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.
When an author's book gets banned or confiscated, one might imagine that the writer might be frustrated, or even angry.
But when Keri Blakinger received word that the Florida state prison system placed her book, Corrections in Ink, on a temporary ban, she tweeted, "Honestly, I AM SO PROUD."
Blakinger, who is a journalist covering prisons for The Marshall Project, wastongue-in-cheek — an ironic response to a truly head-scratching situation.
