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Voices from Solitary: A Sentence Worse Than Death

The following essay is by William Blake, who has been held in solitary confinement for nearly 26 years. Currently he is in administrative segregation at Elmira Correctional Facility, a maximum security facility located in south central New York State. In 1987, Blake, then 23 and in county court on a drug charge, murdered one deputy and wounded another in a failed escape attempt. He was sentenced to 77 years to life. …

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Brick by Brick: Prisoners Use Writing to Find Freedom

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Brick by Brick: Prisoners Use Writing to Find Freedom

From Issue 394 - April 2009





Authors: Judith McDaniel



Judith McDaniel is an educator and lawyer with experience in complaint processes and investigative procedures. She has taught and written about sexual discrimination and harassment, gender studies, human… Continue

Added by Amanda Shauger on April 11, 2009 at 2:23pm — 1 Comment

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