....and how shows like these monopolize the bandwidth that could be used for legitimate prison journalism and impacted people telling their own stories.

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to fears of dying in captivity. [8/9]

. . . and first-person narratives on everything from the plagued plea-bargaining system . . . [7/9]

They’ve also shared poetry . . . [6/9]

and even writing an opera from behind prison walls. [5/9]

the need for parole board reform . . . [4/9]

the radical potential of a prison labor strike . . . [3/9]

Among other topics, these authors this year have tackled the problem of aging in prison . . . [2/9]

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