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Moira Marquis
Censoring Imagination: Why Prisons Ban Fantasy and Science Fiction
Moira Marquis on the Importance of Magical Thinking For the Incarcerated
By
Moira Marquis
| December 7, 2023
“Code words to say what can’t be said”: James Hannaham Talks to a Writer in Solitary Confinement
Kwaneta Harris and James Hannaham on Queerness and the Silencing of the Incarcerated
By
Moira Marquis
| September 5, 2023
If prison officials really want to encourage creative expression behind bars, here's how to start.
By
Moira Marquis
| June 13, 2023
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