The book
Locked In
and Locked Out
Tweets and Stories on Prison and the Effects of Confinement

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
- Publisher
- Resource Publications
- Paperback
- 134 pages · ISBN 978-1-6667-6605-9
02 / From the pages
Handwritten. Lived. Preserved.
Recovered selections from the original site archive.




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