Grantee Freedom Reads is set to announce the winner of the Inside Literary Prize, the first major book award judged by incarcerated individuals. brooklyneagle.com/articles/2024/…

Mass incarceration too often alienates those of us on the outside from the humanity of those who have been incarcerated. The #InsideLiteraryPrize challenges that alienation at its core. Read more about the prize and what it’s meant to the judges: innovatingjustice.org/articles/insid…

The #InsideLiteraryPrize, a collab between Freedom Reads, National Book Foundation & Center for Justice Innovation, w/ support from Lori Feathers, will be awarded next week by a jury of over 200 incarcerated people at multiple prisons across the nation.

How many of the #InsideLiteraryPrize shortlisted books have you read? Stay tuned for the decision of over 200 incarcerated judges, who have selected the winner after careful consideration and vibrant conversations. 📚 Read more about the prize here: bit.ly/3Ltmqa2

#ICYMI: Upstream community investment is crucial criminal justice reform. Communities need more familial support, stable employment, and educational opportunities. Find out more in the policy brief from Center for Justice Innovation. #RethinkJails safetyandjusticechallenge.org/blog/toward-co…

Today’s the day Center for Justice Innovation in collaboration with Freedom Reads National Book Foundation announces The Inside Literary Prize ~ the first major US book award to be judged exclusively by people who are currently serving prison sentences.

In this special episode of New Thinking, we pay a visit to the women’s correctional facility in Shakopee, Minnesota, to hear from #InsideLiteraryPrize judges about what the prize means to them. 🎧 Listen today: innovatingjustice.org/publications/i…

Catching a bus home from New York. Talk about throwback. Anyway, after tonight, I’m going to just enjoy what a kid who went to prison before he could throw a job with his left hand helped make possible. Inside Literary Prize!! ny1.com/nyc/all-boroug…

Thank you to all our judges and organizers, including Freedom Reads, National Book Foundation, Center for Justice Innovation, and Lori Feathers for taking part in this groundbreaking award. Read the full announcement 🔗 freedomreads.org/news/press-rel…

.Imani Perry has won the inaugural Inside Literary Prize, the first ever American book award judged exclusively by incarcerated people, for SOUTH TO AMERICA. Perry’s book, which previously won the National Book Award, was published in 2022 by Ecco. ow.ly/29SC50SQgX1

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Last night we celebrated the inaugural Inside Literary Prize with a ceremony at The New York Public Library (NY Public Library), honoring the power of literature to bring those on the Inside to the forefront of cultural conversations.

#NBAwards Winner Imani Perry won the inaugural Inside Literary Prize for SOUTH TO AMERICA! Freedom Reads Center for Justice Innovation

The award—a collaboration between Freedom Reads, the National Book Foundation, and the Center for Justice Innovation—is judged by more than 200 incarcerated individuals from 12 prisons. Imani Perry's 'South to America' was named the at an August 1 ceremony.buff.ly/3YBNBHI

"They entered into the experience w/ an open mind & the commitment to the process because it was their integrity at stake." Andrea Smith, MN Dept of Corrections Sr. Librarian, spoke at the #InsideLiteraryPrize award ceremony 📚 sophia stewart Publishers Weekly publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/in…

"I love, love, love books. For a book lover, getting to be a judge for a prominent literary prize ranks high on the life experience list, almost like a sports fan winning the Super Bowl." 📖

We have the recent Inside Literary Prize #AwardWinner, South to America by Imani Perry, available for request! 👉 loom.ly/Jv0Kdog #DYK the Inside award is the first to be judged & chosen by incarcerated people?! Give it a try today!

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"I joined because reading is my life. The library is my happy place." 💬 Chelsea, #InsideLiteraryPrize (ILP) judge at MCF - Shakopee ICYMI: Listen in on an ILP book discussion with the judges at MCF-Shakopee in Center for Justice Innovation's New Thinking podcast 🎧 innovatingjustice.org/publications/i…