The book

Locked In
and Locked Out

Tweets and Stories on Prison and the Effects of Confinement

Tony D. Vick & Jeff Noland
Foreword by Jeannie Alexander

Cover of Locked In and Locked Out

01 / About the book

A first-person account of confinement—and what follows.

This book is an eye-opening look at the American prison system and how confinement affects the capability of being successful while incarcerated as well as when released.

It includes popular posts from @cellsecrets, whose dedicated audience follows Tony’s writing about prison and reform. The essays and short dispatches are designed to spark discussion and give classrooms and individuals an unfiltered account of confinement and its effects.

Published
February 28, 2023
Paperback
134 pages · ISBN 978-1-6667-6605-9

02 / From the pages

Handwritten. Lived. Preserved.

Recovered selections from the original site archive.

Handwritten sample page from the book
Handwritten sample page from the book
Handwritten sample page from the book
Handwritten sample page from the book

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