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'A searing work of self-examination, an inquiry of power, and a funny,provocative, and inspiring personal story of addiction, prison, andinvestigative journalism' -PIPER KERMAN, New York Times bestselling author of ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK Keri Blakinger had always lived at full throttle. Whether flying through the air, chasingOlympic dreams on the ice rink; surviving on as few calories as she could; or balancing aheroin addiction with pursuing a degree at an Ivy League university. But on a coldDecember day, Keri is arrested with a Tupperware container full of heroin. Shortlyafterwards, she is convicted and sent to prison. Forced to confront her addiction, Keri finally manages to break free of it, and finds herselfin a place unlike anything she has experienced before: a world built on senselessbrutality, but whose inhabitants, her fellow inmates, will change her life forever. Written in luminous prose, with searing honesty and flashes of dark humour, Correctionsin Ink shines a light on a broken prison system, and the cruelty and kindness Blakingerexperienced there. It is a radical call for justice, and a testament to the power of findingone's voice.

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Author:   Keri Blakinger
Publisher:   Icon Books
Imprint:   Icon Books
Dimensions:   Width: 14.40cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 22.20cm
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781785788697

ISBN 10:   1785788698
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   07 July 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Corrections in Ink is a groundbreaking debut from an extraordinary writer; in her memoir, Blakinger offers a searing work of self-examination, an inquiry of power, and a funny, provocative, and inspiring personal story of addiction, prison, and investigative journalism... a testament to where a woman can go after rock-bottom, the power to transform oneself, and the imperative to discover and tell the truth -- Piper Kerman, New York Times bestselling author of ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK It's hard to think of a reporter more deeply devoted to exposing the brokenness of the American prison system than Keri Blakinger, who in Corrections in Ink turns her journalistic eye and narrative gift to her own story - a riveting journey through the depths of addiction and incarceration -- Wesley Lowery, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author of THEY CAN'T KILL US ALL

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Keri Blakinger is a Texas-based journalist. She is a staff writer for the Marshall Project, and her work has appeared in VICE, the Washington Post Magazine, and on NBC News and the BBC. Corrections in Ink is her first book.

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