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Reading Between the Bars Report Release
October 26, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Join PEN America’s Prison and Justice Writing for the release of their report, “Reading Between the Bars: An In-Depth Look at Prison Censorship.”
Carceral censorship is the most pervasive form of information suppression in the United States. Single US states’ Department of Corrections prohibit more books than are banned in the entire rest of the country’s schools and libraries combined. This report release will feature music by currently incarcerated musicians on Die Jim Crow Records including Spoon Jackson, The Masses, Territorial and B Alexis. Producers from Die Jim Crow will discuss the censorship these artists face and Moira Marquis, senior manager of The Freewrite Project and co-author of the report, will discuss the significant findings. Attendees will also have a chance to engage in the exhibit “Return to Sender” which features a mock prison mailroom, censored authors gallery and many other installations that reveal the extent of prison censorship.
Date and time
Thursday, October 26 · 6 – 9pm EDT
Location
EFA Project Space
323 West 39th Street #612 New York, NY 10018
