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MYSTERIOUS: Keri blakinger - You Need To See This

He wanted his father’s killer to be executed. Until his wish was granted

Does the death penalty – ‘a life for a life’ – really help victims’ families achieve closure? A new documentary finds out

The Guardian - US

America’s book bans have already come for prisons

From colouring books to abolition newspapers and Reader’s Digest magazines, thousands of titles are banned in prisons and jails across the country, often with opaque reasons and with little oversight, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

Keri Blakinger Is a Figure Skater and a Felon

"The most valuable thing taken away while in prison is time," says the author of Corrections in Ink.

Reason

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Last Dance with Ann Richards: Best Texas Books of 2022

How Galvestonians used to dance until they dropped (for fun), a former figure skater turned journalist, and other Lone Star State stories.

Texas Observer

A reporter's memoir of her jail time gets banned in Florida prisons

Keri Blakinger, a reporter with The Marshall Project, received word this week that the Florida state prison system placed her book, Corrections in Ink, on a temporary ban.

WEKU

Star athlete turned addict shares ‘rare moment of humanity’ in prison

In this excerpt from her memoir Corrections in Ink, Keri Blakinger talks candidly about her first Thanksgiving in prison and “how change happens one day at a time”

The Independent UK

She was an ice skating Olympic hopeful who wound up on heroin and in jail. Now she’s taking on the prison system

Author Keri Blakinger went from star athlete to jailed heroin addict and social justice crusader. She speaks to Melissa Whitworth about her journey and what prison taught her about America’s broken system

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‘How can I give back life?’ Texas death row prisoner asks for execution reprieve to donate kidney

Ramiro Gonzales, 39, is scheduled to be executed on 13 July

The Independent UK

Heroin, Cornell, Prison, and Journalism

In ‘Corrections in Ink,’ star criminal justice reporter Keri Blakinger skillfully tells the story of her own unusual life.

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