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The Ripple Effect of Death in a Hotel

The Ripple Effect of Death in a Hotel

Mikita Brottman on the Protocols and Pitfalls of Dealing with a Body

By Mikita Brottman | November 20, 2018

Why Did the Jessup Correctional Institute Cancel My Book Club?

Why Did the Jessup Correctional Institute Cancel My Book Club?

For Any Reason or No Reason at All...

By Mikita Brottman | August 31, 2016

Teaching Shakespeare in a Maximum Security Prison

Teaching Shakespeare in a Maximum Security Prison

Mikita Brottman on the Jessup Correctional Institution Book Club

By Mikita Brottman | June 6, 2016

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