Title: Midwest Books To Prisoners Community Zine
Date: 2023
Publisher: Midwest Books To Prisoners
Contributors: Cam Eash, Daniel Baker, Adrian Pettis, Raheem Rahman, Jacob Gaines, Dwight Quigley, Rachael Christina Hilyard, Andre Winters, Buddy Smith, Jeremy W. Winsor, Rodrigo Ramirez, Edwin Steve Suarez, Ahmeed Fowler, De'jon Yearling, Wayne Bell, Sean Swain, Michael Owlfeather-Gorbey, Dennis Rogers Jr., Alan Piwowar, Levar Williams, Jose Landa
This zine is about half news and activism, particularly focused on issues around book and mail censorship, and out right abuse of basic human rights of prisoners. The other half is poetry and essays by incarcerated persons.
This covers some important issues that don't receive enough attention. I certainly found some of the details around the control of mail to prisoners and the exploitation by technology companies marketing services to the prison systems to be eye-opening.
The poems, drawing/cartoons, and other short bits of writing were moving as well.
Rating: 8/10
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