PEN America Works of Justice

This episode features an interview with law professor Dorothy Roberts about her book calling for the abolition of the child welfare system and reimagining safer futures for Black families.

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This episode features an interview with Lisa Biggs about her book 'The Healing Stage,' which explores Black women's healing through performance programs in prison and justice contexts.

This episode features an interview with Lacino Hamilton about his book of prison letters on exoneration and justice, discussing his writing journey and experiences after 26 years of incarceration.

This episode features an interview with author Jennifer Baker about her young adult novel 'Forgive Me Not,' which explores restorative justice and the justice system through a family's experiences in New York City.

This episode features an interview with Damascus James, editor of the Texas Letters anthology, discussing solitary confinement experiences and amplifying incarcerated writers' voices through prison justice writing.

This episode features an interview with Tommy Trantino, a formerly incarcerated author who survived decades in prison including time on death row, discussing his memoir 'Lock the Lock' and his ongoing creative work.

This episode features an interview with Tracy D.

This episode features an interview with anthropologist Damien M.

This episode features an interview with author Hugh Ryan about his book 'The Woman's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison,' exploring how carceral archives reveal hidden truths about queer history and mass incarceration.

This episode features an interview with philosophy teacher Andy West about his memoir 'The Life Inside,' which recounts his experiences teaching philosophy classes in prisons in the UK and explores themes of justice and incarceration.

This episode features an interview with Ethan Hurd and Marcus Scott discussing their adaptation of Beethoven's opera Fidelio with heartbeat opera, exploring themes of mass incarceration and social justice in the context of Black Lives Matter.

This episode features an interview with Celeste Teasdale about the reissue of his 1974 poetry anthology from Attica Prison, exploring how prison writing reshapes conversations on justice and mass incarceration.

This episode features an interview with Prince Shakur about his memoir exploring masculinity, queerness, and histories of incarceration, highlighting prison writing and justice advocacy.

This episode features an interview with Keeda J.

This episode features an interview with Marlon Peterson about his memoir 'Bird Uncaged,' exploring how writing helped him process trauma, voice unspoken truths, and advocate for justice and abolition.

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This episode features an interview with author David Sanchez, discussing his semi-autobiographical novel on addiction, incarceration, and recovery, while exploring how writing intersects with criminal justice reform in the U.S.

This episode features an interview with Derecka Purnell, an abolitionist organizer and author, discussing her book 'Becoming Abolitionists' and the broader movement to reimagine justice without police or prisons.