TPI assisted Juanita in gaining access to the full…
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