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    Locked In and Locked Out: Tweets and Stories on Prison and the Effects of Confinement
    Locked In and Locked Out: Tweets and Stories on Prison and the Effects of Confinement
    Locked In and Locked Out: Tweets and Stories on Prison and the Effects of Confinement
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    Locked In and Locked Out: Tweets and Stories on Prison and the Effects of Confinement

    By Tony D. Vick, Jeff Noland and Jeannie Alexander

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    This book is an eye-opening look at the American prison system and how confinement affects the capability of being successful while incarcerated as well as when released. It includes popular tweets as seen on @cellsecrets, which has a large, dedicated following of people interested in reform of the current injustice system. The collection of essays and tweets will spark discussion and provide classrooms and individuals with a first-person account of confinement and its effects.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherResource Publications
    Release dateFeb 28, 2023
    ISBN9781666766073
    Locked In and Locked Out: Tweets and Stories on Prison and the Effects of Confinement
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    Tony D. Vick

    Tony Vick is incarcerated in Tennessee serving two life sentences. He is the author of Secrets from a Prison Cell: A Convict’s Eyewitness Accounts of the Dehumanizing Drama of Life Behind (Cascade, 2018).

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